Critical Applied Linguistics: A Critical Introduction

Abstract

There is no doubt concerning the inspiring and impressive nature of the book as it comprehensively presents an overview of Critical Applied Linguistics (CAL), its different domains, and a critical look at other theories. More than a decade ago, the term CAL was coined by Alastair Pennycook as a reaction to the concept of applied linguistics which was devoid of any influence of criticality including critical pedagogy, critical discourse analysis, and critical ethnography. In this book, the author in fact acknowledges applied linguistics in terms of postmodern approach.