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Mario E. Lopez-Gopar - Decolonizing Primary English Language Teaching - 9781783095766 - V9781783095766
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Decolonizing Primary English Language Teaching

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Description for Decolonizing Primary English Language Teaching Hardback. This book tells the story of a project in Mexico which aimed to decolonize primary English teaching by building on research that suggests Indigenous students are struggling in many educational systems. The book demonstrates how ELT can be used to open a dialogue with children about language ideologies and linguistic human rights. Series: Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2AB; CFDC; EBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 536.
This book tells the story of a project in Mexico which aimed to decolonize primary English teaching by building on research that suggests Indigenous students are struggling in educational systems and are discriminated against by the mainstream. Led by their instructor, a group of student teachers aspired to challenge the apparent world phenomenon that associates English with progress and make English work in favor of Indigenous and othered children's ways of being. The book uses stories as well as multimodality in the form of photos and videos to demonstrate how the English language can be used to open ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights
Condition
New
Weight
536g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783095766
SKU
V9781783095766
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About Mario E. Lopez-Gopar
Mario E. Lopez-Gopar is Professor at the Faculty of Languages of the Universidad Autonoma Benito Juarez de Oaxaca, Mexico. His main research interest is the intercultural and multilingual education of Indigenous peoples in Mexico.

Reviews for Decolonizing Primary English Language Teaching
This book is a thrilling departure from mainstream academia in three ways: teaching English to underprivileged indigenous children in Mexico is a provocation for the status quo; teaching the Empire's language without reproducing its dominant values is close to blasphemy in the trade; and letting those children create their voice through empowerment in English stops just short of a pedagogical ... Read more

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