
Decolonizing Applied Linguistics Research in Latin America
Moving to a Multilingual Mindset
- 296 pages
- English
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Decolonizing Applied Linguistics Research in Latin America
Moving to a Multilingual Mindset
About this book
This collection explores the critical decolonial practices of applied linguistics researchers from Latin America and the Latin American diaspora, shedding light on the processes of epistemological decolonization and moving from a monolingual to a multilingual stance.
The volume brings together participants from an AILA 2021 symposium, in which researchers reflected on applied linguistics in Latin America, and on the ways in which it brought concerns around social justice, the legacy of coloniality, and the role of monolingual English in education to the fore. Each chapter is composed of four parts: an autobiographical section written both in Spanish or Portuguese and in English followed by a reflection on the epistemological differences between versions; a discussion in English of the research project; a critical reflection on the epistemic practices and critical pedagogies enacted in the project; and the author(s)' understanding of the concept of decolonization and recommendations for further decolonizing the monolingual mindset of language teachers and learners. At once linguistic, epistemological, and political, the collection aims to diversify the concept of decoloniality itself and showcase other ways in which decolonial thought can be implemented in language education.
This book will be of interest to scholars in applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, and language education.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction Exploring the decolonial challenge: Critical pedagogy and epistemological translation in applied linguistic research in Latin America
- Part I Exploring coloniality in applied linguistic theory and practice
- Part II Critical pedagogies for pre- and in-service teachers
- Part III Epistemological translations from the Latin American diaspora
- Conclusion: Towards a new framework for decolonizing practice: The multilingual mindset
- Index