Decolonizing Primary English Language Teaching / / Mario E. López-Gopar.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Complete eBook-Package 2016
• VerfasserIn: López-Gopar, Mario E.,
• MitwirkendeR: Cummins, Jim,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Figures and Tables --; Acknowledgements --; Foreword --; 1. Decolonizing Primary English Language Teaching (PELT) --; 2. Indigenous Peoples and English in Mexico --; 3. Los de la Banda (The Gang Members) --; 4. The Children --; 5. Language Practices and Ideologies --; 6. Praxicum and Change --; 7. Student Teachers and Children as Authors and Language Subjects --; 8. Decolonizing PELT: Grounded Principles --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781783095773; 9783110663112; 9783110606706
• DOI: 10.21832/9781783095773
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Mario E. López-Gopar.

This book tells the story of a project in Mexico which aimed to decolonize primary English teaching by building on research that suggests Indigenous students are struggling in educational systems and are discriminated against by the mainstream. Led by their instructor, a group of student teachers aspired to challenge the apparent world phenomenon that associates English with "progress" and make English work in favor of Indigenous and othered children's ways of being. The book uses stories as well as multimodality in the form of photos and videos to demonstrate how the English language can be used to open a dialogue with children about language ideologies. The approach helps to support minoritized and Indigenous languages and the development of respect for linguistic human rights worldwide.