Showing papers in "Critical Inquiry in Language Studies in 2021"
TL;DR: Following Boaventura de Sousa Santos, the authors reject the type of "abyssal thinking" that erases the existence of counter-hegemonic knowledges and lifeways, adopting instead the...
Abstract: Following Boaventura de Sousa Santos, the authors of this article reject the type of “abyssal thinking” that erases the existence of counter-hegemonic knowledges and lifeways, adopting instead the ...
125 citations
TL;DR: Unmooring language as mentioned in this paper is a social justice concept that aims to go beyond national and local epistemologies of language in place, and is a proposal for a language-based social justice.
Abstract: Unmooring language is a proposal for a language-based social justice concept that aims to go beyond national and local epistemologies of language in place. This article contributes to current discu...
13 citations
TL;DR: This paper examined the dialectic between their interpretation of American racism and their agency to study in China and speak Chinese, and found that students of color studying abroad in China were more likely to be racist than their white counterparts.
Abstract: This study reports on two students of color studying abroad in China and examines the dialectic between their interpretation of American racism and their agency to study in China and speak Chinese....
9 citations
TL;DR: This paper provided a suggestive reassessment of the extent to which levels of English language ability among adult English language learners impact their ability to get things done in talk and text chat and showed that the ability of English learners to communicate with other adults in English is correlated with their ability of getting things done.
Abstract: This study provides a suggestive reassessment of the extent to which levels of English language ability among adult English language learners impact their ability to get things done in talk and tex...
8 citations
TL;DR: Places are fragmentary and inward-turning histories, pasts that others are not allowed to read, accumulated times that can be unfolded but like stories held in reserve, remaining in an enigmatic stasis.
Abstract: Places are fragmentary and inward-turning histories, pasts that others are not allowed to read, accumulated times that can be unfolded but like stories held in reserve, remaining in an enigmatic st...
8 citations
TL;DR: This paper explored perceptions of university English language teachers in Thailand regarding Thai English using purposive-convenience sampling, using 60 teachers of English from two Thai universities a.k.a.
Abstract: This study explored perceptions of university English language teachers in Thailand regarding Thai English. Using purposive-convenience sampling, 60 teachers of English from two Thai universities a...
7 citations
TL;DR: The authors provided a situated account of a native English-speaking teacher who implements critical literacy in the English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom at a Korean high school, where the teacher was a teacher in English language arts.
Abstract: This study provides a situated account of a native English-speaking teacher who implements critical literacy in the English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom at a Korean high school. Teacher in...
6 citations
TL;DR: This paper examined English and Chinese language ideologies among Vietnamese students in Taiwan, focusing on their beliefs about the value or benefits of the languages and their self-construction, and found that the majority of Vietnamese students were self-sufficient and self-motivated.
Abstract: This article examines English and Chinese language ideologies among Vietnamese students in Taiwan, focusing on their beliefs about the value or benefits of the languages and their self-construction...
6 citations
TL;DR: This paper explored conceptions of response-able Spanish bilingualism in Australian secondary education and found that response-ability is correlated with bilingualism performance in Spanish-English secondary education in Australian primary and secondary education.
Abstract: This analysis is but one small fragment of a broader project exploring conceptions of response-able Spanish bilingualism in Australian secondary education. An initial thematic analysis revealed pat...
5 citations
TL;DR: This paper explored how the translanguaging stance of two instructors from different disciplines was reflected in their course design, instructional decision-making, and interactions with studi- cation students.
Abstract: This case study explored how the translanguaging stance of two instructors from different disciplines was reflected in their course design, instructional decision-making, and interactions with stud...
5 citations
TL;DR: The authors investigates how migrant parents make language policy decision-making for English as an additional language (EAL) students, focusing on the role of the parent agency in language policy making.
Abstract: Language policy research puts little emphasis on parental agency in language policy decision-making for English as an Additional Language (EAL) students. This study investigates how migrant parents...
TL;DR: In this paper, a multimodal critical discourse analysis of the Adoptees SPEAK Instagram feed examines how Korean adopted persons create a counterpublic of adoption which recenters the adoption narrative around adoption.
Abstract: This multimodal critical discourse analysis of the Adoptees SPEAK Instagram feed examines how Korean adopted persons create a counterpublic of adoption which recenters the adoption narrative around...
TL;DR: In this paper, critical and sociopolitical perspectives in this area of scholarship remain scarce, despite an increased interest in academic language in recent years, critical and socio-political perspectives remain scarce.
Abstract: Despite an increased interest in academic language in recent years, critical and sociopolitical perspectives in this area of scholarship remain scarce. This paper presents brings such perspectives ...
TL;DR: As the de facto language of science, English proficiency often serves as a gatekeeper for aspiring medical students in Puerto Rico because they encounter English-language instruction, textbooks, and an...
Abstract: As the de facto language of science, English proficiency often serves as a gatekeeper for aspiring medical students in Puerto Rico because they encounter English-language instruction, textbooks, an...
TL;DR: The authors discusses the dialect stylization and language ideologies involved in a nationally broadcasted radio prank show, Carmen Calls, which permits a discussion on the langua... and discuss the dialect style and language ideology involved in the prank show.
Abstract: This study discusses the dialect stylization and language ideologies involved in a nationally broadcasted radio prank show, Carmen Calls. This national prank show permits a discussion on the langua...
TL;DR: This article examined language attitudes, educational language policy, and literacy in an underrepresented segment of Haiti's multilingual society, drawing on decolonizing theory and decolocalizing theory.
Abstract: This targeted, qualitative study examines language attitudes, educational language policy, and literacy in an underrepresented segment of Haiti’s multilingual society. Drawing on decolonizing theor...
TL;DR: This article investigated two TESOL teacher candidates' positioning, agency, and pedagogy through a narrative analysis of their journal entries about their satellite baby students' lived experiences, and found that both candidates had similar trajectories and trajectories.
Abstract: This study investigated two TESOL teacher candidates’ positioning, agency, and pedagogy through a narrative analysis of their journal entries about their satellite baby students’ lived experiences....
TL;DR: The language practices of Heritage Learners (HLs) of Spanish are frequently regulated and stigmatized in academic and community settings when their Spanish is perceived as deficient as discussed by the authors, by ignoring in...
Abstract: The language practices of Heritage Learners (HLs) of Spanish are frequently regulated and stigmatized in academic and community settings when their Spanish is perceived as deficient. By ignoring in...
TL;DR: The authors examines the everincreasing impact of top-down nation-wide educational reforms on teachers in Japan, exemplified in the 2020 reform, and its unique contribution is a suggestion of an i...
Abstract: This discussion examines the ever-increasing impact of top-down nation-wide educational reforms on teachers in Japan, exemplified in the 2020 reform. Its unique contribution is a suggestion of an i...
TL;DR: The authors investigates how a Korean immigrant child in the United States negotiates a sense of herself through the participation in a multicultural book club and critical dialogues in an out-of-sc...
Abstract: This study investigates how a Korean immigrant child in the United States negotiates a sense of herself through the participation in a multicultural book club and critical dialogues in an out-of-sc...
TL;DR: On Saturday, January 21, 2017, the day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States, there was an impressive Women's March in Washington, D.C., the nation's cap...
Abstract: On Saturday, January 21, 2017, the day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States, there was an impressive Women’s March in Washington, D.C., the nation’s cap...