Postcolonial challenges to theory and practice in ELT and TESOL : geopolitics of knowledge and epistemologies of the South / Hamza R'boul.

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.

©2024

vii, 128 pages ; 25 cm.

"Drawing on the underrepresentation of the Global South in global knowledge production with a focus on the existing inequalities, the book highlights the importance of postcolonial narratives in Global Southern epistemologies in ELT and TESOL. Chapters consider the epistemological landscapes of these fields, their dedication to English teaching and English-related topics, and the intersection of the coloniality of language and the supremacy of English worldwide. The book explores the type of discussion that is needed to advance a more nuanced understanding of sociopolitical circumstances and how they shape our academic practices and theorizations of ELT and TESOL. In doing so, chapters examine the current geopolitics of knowledge that is found in journal publishing, citing how it favours the Global North, and further exploring ways of decolonizing language practices, teaching approaches and research cultures. Calling for greater visibility and recognition of Southern ways of knowing within ELT and TESOL practice and research, the book will be essential reading for scholars, researchers and students of TESOL, ELT, applied linguistics and multilingualism"-- Provided by publisher.

Online version: R'boul, Hamza, 1995- Postcolonial challenges to theory and practice in ELT and TESOL Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024

English

March 04, 2024

Includes bibliographical references and index.