The Complexity of Identity and Interaction in Language Education

<p>This book addresses two critical calls pertaining to language education. Firstly for attention to be paid to the transdisciplinary nature and complexity of learner identity and interaction in the classroom and secondly for the need to attend to conceptualizations of and approaches to manifestations of (in)equity in the sociohistorical contexts in which they occur. Collectively the chapters envision classrooms and educational institutions as sites both shaping and shaped by larger (trans)communal negotiations of being and belonging in which individuals affirm and/or problematize essentialized and idealized nativeness and community membership. The volume comprised of chapters contributed by a diverse array of researcher-practitioners living working and/or studying around the globe is intended to inform empower and inspire stakeholders in language education to explore potentially reimagine and ultimately critically and practically transform the communities in which they live work and/or study.</p>