Editing Critical applied linguistics (section)

{{Short description|Critical approach to linguistics}}
'''Critical applied linguistics''' ('''CALx''') is an interdisciplinary critical approach to [[English language|English]] [[applied linguistics]]. One of the central concerns in this approach is exposing the political dimensions and power relations involved in  mainstream applied linguistics, in areas like [[language teaching]], language policy and planning, language testing, language rights, and so on. The term was first used in 1990 by [[Alastair Pennycook]].<ref name=obo>{{cite web | last=Pennycook | first=Alastair | title=Critical Applied Linguistics | website=Oxford Bibliographies | date=2021-10-27 | url=https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780199772810/obo-9780199772810-0280.xml | access-date=2024-02-03}}</ref>