Author: Richard Fay

{Call for Chapters} “Ethical deliberations in multilingual education: Power relations in learning communities.

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Link Call for chapter proposals for the edited volume, “Ethical deliberations in multilingual education: Power relations in learning communities.” https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kVx9YoHGMjmq4JAiwA6bV3ot_LnCsvYgNNysFsrJxfs/edit?usp=sharing CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS  Proposal Abstract Submission Deadline: January  30, 2021 Ethical deliberations in multilingual education:  Power relations in learning communities  Editors Theresa Austin,University of Massachusetts, Amherst Hatice Çelebi,University of Massachusetts, Amherst  Introduction The teaching of world languages across national […]

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{JOB} UEA Research Associate (English/Chinese speaking)

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LINK https://myview.uea.ac.uk/webrecruitment/pages/vacancy.jsf?vacancyRef=RA1804 FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING   Research Associate (Part-time 0.5fte, Fixed Term)  Ref: RA1804   £26,715 to £32,817 per annum, Pro rata    UEA has some of the most innovative and highly regarded centres for research in the UK. Applications are invited for the post of Research Associate to undertake research in collaboration […]

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{CfP} International Student Journeys

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Please share this widely with current and past international students – thanks so much! Darla Deardorff, Duke University Do you know an international student with a story to share? Share this opportunity with them. Developing Intercultural Competence: International Students’ Journeys Lily A. Arasaratnam-Smith & Darla K. Deardorff. Routledge Studies in Global Student Mobility book series [Krishna Bista and Chris R. […]

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{Article submission} Critical intercultural supervisory praxis ….

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We (i.e. Richard, Jane and Min) submitted an article with this abstract today – let’s see how the review process goes !!   Narrowing the gap between institutional practice and aspiring praxis: Developing critical intercultural supervisory cultures in largely Anglophone UK university contexts Abstract: As contextualised by doctoral supervision in largely Anglophone Departments of Education in UK universities, this article seeks […]

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Diversify the curriculum?

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Link: p.25 Guardian, Wednesday 2nd December, 2020 Ofsted chief resists calls to make England school curriculum more diverse ‘Teach science behind climate change not morality tale,’ says Amanda Spielman The chief inspector of schools in England has pushed back against growing calls to make the national curriculum more diverse, warning against making curriculum changes based on a single issue or purpose. Speaking […]

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{NEW CHAPTER} Developing Anglo-centric literacy: problematizing understandings of criticality

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Link Bekar, M. and Fay, R. (2020). Developing Anglo-centric literacy: problematizing understandings of criticality. In A. Simpson & F. Dervin (Eds.), The meanings of criticality in education research: reflecting on critical pedagogy. (pp.23-45). Cham.: Palgrave Macmillan. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56009-6_2 Abstract: In this chapter, with a focus on Anglo-centred academic literacy, we seek to problematize the concept of criticality in educational thinking. […]

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{NEW BOOK} TESOL Teacher Education in a Transnational World

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TESOL Teacher Education in a Transnational World Turning Challenges into Opportunities (Eds. Barnawi & Ahmed, 2021) Routledge. TESOL Teacher Education in a Transnational World critically examines theories and practices in contemporary TESOL teacher education to shed new light on the intersection of transnationalism and language teacher education. It emphasizes the scholarship of transnational mobility of language teachers, and showcases critical […]

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IC podcasts

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TESOL Intercultural Communication Interest Section (ICIS) has just released the final instalment of their Podcast Series: Colleen Ward: “Managing Multiple Cultural Identities” Stephen Fox: “What the Arts Can (and Can’t) Communicate Across Cultures” Milton Bennett: “The Intercultural Doors of Perception”   The first 10 podcasts are: 1. John Berry’s “How Shall We All Live Together?“; 2. Betina Szkudlarek, Selena Choo, […]

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New Appointments

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A message from Taslima Ivy: I am very happy to announce that me (Taslima Ivy) and Felix Kwihangana will be joining MIE as senior tutors very soon. That makes five Lanterners working as senior tutors in MIE (Ivy, Felix, Nahielly, Susan and Min). I cannot wait to see where this new chapter of my life will take me!   CONGRATULATIONS […]

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{New Book} Native speakerism

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https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811556708 Link © 2020 Native-Speakerism: Its Resilience and Undoing Houghton, Stephanie Ann, Bouchard, Jérémie (Eds.) Free Preview Unpacks problems presented by the native-speaker model in foreign language education programs Provides a range of conceptual tools to situate ideological discourses and processes within educational contexts Documents some of the shifts underway from native-speakerism to post-native-speakerism About this book This book explores native-speakerism […]

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How to teach TESOL ethically in an English-dominant world

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Link: How to teach TESOL ethically in an English-dominant world TESOL and social justice One of the thrusts of my research has been a critical examination of the social consequences of the global spread of English. In my book Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice, for example, I argue that “Englishization” engenders an external orientation to development. Knowledge produced and disseminated through […]

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{New book} Global Englishes and language teaching: A review of pedagogical research

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Global Englishes and language teaching: A review of pedagogical research Heath Rose, Jim McKinley and Nicola Galloway DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261444820000518 (November) 2020, Cambridge: CUP. Abstract The rise of English as a global language has led scholars to call for a paradigm shift in the field of English language teaching (ELT) to match the new sociolinguistic landscape of the twenty-first century. In recent years a […]

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IALIC online symposium — November 2020

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In order to mark the association’s 20th anniversary, the International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication (IALIC) presents an online symposium on the theme of “Issues, controversies and difficult questions” in the field of Intercultural Communication. The symposium will involve hearing from, and engaging with, eight speakers in a series of short online presentations over the course of a week. […]

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