TESOL professionals have published extensively in the last two years about AI's benefits for teaching and learning English, with critique for the use of AI in TESOL mainly focusing on its implications for classrooms and schools. Using Paris and Alim's framework for culturally sustaining pedagogies (CSP), I argue that the outsized environmental…

This study seeks to determine the psychological immunity levels of English language teachers and the variables that may affect their psychological immunity. Rather similar to biological immunity, teacher immunity manifests itself in two broad forms: productive immunity and maladaptive immunity (Hiver, 2016). The study also aims to shed light on…

This study examines Korean L2 learners' production of English phonological contrasts (e.g., consonant-final versus vowel-final forms) that are absent in their L1. Twenty university students divided into high- and low-proficiency groups participated in the study. Their productions were analyzed for segmental accuracy and error patterns. Results…

In this article, three TESOL scholar-practitioners engage in a collaborative autoethnography, analyzing our intersectional professional experiences with native-speakerism and race. Our discussions center around native-speakerism, linguistic racism, and critical race theory. A counter-storytelling approach juxtaposes each of our encounters with…

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are becoming increasingly widespread in EFL classrooms as many applications support students in various aspects of language learning. Consequently, many EFL teachers are adapting to and embracing AI as a practical aid in their teaching. This study investigates Myanmar EFL teachers' perceptions of AI writing…

This book gathers a collection of original contributions that chart emerging landscapes in 21st-century plurilingual education. The beating heart of the whole volume is bilingual and intercultural education, which has become a moral imperative for education systems worldwide. In an increasingly globalised world, citizens should ideally be equipped…

Teachers often hesitate to advocate for multilingual learners (MLs) beyond their classrooms due to insufficient training and a perceived lack of agency to influence systemic change. Previous instructional coaching models have typically focused on improving classroom practices rather than fostering broader advocacy, resulting in limited…

The influence of teachers on the acceptance of educational technologies has been largely highlighted in the literature. However, the way their interpersonal behaviours mediate students' acceptance and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has received limited attention. To address the gap, this study drew on the technology…

This research aimed to investigate teachers' and students' perceptions and practices regarding problem-based learning (PBL) activities in teaching speaking competence at Biftu Gimbi Secondary School in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. A mixed-methods approach was employed, involving twenty-four students and five English teachers. Data were collected…

Interactional competence (IC) is crucial for L2 learners to communicate effectively across diverse contexts (Roever [2022], Teaching and testing second language pragmatics and interaction: A practical guide). However, providing opportunities to practice interactive oral skills is time and resource intensive, and assessing IC is challenging due to…

Purpose: This study aims to explore how Global Englishes (GE)-oriented coursework and study abroad (SA) experiences influence pre-service English language teachers' (PELTs) awareness, emotional engagement and readiness to implement GE-informed practices in their future classrooms. Design/methodology/approach: Using a mixed-methods design, the…

Transformative practitioner research enables teachers to create or contribute to their own knowledge base. Recently, this research field has flourished, with numerous studies exploring how practitioner researchers develop knowledge, agency and identities, particularly through action research (AR) and exploratory practice (EP). Despite important…

The teaching of English as an additional language or dialect (EALD) in Australia has been problematised partly due to teachers' limited understanding of learners' linguistic and cultural backgrounds. The gap could be potentially bridged with the integration of intercultural pragmatics (IP). Adopting a qualitative case study approach, this study…

Second language (L2) speakers often experience difficulties in learning words with L2-specific phonemes due to the unfaithful lexical encoding predicted by the fuzzy lexical representations hypothesis. Currently, there is limited understanding of how allophonic variation in the first language (L1) influences L2 phonological and lexical encoding.…

In this study, we examine how teacher candidates navigate the tensions in their identity work as they complete the activities in the TESOL practicum course in Turkiye. Using the Bakhtinian approach to teacher identity, we conceptually maintain that identity work inevitably involves tensions that teachers encounter during their professional lives.…