Deprescriptivising folk theories: Critical multilingual language awareness for educators in Pakistan

• Main Authors: Manan, Syed Abdul, David, Maya Khemlani
• Format: Article
• Published: Routledge 2021
• Subjects: L Education (General); P Philology. Linguistics
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/35623/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85074333977&doi=10.1080%2f09571736.2019.1657487&partnerID=40&md5=2331a56643917b75e7ad5e5aa28c2931

This study examines the discourses of educators in Pakistan through the lens of Critical Multilingual Language Awareness (CMLA) to demonstrate how their lack of critical awareness reinforces and reproduces subtractive language policies and practices in a diverse multilingual setting. CMLA stands for...