36.350, Confs: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition / Germany

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Subject: 36.350, Confs: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition / Germany

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Date: 25-Jan-2025
From: David Gerlach [gerlach at uni-wuppertal.de]
Subject: Integrating Critical Anti-Racist Pedagogies into Language Teacher Education


Integrating Critical Anti-Racist Pedagogies into  Language Teacher
Education

Date: 12-Jun-2025 - 13-Jun-2025
Location: Online, Germany
Contact: David Gerlach
Contact Email: gerlach at uni-wuppertal.de
Meeting URL:
https://www.anglistik.uni-wuppertal.de/de/bereiche-des-fachs/didaktik-des-englischen/tefl/anti-racist-language-teacher-education/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition
Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Critical anti-racist perspectives are a crucial objective in both
foreign language teaching and language teacher education, as it not
only aspires to provide inclusive and equitable learning environments
but also prepares students to navigate a world shaped by structures of
inequality. Language education inherently involves exchange and
understanding, making it a powerful tool to challenge and dismantle
racist ideologies. By integrating anti-racist practices, educators can
foster critical thinking, empathy, and (inter)cultural competence
among students. Additionally, language teachers who developed a
critical anti-racist perspective are better prepared to address and
counteract discrimination in their classrooms, contributing to a more
just society while at the same time questioning their own involvement
in racist practices. Recognizing the importance of this endeavor, our
upcoming online conference will focus on critical anti-racism in
language teaching. We invite educators, researchers, practitioners,
and students to join us in exploring approaches, sharing experiences –
including challenges encountered –, and collaborating on strategies to
embed anti-racist pedagogies in language education. In order to
include the perspective of all involved in teacher education, we also
invite students from the University of Wuppertal to talk about what
critical antiracism means to them.
In order to shed more light on this research field in teacher
education, we would like to invite colleagues to propose papers and
provide insights on the following issues or that address one or
severals of the following questions (among others):
1. How can foreign/second/additional language teacher education
contribute to students’ understanding of systemic racism and their
role in promoting social justice?
2. What are approaches for foreign/second/additional language teacher
education to address and counteract racism and discrimination in the
language classroom?
3. How can foreign/second/additional language teacher education
develop a critical anti-racist awareness that may have an impact on
the later practices in a language classroom?
4. To what extent are language teacher identities and agency relevant
constructs when designing (and researching) language teacher education
that aims towards an anti-racist awareness?
5. In what ways can foreign/second/additional teachers be trained to
evaluate and adapt language learning materials (textbooks, multimedia
resources, etc.) to ensure they reflect (otherwise) marginalized
perspectives and challenge racism (and other forms of discrimination)?
6. What are the challenges and opportunities in implementing
anti-racist practices into language teaching and language teacher
education (or professional development) across different educational
contexts (e.g., primary, secondary, higher education)?
7.      What are challenges of researching critical anti-racist
pedagogies in language teacher education (or professional development)
in university or school contexts?
Conference structure & abstract submission:
We are planning to host the online conference with 30-minute slots,
with about 20 minutes for presentations and a maximum of 10 minutes
for discussion afterwards. Together with interested colleagues, we
would like to develop ways of translating the conference results into
publication(s).
Abstracts should include the name(s) of the presenter(s) and
institution(s), the title of the talk, a summary of the expected
presentation, references, and the email address. Abstracts should not
exceed 250 words (excl. references) and can be submitted via email to
antiracism2025 at uni-wuppertal.de.
The deadline is January 31, 2025.



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