Introducing the special issue. Critical reflections on colonial pedagogies: Lessons learned for language teacher education

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Autori principali: Michele Back, Romina Peña‐Pincheira, Daniela Silva
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author Michele Back
Romina Peña‐Pincheira
Daniela Silva
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contents Introducing the special issue. Critical reflections on colonial pedagogies: Lessons learned for language teacher education Michele Back Romina Peña‐Pincheira Daniela Silva The Modern Language Journal AbstractThis introduction to the special issue situates critical reflection as a central praxis for decolonizing language teacher education (LTE). Against the backdrop of persistent colonial, racial, and neoliberal injustices in global educational systems, we propose a critical reflection framework as an organizing structure through which to examine and disrupt dominant pedagogical paradigms in LTE. We clarify the nuanced distinctions and interconnections among decolonial, antiracist, and critical pedagogies, and articulate a vision of LTE that foregrounds Indigenous sovereignty, epistemic plurality, and relational transformation. The articles in this issue reflect a diversity of theoretical and methodological orientations but share a collective commitment to praxis‐oriented, collaborative, and contextually grounded approaches to research and teaching. We argue that decolonial LTE requires not only critical awareness but also sustained, recursive cycles of reflection and action—rooted in community engagement and onto‐epistemic responsibility. This special issue offers tools, models, and provocations for language teacher educators seeking to engage in such transformative work. 10.1111/modl.13014 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor
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spellingShingle Introducing the special issue. Critical reflections on colonial pedagogies: Lessons learned for language teacher education
Michele Back
Romina Peña‐Pincheira
Daniela Silva
The Modern Language Journal
Introducing the special issue. Critical reflections on colonial pedagogies: Lessons learned for language teacher education Michele Back Romina Peña‐Pincheira Daniela Silva The Modern Language Journal AbstractThis introduction to the special issue situates critical reflection as a central praxis for decolonizing language teacher education (LTE). Against the backdrop of persistent colonial, racial, and neoliberal injustices in global educational systems, we propose a critical reflection framework as an organizing structure through which to examine and disrupt dominant pedagogical paradigms in LTE. We clarify the nuanced distinctions and interconnections among decolonial, antiracist, and critical pedagogies, and articulate a vision of LTE that foregrounds Indigenous sovereignty, epistemic plurality, and relational transformation. The articles in this issue reflect a diversity of theoretical and methodological orientations but share a collective commitment to praxis‐oriented, collaborative, and contextually grounded approaches to research and teaching. We argue that decolonial LTE requires not only critical awareness but also sustained, recursive cycles of reflection and action—rooted in community engagement and onto‐epistemic responsibility. This special issue offers tools, models, and provocations for language teacher educators seeking to engage in such transformative work. 10.1111/modl.13014 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor
title Introducing the special issue. Critical reflections on colonial pedagogies: Lessons learned for language teacher education
topic The Modern Language Journal
url https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/modl.13014