Race and Ethnicity in English Language Teaching

Christopher Joseph Jenks works at the University of South Dakota. He specializes in the political and cultural implications of the global spread of English. His research interests include multiculturalism, critical race theory, translingualism, postcolonialism, neoliberalism and national identities. His eight published and forthcoming books cover a range of topics, including chat room interaction, intercultural communication and second language acquisition.

• Chapter 1: Introduction: Overview and ObjectivesChapter 2: Critical Approaches to RaceChapter 3: Korea in ContextChapter 4: White Normativity in ELTChapter 5: White Saviorism in ELTChapter 6: White Neoliberalism in ELTChapter 7: Beyond Korea: Racial Capitalism and White Public SpacesChapter 8: Conclusion and Future DirectionsReferencesIndex

Christopher Jenks perceptively draws from his personal experience as a biracial professional in diverse communities in the East and West to “color” the field of English language teaching, in order to expose invisible and unspoken racial inequalities and unleash the creative potential of diversity in language learning and communication.