scholarly journals De-universalizing the decolonial: between parentheses and falling skies

Gragoatá ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (56) ◽  
pp. 876-911
Author(s):  
Lynn Mario Trindade Menezes de Souza ◽  
Ana Paula Martinez Duboc
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Applied Linguistics ◽  
Culturally Sensitive ◽  
The Body ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Language Teacher ◽  
Decolonial Pedagogy

Departing from the premise that decoloniality is growing in popularity within contemporary Brazilian Applied Linguistics studies, this paper claims in favor of a more performative decolonial praxis so as to prevent decoloniality from universality. In doing so, the text begins with some theorizations on decolonial thought with an emphasis on the triad fundamental in any decolonial exercise, that is to Identify-Interrogate-Interrupt coloniality. The paper, then, claims in favor of thinking communication otherwise which, along with the notions of bringing back the body and marking the unmarked, constitute the necessary decolonial strategies if one wishes to interrupt coloniality. A critical examination of The falling Sky: words of a Yanomami shaman, co-authored by Kopenawa and Albert (2013), is brought to the fore as illustrative of a decolonial pedagogy which attempts to help language teacher educators and researchers to become attentive to socially-just-oriented educational agendas that claim to be culturally-sensitive whereas, in fact, they may be serving the purposes of a still prevailing colonial project.

Educating Aviators

2015 ◽  
pp. 86-111
Author(s):  
Tarryn Kille ◽  
Paul Bates ◽  
Patrick S. Murray
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
The Body ◽  
Pilot Training ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Aviation Programs ◽  
Effective Delivery ◽  
Pilot Programs

This chapter provides a critical examination of the evolution of distance education in tertiary aviation programs. By reviewing the literature and studies associated with Professional Pilot training, the chapter explores the issues affecting the delivery of distance education in university Professional Pilot programs, including the global shortage of Professional Pilots, the nature of work as a Professional Pilot, the importance of simulation, and the integration of assessment. In an effort to address some of the challenges, this chapter also offers recommendations and solutions. The authors contend that tertiary aviation distance education programs need to be adjusted to consider the needs of the student and industry by: (1) implementing action-based learning, (2) considering pedagogy before technology, (3) encouraging interaction and collaboration, and (4) embedding formative assessment. The chapter aims to contribute to the body of literature aimed at enhancing the effective delivery of distance learning in aviation tertiary education.

scholarly journals The Challenges Facing the Foreign Language Teacher Educator: A Proposed Teacher Education Model for EFL

1970 ◽  
Vol 16 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Carol Goldfus
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Procedural Knowledge ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Teacher Educator ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Declarative Knowledge ◽  
Language Teacher ◽  
The One

As a result of the multi-cultural classroom in the 21st century, language teacher educators face new challenges; for example, young learners and those with language-based difficulties. In order to respond to these evolving needs, a new professional approach that combines theoretical knowledge with practical application is proposed. This approach targets what it is that teachers should know about literacy acquisition in at least two languages - a mother tongue and, in this case, English. The contribution of this proposed model to language education is to produce a teacher with declarative knowledge and research tools on the one hand, as well as the ability to cope with a heterogeneous classroom in a multicultural society on the other. This paper also intends to show how pre-service teacher education would benefit from an interdisciplinary approach with a combination of declarative knowledge and procedural knowledge with all teaching being ‘science-based practice’.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v16i1-2.6125 NELTA 2011; 16(1-2): 1-12

Language Teacher Educators Collaborative Conversations

1998 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Bailey ◽  
Maggie Hawkins ◽  
Suzanne Irujo ◽  
Diane Larsen-Freeman ◽  
Ellen Rintell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Language Teacher

scholarly journals EFL Prospective Teacher Educators’ Beliefs towards the Use of WhatsApp in English Learning and Teaching

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Jepri Ali Saiful
Keyword(s):  
Survey Research ◽  
Prospective Teacher ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Applied Linguistics ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
State Universities ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Academic Degree ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Language Attitude

This study was aimed to investigate the beliefs of EFL prospective teacher educators towards the use of WhatsApp in English learning and teaching. This study used survey research design and the samples were 44 master students of Applied Linguistics Department who had academic degree of B.Ed in TEFL in one of state universities in Yogyakarta. This study found that EFL prospective teacher educators had favorable beliefs towards WhatsApp integration in English learning and teaching. They perceived true that the use of WhatsApp was sine qua non of increasing the learners’ English learning proficiency, motivation, autonomy, and language attitude and creating fun and enjoyable English learning atmosphere. Consequently, present English teachers should integrate WhatsApp smartphone application in English learning and teaching.

scholarly journals Language teaching

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-19
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
English Language ◽  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Applied Linguistics ◽  
Language Testing ◽  
World Englishes ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Language Teacher ◽  
Brunei Darussalam

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