1st Edition

Decolonizing English Language Education Becoming a Critically Conscious Educator through a Humanizing Pedagogy of Love

By Sarina Chugani Molina Copyright 2027
258 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

258 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Decolonising English Language Education offers a grounded introduction to decolonial practices in language learning. It invites readers to problematize and rethink English language education by uncovering its deep ties to colonial history and imagining new, more humanizing possibilities for the contemporary classroom. Spanning histories of empire to present-day policies and practices, this... Read more

Introduction  Part I. Understanding Coloniality, Raciolinguistics, and Power in the Field of English Language Education  Chapter 1. Understanding Coloniality in the Field of English Language Education  Chapter 2. Tracing Language Learning Theories: from Behaviorism to Raciolinguistic Theory  Chapter 3. Messaging of Power in the Field of English Language Education  Part II. Decolonizing Consciousness and Examining Policies, Pedagogies, and Practices  Chapter 4. The Inner Work of Decolonizing Consciousness and the Journey Toward Onto-Epistemological Integration Chapter 5. Examining Our Own Policies, Pedagogies, and Practices Through Critical, Decolonial Inquiry Part III. Reimagining English Language Education Through Critical and Humanizing Pedagogies  Chapter 6. Critical, Decolonial Love as Healing, Resistance, and Relational Praxis in English Language Education Chapter 7. Critical, Decolonial Love in English Language Education: from Theory to Praxis  Chapter 8. Imagining, Dreaming, Decolonial Possibilities in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Biography

Sarina Chugani Molina is Professor at the University of San Diego. Her research foregrounds decolonial pedagogy, teacher identity, and justice-oriented work. She has published several books with Routledge, such as Family, School, Community Engagement and Partnerships (2015) and English Language Education and Social Inequality (2023), as well as articles and book chapters on leadership, mindfulness, and TESOL teacher development.