Race, Culture, and Identities in Second Language Education: Exploring Critically Engaged Practice

Synopsis

The concept and construct of race is often implicitly yet profoundly connected to issues of culture and identity. Meeting an urgent need for empirical and conceptual research that specifically explores critical issues of race, culture, and identities in second language education, the key questions addressed in this groundbreaking volume are these: How are issues of race relevant to second language education? How does whiteness influence students’ and teachers’ sense of self and instructional practices? How do discourses of racialization influence the construction of student identities and subjectivities? How do discourses on race, such as colorblindness, influence classroom practices, educational interventions, and parental involvement? How can teachers transform the status quo? Each chapter is grounded in theory and provides implications for engaged practice. Topics cover a wide range of themes that emerge from various pedagogical contexts. Authors from diverse racial/ethnic/cultural backgrounds and geopolitical locations include both established and beginning scholars in the field, making the content vibrant and stimulating. Pre-reading Questions and Discussion Questions in each chapter facilitate comprehension and encourage dialogue.

Copyright:

2009

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781135845681

Related ISBNs:

9780203876657, 9780415995061, 9780415995061, 9780415995078, 9780415995078

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

04/10/20

Copyrighted By:

Taylor and Francis

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Education, Language Arts, Foreign Language Study

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Ryuko Kubota

Edited by:

Angel M.Y. Lin