Trans-speakerism

A Collection of Empirical Explorations
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-98230-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 482 g

Reihe: Routledge Applied Linguistics

This pioneering exploration of trans-speakerism takes readers on a journey that redefines the foundations of language education discourse. This edited volume serves as a vital contribution—bringing together assorted empirical studies and discussions contributed by scholars with various linguistic backgrounds and scholarly experiences from around the world to confront and deconstruct the enduring influence of native-speakerism.

At the heart of this work is the innovative concept of trans-speakerism, which moves beyond historical bifurcated markers for language speakers. Via the adoption of all-embracing terminology—global speakers of English (GSEs), global teachers of English (GTEs), and global Englishes researchers (GERs)—we propose a richer, more contextual understanding that shines a light on individual agency and multiplicity. This volume therefore stands out not only for its theoretical insights but also for its ability to inspire change. We demonstrate new ways to visualize entrenched power dynamics in language education by asserting the strengths and experiences of all practitioners and researchers, whilst honoring their multifaceted identities beyond reductive linguistic categorizations.

Framing language education and its related fields through the prism of trans-speakerism unveils new possibilities for both practitioners and researchers to refurbish traditional hierarchies and herald a future of inclusive excellence.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hiratsuka, Takaaki

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Literatur, Deutsch, Fremdsprachen (Unterricht & Didaktik)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

Kebir Colmenero and David Lasagabaster

1 Introduction

Takaaki Hiratsuka

PART I: Identity journeys in motion: Empowerment in language education

2 Textualizing our journeys: Dialogic explorations of trans-speakerism as diversity, equity, and inclusion

Saurabh Anand, Lakmini Grant Siriwardana,and Luis Javier Pentón Herrera

3 Illuminating Japanese university students’ perspectives on trans-speakerism and native-speakerism

Takaaki Hiratsuka

4 A duoethnography of trans-speakerism: A Japanese university professor and a Ukrainian graduate student

Takaaki Hiratsuka and Kviat Oleksandra

PART II: Teacher identities in flux: Educational opportunities and challenges

5 “We don’t say ‘X’”: Critical conversation analysis on language teachers’ use of the institutional “we”

Mika Ishino

6 Beneficiaries of native-speakerism on trans-speakerism

Takaaki Hiratsuka, Maki Hitomi, and Tekka Chang

7 The potential for transitioning China’s ELT from native-speakerism to trans-speakerism: Exploring pre-service teachers’ stances towards English accents

Junshuan Liu

8 Shift in perception towards trans-speakerism: The rising status of NNESTs in Taiwan’s bilingual agenda

Hui-Ju Tsai and Ai-Chun Yen

PART III: Global perspectives in transition: Professional practices and language ideologies

9 Pushing back: Resistance practices of Filipino English teachers in Japan

Julius C. Martinez

10 Trans-speakerism in translator and interpreter education

Eva Seidl

11 Language and identity in the writing and publication process: Trans-speakerism and knowledge production

Theron Muller and Alaa Salem

Afterword

Peter I. De Costa

Über Autor(innen)

Takaaki Hiratsuka, Professor at Ryukoku University, Japan, has authored Narrative Inquiry into Language Teacher Identity: ALTs in the JET Program (2022, Routledge), Team Teachers in Japan: Beliefs, Identities, and Emotions (2023, Routledge), and Native-Speakerism and Trans-Speakerism: Entering a New Era (2024, Cambridge University Press).