@article{ART003251526},
author={Shin, Dongil},
title={An exploration of the theoretical foundations and pedagogical potential of critical language awareness education},
journal={The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea},
issn={1226-4822},
year={2025},
volume={33},
number={3},
pages={205-239}
TY - JOUR
AU - Shin, Dongil
TI - An exploration of the theoretical foundations and pedagogical potential of critical language awareness education
JO - The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea
PY - 2025
VL - 33
IS - 3
PB - The Sociolinguistic Society Of Korea
SP - 205
EP - 239
SN - 1226-4822
AB - This paper reviews existing research on Critical Language Awareness (CLA) and argues that, despite its relevance to linguistic justice and democratic citizenship, CLA research and pedagogy remain underdeveloped in the Korean educational context. Drawing on sociolinguistics, critical discourse analysis, and other related fields, it explores potential directions for integrating CLA into language education in thematic areas: linguistic forms and functions, language as a social practice, semiotic landscapes, multilingual hierarchies, and narrative identities. Rather than presenting empirical findings, this study offers an exploratory framework intended to stimulate scholarly and pedagogical dialogue on CLA in Korea, emphasizing its role in enabling learners to critically examine dominant language ideologies, recognize sociopolitical dimensions of language use, and reflect on their linguistic identities.
KW - critical language awareness;critical discourse analysis;social semiotics;critical literacy;critical linguistics
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Shin, Dongil. (2025). An exploration of the theoretical foundations and pedagogical potential of critical language awareness education. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 33(3), 205-239.
Shin, Dongil. 2025, "An exploration of the theoretical foundations and pedagogical potential of critical language awareness education", The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, vol.33, no.3 pp.205-239.
Shin, Dongil "An exploration of the theoretical foundations and pedagogical potential of critical language awareness education" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 33.3 pp.205-239 (2025) : 205.
Shin, Dongil. An exploration of the theoretical foundations and pedagogical potential of critical language awareness education. 2025; 33(3), 205-239.
Shin, Dongil. "An exploration of the theoretical foundations and pedagogical potential of critical language awareness education" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 33, no.3 (2025) : 205-239.
Shin, Dongil. An exploration of the theoretical foundations and pedagogical potential of critical language awareness education. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 33(3), 205-239.
Shin, Dongil. An exploration of the theoretical foundations and pedagogical potential of critical language awareness education. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea. 2025; 33(3) 205-239.
Shin, Dongil. An exploration of the theoretical foundations and pedagogical potential of critical language awareness education. 2025; 33(3), 205-239.
Shin, Dongil. "An exploration of the theoretical foundations and pedagogical potential of critical language awareness education" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 33, no.3 (2025) : 205-239.
