Negotiating Identity in Modern Foreign Language Teaching
"A fully theorised mosaic of insights into the lives of language teachers, set in the challenging context of British educational policies and social attitudes, which often provide little support or encouragement for language teaching. The chapters analyse
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Negotiating Identity in Modern Foreign Language Teaching
Matilde Gallardo Editor
Negotiating Identity in Modern Foreign Language Teaching
Editor Matilde Gallardo Faculty of Arts and Humanities King’s College London London, UK
ISBN 978-3-030-27708-6 ISBN 978-3-030-27709-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27709-3 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: Mykola Velychko/Alamy Stock Photo This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
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Foreword
At the heart of Language Acts and Worldmaking, one of the four major projects that together constitute the AHRC-funded initiative Open World Research Initiative, is the exploration of ‘language as a material and historical force which acts as the means by which individuals construct their personal, local, transnational and spiritual identities’ (https://www.languageacts.org/about-us/our-vision/), a process which is referred to as ‘worldmaking’. This project, and more specifically one of the strands of that project entitled Diasporic Identities and the Politics of Language strand, has inspired this timely and revealing volume edited by Matilde Gallardo, which has compiled a collection of inspirational narratives and reflections from teachers of modern languages in the UK. It is important to acknowledge the particularly challenging context in which these women are working hard to encourage language learning. The long-acknowledged lack of motivation for learning other languages in the UK has for many decades stimulated innovation amongst language teachers, who have pushed the boundaries of pedagogy in an attempt to share their own enthusiasm for and joy in the
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