Native-Speakerism and Trans-Speakerism

Takaaki Hiratsuka is Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Graduate School of International Studies at Ryukoku University in Japan. His recent publications include Narrative Inquiry into Language Teacher Identity (2022, Routledge) and Team Teachers in Japan (2023, Routledge).

• 1. Introduction: where it all began; 2. Well-trodden path: native-speakerism; 3. Untrodden path: trans-speakerism; 4. Voices of secondary school teachers; 5. Voices of graduate school students; 6. Voices of university professors; 7. Conclusion: where it all begins (again).

'Hiratsuka (2024) offers an incisive, critical, and engaging treatments of native-speakerism, a long-standing topic of debate in the field of applied linguistics. This topic has garnered significant attention in research for many years, so we were pleasantly surprised to encounter refreshingly new perspectives in this book. Hiratsuka has identified a meaningful way to move beyond the traditional dichotomy of native vs. non-native speakers in the field … Hiratsuka has planted the seed of a powerful idea - trans-speakerism - that empowers non-native speakers to speak back and take control of English language pedagogy. We hope that further work will emerge to develop, implement, and advocate for trans-speakerism in the field of applied linguistics.' System