Social Justice, Decoloniality, Southern Epistemologies Within - Theories, Knowledges, and Practices on Tesol From Brazil

With a strong focus on decoloniality and social justice, this volume brings together critical theories, concepts, and practices on TESOL from multiple Brazilian perspectives.

List of contents

Introduction Part I: Social Justice through TESOL for and from the South 1. Digging up our Stones of Shame: English Language Education and Memories of Brazil's Violent Past 2. Developing Critical Awareness of Indigenous Languages and Cultures of Brazil in EFL Education: Children's Literature as an Entryway Part II: Decolonizing Constructions of TESOL Teacher Education and Educators 3. Reconstructing Our Teacher Selves through Decoloniality and Southern Epistemologies 4. Teacher Education Practices within Pibid: De/Re/Constructing What It Means to Be an English Educator Part III: Southern-Based Knowledges and Pedagogies 5. Critical Tasks in Brazil: Locally Produced Epistemologies and Praxis 6. Affect and English Language Learning in the Global South: Literature-based Teaching Plans created by Brazilian Teachers Part IV: (Re)Imagining TESOL through Brazilian Perspectives 7. Thinking ELT Otherwise: Lessons from Decoloniality 8. A Century of Paulo Freire: Problem-Solving Education, Conscientização, Dialogue, and TESL from a Freirean Perspective Part V: Confronting the Hegemony of the English Language in Research and Teaching 9. Realigning Research Publication Practices in the South: Going Beyond the "Must Publish in English" Controversy 10. Critical Perspectives of Brazilian Teachers on English as a Lingua Franca: Rethinking Teaching through Critical Pedagogy 11. African and Afro-Brazilian Cultural Themes as Possible Paths Towards Decolonizing English as a Foreign Language Education

About the author

Vander Tavares is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Education, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway.

Summary

With a strong focus on decoloniality and social justice, this volume brings together critical theories, concepts, and practices on TESOL from multiple Brazilian perspectives.

Product details

• Authors: Vander (Inland Norway University of Appli Tavares
• Assisted by: Vander Tavares (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032365015
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3236501-5
• No. of pages: 234
• Series: Global South Perspectives on TESOL
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, EDUCATION / Inclusive Education, EDUCATION / Bilingual Education, Language: reference & general, Language: reference and general, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Educational strategies and policy: inclusion, Inclusive education / mainstreaming, Education of bilingual or multilingual students