LINGUIST List 25.3032
Thu
Jul 24 2014
FYI: Call for Chapter
Proposals: Global Contexts of English Language
Teaching and Learning
Editor for this issue:
Uliana Kazagasheva <ulianalinguistlist.org>
Date: 23-Jul-2014
From: José A. Álvarez V.
<jalvarezvalencia
email.arizona.edu>
Subject: Call for Chapter
Proposals: Global Contexts of English Language
Teaching and Learning
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Global contexts of English language teaching
and learning
Seeking proposals for chapters to be included
in an edited volume on global contexts of
English language teaching and learning. In
particular, the editors are seeking proposals
for potential chapters that are based on
qualitative research conducted in particular
local and/or regional contexts of English
language teaching and learning. Contexts may
include settings where English is the dominant
language or where it is a minority language,
and settings where few languages are present or
many.
Chapters should address the following
issues:
The recent ‘social turn’ in second language
acquisition and the field of applied
linguistics in general, has called into
question hegemonic discourses regarding the
role of English around the world. This
sociocultural orientation to language learning
and teaching has allowed the recognition of the
voices of educators and learners from
marginalized backgrounds and “the outer and
expanding circle”, as proposed by Kachru
(1997). This process has been heightened by new
communicational landscapes and transnational
and intercultural connections, which have led
educators to pose questions about the
relationship between English language teaching
and identity, gender, politics, the economy,
and culture. Critical questions are being
asked, such as what are the functions of
English inside and outside of the classroom?
How do socio-historical, political, and
institutional factors influence the teaching
and learning of English? What are teachers’ and
students’ attitudes toward learning English?
How does English come into play in
multicultural settings where there are already
competing relations between a dominant language
and minority languages?
Language teachers, learners, and specialists of
the periphery in particular, are not only
looking for the recognition of their voices,
but also spaces where they can ask, respond to,
and engage in dialogic exchanges. This
publication aims to constitute this needed
space of academic and experiential
exchange.
Please share this announcement with colleagues
whose work aligns with the focus of this
volume. Abstracts of 500 words or less can be
submitted to José Aldemar Álvarez
(jalvarezvalencia
email.arizona.edu) or Shireen Keyl
(skeyl
email.arizona.edu) by August 31,
2014.
When writing your proposal, please include to
the following information: indication of
relevance of topic or study, outline of topic,
data used, indication of the literature used to
support your study.
Respectfully,
Cathy Amanti, Georgia State University
José A. Álvarez Valencia, University of
Arizona
Shireen Keyl, University of Arizona
Erin Mackinney, Roosevelt University
Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics;
Language Acquisition
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