{"product_id":"critical-pedagogies-for-modern-languages-education-9781350298767","title":"Critical Pedagogies for Modern Languages","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the context of Black Lives Matter, decolonizing initiatives, #MeToo, climate emergency protests and other movements for social and environmental justice, this volume posits a simple question: how can modern languages be taught so that they challenge rather than reinforce social inequalities?Informed by interdisciplinary theories, \u003ci\u003eCritical Pedagogies for Modern Language Education\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on practical discussions of case studies in areas directly relevant to the classroom contexts of modern languages educators. The volume transforms modern language educators and the modern language profession by putting the politics of language teaching at the centre of its analysis. With case studies covering 11 languages (Modern Standard Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Levantine, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Tamazight) across 13 countries and regions (Austria, Brazil, China, France, Italy,  the Levant, Morocco, the Netherlands, Palestine, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the USA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edited volume urges us to engage with the liberatory and transformative potential of languages education and to actively reimagine our practice from critical, social justice and decolonizing perspectives. The carefully curated collection of chapters is underpinned by a diverse range of theoretical and conceptual frameworks as well as practical, polyphonic examples of classroom practice across sectors and geographical contexts. This compelling volume is essential reading for pre- and in-service language teachers and teacher trainers as well as researchers passionate about the enactment of critical language pedagogies. -- Adriana Díaz, Senior Lecturer in the School of Languages and Cultures, University of Queensland, Australia\u003cbr\u003eA forceful and passionate plea for incorporating politics into the language classroom. Fascinating case studies examine the teaching of 11 languages across 13 countries and discuss a range of current issues related to critical pedagogies and decolonization efforts in education. Should be of vital interest to any teacher of modern languages. -- Claire Kramsch, Emerita Professor of German and Affilate Professor of Education, University of California, Berkeley, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: What is Critical Modern Languages Education? \u003ci\u003eDerek Hird (Lancaster University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I: Interculturality, Decolonization, and Decanonization\u003c\/b\u003e 1. Existential Literacy: Promoting the Culture of the Dignity of all Languages in Modern Languages Classroom, \u003ci\u003eDavid Balosa (Independent Scholar)\u003c\/i\u003e 2. English Teaching in the Global South: Interculturality, Postcoloniality and Critical Pedagogy, \u003ci\u003eHamza R’boul (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eEducation University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e)\u003c\/i\u003e 3. Pedagogical Stylistics and World Literature in English in Upper Secondary Schools, \u003ci\u003eIsabella Marinaro (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II: Multilingualism, Translingualism and Linguistic Diversity \u003c\/b\u003e 4. From Babble to \u003ci\u003eBabel\u003c\/i\u003e: Engaging Linguistic Diversity in the College Classroom at Home and Abroad, \u003ci\u003eLucile Duperron (Dickinson College, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 5. Bridging Languages, Bridging Cultures: AFL Learners’ Translingual Journeys, \u003ci\u003eSahar Alshobaki (Roehampton University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart III: Beyond Stereotypes and Discrimination\u003c\/b\u003e 6. Modern Language Pedagogy Beyond Sombreros and Toreros, \u003ci\u003eCandace Skibba (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 7. Third-Person Pronouns, Gender and the Han Gaze in the Chinese Modern Languages Classroom, \u003ci\u003eDerek Hird (Lancaster University, UK) \u003c\/i\u003e 8. On Facing Racism in ELT: Black Teachers and Racially Relevant Pedagogies in Discussion, \u003ci\u003eGabriel Nascimento (Federal University of Southern Bahia, Brazil)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart IV: Textbook Discourses\u003c\/b\u003e 9. The First Encounter: Representations of Gender and LGBTQ+ in Textbooks for Learners of Dutch and Swedish as a Foreign Language, \u003ci\u003eJosef Wikström (Comenius University, Slovakia) and Juul Wolters (Independent Scholar)\u003c\/i\u003e 10. “For us foreigners, licking your fingers clean is a good habit”: On Learning Chinese and Learning about Discourse from Chinese-Language Textbooks, \u003ci\u003eSéagh Kehoe, Paul Kendall and Gerda Wielander (University of Westminster, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart V: Teacher Education \u003c\/b\u003e 11. Translanguaging in Austrian Primary Teacher Education, \u003ci\u003eTheresa Guczogi (University College of Teacher Education Vienna\/Krems, Austria)\u003c\/i\u003e 12. Learning Language in All Subjects - The Key for More Equal Opportunities: A Mixed Methods Study on the Concept of \u003ci\u003eSprachliche Bildung \u003c\/i\u003e(Integrative Language Learning) in Primary Schools in Vienna and Lower Austria, \u003ci\u003eGolriz Gilak (University College of Teacher Education Vienna\/Krems, Austria)\u003c\/i\u003e 13. English for Creative Resistance: Critical Pedagogy in a Teacher Education Programme in Palestine, \u003ci\u003eMaria Grazia Imperiale (University of Glasgow, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738617295191,"sku":"9781350298767","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350298767.jpg?v=1720049670","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/critical-pedagogies-for-modern-languages-education-9781350298767","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}