Social Justice Language Teacher Education

Margaret R. Hawkins is a Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her primary research interest, foundationally dedicated to promoting equity for all learners, is in languages and literacies in and out of school, including classroom, home, and community-based settings. Her published work examines classroom ecologies, families and schools, and language teacher education. Current projects focus on global digital partnerships for youth, education in Uganda, and non-gateway districts’ responses to new immigrant and refugee populations. She has published widely, and serves as the Chair of the TESOL Research Standing Committee as well as on multiple organizational and editorial boards.

• Introduction - Margaret R. HawkinsCh. 1 Teacher Education for Social Justice - Ken ZeichnerCh. 2 Multimodality, Social Justice and Becoming a ‘Really South African’ Democracy: Case Studies from Language Classrooms - Denise NewfieldCh. 3 Does Intercultural Bilingual Education Open Spaces for Inclusion at Higher Education? - Mahia Maurial & Moises SuxoCh. 4 Education and Social Justice in Neoliberal Times: Historical and Pedagogical Perspectives from Two Postcolonial Contexts - Matthew Clarke & Brian MorganCh. 5 Enfranchising the Teacher of English through Action Research: Perspectives on English Language Teacher Education in Uganda - Robinah KyeyuneCh. 6 Dialogic Determination: Constructing a Social Justice Discourse in Language Teacher Education - Margaret R. HawkinsCh. 7 Creating a School Programme to Cater for Learner Diversity: A Dialog between a School Administrator and an Academic - Franky Poon & Angel LinCh. 8 Working for Social Justice in a Collaborative Action Research Group - Kelleen Toohey & Bonnie Waterstone

How to make a difference in classrooms and communities remains a challenge for language teachers internationally. Margaret Hawkins has skillfully identified a range of exciting scholars who "walk the talk" in promoting social justice in language teacher education. A compelling collection that will be widely read by teacher educators, language teachers, and applied linguists.