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Race and Tesol

Introduction to Concepts and Theories

Bibliographic Data

ID10817618
AuthorsRyuko Kubota (0000-0001-5072-7169, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Angel M Y Lin (0000-0002-6204-8021, Chinese University of Hong Kong), Angel Lin (0000-0002-4054-0242)
Year2006
Volume40
Issue3
Pages471
Publication date2006-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTESOL Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0039-8322 • E-ISSN: 1545-7249
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2307/40264540
OpenAlexW2082747493
LanguageEN
Citations received168
References cited56

The field of teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) brings people from various racialized backgrounds together in teaching, learning, and research. The idea of race, racialization, and racism are inescapable topics that arise in the contact zones created by teaching English worldwide and thus are valid topics to explore in the field. Nonetheless, unlike our peer fields such as anthropology, education, and sociology, the field of TESOL has not sufficiently addressed the idea of race and related concepts. This special topic issue is one of the first attempts in our field to fill the gap. This introductory article will survey key concepts and theories defined and debated in various fields, including race, ethnicity, culture, racialization, racism, critical race theory, and critical White studies, to provide a foundation for future explorations

Critical race theory · Critical theory · Epistemology · Field (mathematics) · Pedagogy · Race (biology) · Racialization · Racism · Sociology · Critical Race Theory in Education · Gender Studies · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Multilingual Education and Policy

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