1st Edition

Representation, Inclusion and Social Justice in World Language Teaching Research and Pedagogy for Inclusive Classrooms

Edited By Lillie Padilla, Rosti Vana Copyright 2024
316 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

316 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

316 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This volume introduces teaching methodologies for improving and incorporating representation, inclusion and social justice perspectives in the world language curriculum. Chapters present state-of-the-art research and cover many different language contexts, including French, Spanish, Mandarin, and Portuguese. Authors discuss difficult and hot topics, such as Critical Language Awareness, Critical... Read more

Introduction: The Need for Representation, Inclusion, and Social Justice in World Language Teaching

Rosti Vana and Lillie Padilla

 

PART 1: CHALLENGING HEGEMONIC DISCOURSE THROUGH REPRESENTATION, CRITICALITY, AND INCLUSIVITY

Chapter 1: Critical Race Theory, Interculturality and Power Imbalances: Intersectionality in English Language Education

Hamza R’boul and Benachour Saidi

 

Chapter 2: Connecting Heritage Language and Ethnic Studies Pedagogies:  A Path to Transformative Critical Consciousness

Angélica Amezcua and Ana Sánchez-Muñoz 

 

Chapter 3: Teaching Practices of Inclusive Language in Portuguese

Cristiane Soares, Eduardo Viana da Silva and Gláucia V. Silva

 

Chapter 4: Teaching Direct Non-Binary Spanish

Liana Stepanyan, and Maria Mercedes Fages Agudo

 

Chapter 5: Creating Visibility through Curriculum: Representing Afro-Latinx in Spanish Language Teaching

Lillie Padilla

 

Chapter 6: Bilingual Education: Leaving (and not leaving) Race Behind

Ofelia García, María Cioè-Peña and Brittany Frieson

 

Chapter 7: Black Languaging as Antiracist Pedagogy in the World Language Classroom

L.J. Randolph and Aris Clemmons

 

PART 2: NEW DIRECTIONS IN WORLD LANGUAGE TEACHING: TOOLS FOR RESEARCHERS AND EDUCATORS

Chapter 8: (Re)imagining Study-Away as a Tool towards Linguistic Inclusion, Equity, and Social Justice for Speakers of US Spanish  

Leslie Del Carpio and Rosti Vana

 

Chapter 9: Critical Language Awareness for all: Including Receptive Learners’ Voices in the SHL Classroom

Sergio Loza

 

Chapter 10: Translanguaging in Mandarin Instruction

Xiaodi Zhou and Xiaochen Du

 

PART 3: CRITICALLY RETHINKING LANGUAGE TEACHER TRAINING AND LANGUAGE PROGRAM DIRECTION

 Chapter 11: Critical Language Awareness & Teacher Training: A Framework for Change

Cindy Ducar

 

Chapter 12: Preparing a New Generation: Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies and the Justice-Oriented Early World Language Teacher Candidate

Kelly Davidson

 

Chapter 13: Disrupting Inequities in World Language Departments: An Evaluation Framework to Define, Plan, and Assess Impact

Alexis Vollmer Rivera and Sandra Williams

 

Biography

Lillie Padilla is Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Sam Houston State University.

Rosti Vana is Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Sam Houston State University.