This article reviews Language Awareness (LA) as a field of research and practice.It deals with the period from 1990 to the present,asking what LA is,how it has been collectively constructed during this time,what the theoretical basis it might be and what it means in practice and for society. This article reviews Language Awareness (LA) as a field of research and practice .It deals with the period from 1990 to the present, asking what LA is, how it has been collectively constructed during this time, what the theoretical basis it might be and what it means in practice and for society.