Social Justice in EAP and ELT Contexts: Global Higher Education Perspectives

This book explores the concept of social justice from a global perspective, using examples from English for academic purposes (EAP) and English language teaching (ELT) higher education contexts. It aims to answer questions about what social justice means in practice by presenting vignettes of classrooms, contexts, and countries. The authors identify common codes and themes across these examples and discuss how they can inform practice in other areas of language education, higher education, and educational development.

Format: Hardback
Length: 264 pages
Publication date: 22 February 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

This comprehensive book delves into a profound exploration of the concept of social justice, offering a global perspective that draws upon diverse examples of practice from the fields of English for academic purposes (EAP) and English language teaching (ELT) in higher education contexts. In the current landscape of Western higher educational systems, there is a growing emphasis on integrating approaches that align with social justice principles. However, lingering questions persist regarding the practical implications of this concept. This book aims to address these questions by presenting a series of chapters that serve as vignettes, showcasing how and where an epistemology of social justice has been implemented in teaching and learning environments across a wide range of classrooms, contexts, and countries. These examples encompass a diverse spectrum, ranging from cross-continental partnerships between East and West to instances where EAP practitioners collaborate with refugees from North Africa and the Middle East. Through a meticulous examination of these diverse scenarios, the authors unravel the common threads that define the enactment of social justice and identify the shared denominators that permeate these contexts. By synthesizing these various examples, the authors develop a set of codes and themes that are prevalent in practice across different contexts. They further discuss how these insights can be applied to other areas of language education, higher education, and educational development work in general, fostering a deeper understanding of social justice and its transformative potential.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350351202