Decolonial Approaches to Language Teacher Education

Friday, May 31, 2024 at 3:45 PM–5:45 PM CDT

Meridian 1

Session Type

Symposium (2 hours)

Program Summary

Given the recent increase in scholarship on decolonization in language education, our goal for this symposium is to share insights on how a decolonial approach can take place in language teacher education (LTE). We discuss four projects that approach decolonizing LTE in EFL, LCTL/heritage language, and bilingual teacher education contexts.

Decolonial Approaches to Language Teacher Education

Session Type

Program Summary

Lead Presenter/Organizer

Michele Back, University of Connecticut

Symposium Co-Presenters

Colleen Hamilton, National Louis University

Christelle Palpacuer Lee, Rutgers University

Andrés Ramirez, Ed.D., Florida Atlantic University

Yetunde Alabede, Michigan State University

Mary E Curran, PhD, Rutgers University