ERIC Number: EJ1450389
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Dec
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-7941
EISSN: EISSN-1949-3533
(Re)negotiating Asian and Asian American Identities in Solidarity as Language Teacher Educators: An AsianCrit Discourse Analysis
Kevin M. Wong; Minhye Son; Wenyang Sun; Jongyeon Joy Ee; Samantha Harris; Jungmin Kwon; Khánh Lê; Zhongfeng Tian
TESOL Journal, v15 n4 e854 2024
The historical and contemporary experiences of Asian/Asian Americans in the United States casts light on the significance of identity negotiation and construction. In this study, the identities of Asian/Asian American language teacher educators (LTEs) are examined within the current sociopolitical context, shedding light on the persistent pursuit of legitimacy and belonging within the Asian/Asian American LTE community. More specifically, this study examines the teaching philosophies of eight Asian/Asian American LTEs from different institutions and regions across the United States as a collective and critically reflexive entryway into their experiences and commitments as LTEs. Using AsianCrit to analyze participants' teaching statements and focus group discussions, this study uncovers (1) a commitment to asset-based and culturally sustaining pedagogies, (2) identity-informed convictions to foster critical consciousness in language teacher candidates; (3) pressures to downplay Asian intersectional identities to survive the Eurocentric norms of the job market; (4) a desire to do more than survive; and (5) the power of the collective for healing and liberation. The article concludes with a call for teacher education programs to create spaces for teacher educators to share lived experiences, foster community, and challenge the dominant narratives that marginalize Asian and other minoritized LTEs.
Descriptors: Asians, Asian Americans, Self Concept, Social Action, Language Teachers, Teacher Educators, Sense of Community, Teacher Attitudes, Culturally Relevant Education, Teaching Methods, Evaluation, Critical Thinking, Labor Market, Minority Groups, Teaching (Occupation)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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