Roles of Critical Language Awareness in Language Learning
The paper discusses critical discourse analysis (CDA),which underpins CLA and then the significant roles CLA plays in language learning,with special attention paid to CLA in EFL contexts in Chinese colleges.It concludes that CLA plays a very important role in language learning and it is also true with Chinese EFL college context.It posits that CLA increases an awareness of language as a social practice and contributes to learners' language competence and autonomy in language learning and leads to learners' reflection on language learning process and education system itself.
critical language awarenesslanguage learningEFL context