In an increasingly interconnected world, where colonial legacies continue to resonate in academia, this research book examines the methodological uncertainties that arise when adopting a decolonial approach to research. Through a series of interrelated chapters, a rich and complex narrative is woven that challenges the norms of traditional research methodologies by proposing new ways of understanding and approaching various issues related to the field of English Language Teaching (ELT) in Colombia: doctoral education, text authorship, critical, bilingual, and intersectional identities, and language policies. This book is an invitation to question the familiar, embrace uncertainty, and explore new ways of doing research that recognize and value the rich diversity of voices and experiences in a world that demands decolonization in all spheres, including education in general and the field of ELT education in particular.
Preface: Navigating Methodological Uncertainties of Research in ELT Education
In an increasingly interconnected world, where colonial legacies still resonate in the academic field of English Language Teaching (ELT) with profound and devastating force, this new issue of Methodological Uncertainties of Research in ELT Education explores the methodological uncertainties that
Introducing Methodological Uncertainties of Research in ELT Education
This introductory chapter presents the experience of three doctoral professors in terms of the challenges faced when educating future PhD scholars in the field of ELT (English Language Teaching).
ELT Textbook Writer Ideologies on Textbook Creation: An Auto-Ethnographic Study
This chapter will begin by outlining the challenges I face as a teacher-researcher in formulating a research design to investigate the difficulties, perspectives, acknowledgement, and rights of ELT textbook writers involved in the production process.
Uncertainties in the Exploration of Methods to Problematize the Critical Identities of English Language Teachers
English language teachers’ identities have been an important issue for understanding who we are, what we do, and the way we perceive our practices and roles in the educational context.
Methodologies in the Identity of the Bilingual Science Teacher: A Look from the Uncertainties
In this chapter I intend to show the methodological uncertainties that arise when approaching the concept of identity from a heterarchical and dialogic perspective, since I understand that the individual is not an object from which information must be extracted.
A Decolonial Perspective into Language Policy Studies: An Analysis for Future Methodological Practices
In recent years, the so-called decolonial perspective has become increasingly important and challenging, especially in the research field.
The Use of Visual Narratives in an Intersectional EFL Research Study
Throughout history, different kinds of violence have taken place in humanity, and one of the most evident kinds has been epistemic violence. Epistemic violence has to do with the idea and desire to impose knowledge on the Other (Pulido Tirado, 2009).