Rachel WicaksonoPatrick H SmithChristopher J Hall

Who we are: Rachel Wicaksono, York St John University, UK▪ TESOL, ELF, internationalisation of HE, applied linguistics

Chris Hall, York St John University, UK▪ Multilingual lexicon, SLA, World Englishes/ELF, applied

linguistics

Patrick Smith, University of Texas at El Paso, USA▪ Bilingual education, literacy education, applied

linguistics

Introduction (15 mins) Papers (20 + 5 mins each)

Chris: Language disinvention for ELT from the bottom-up, through theory and talk

Rachel: Raising awareness of English as a lingua franca for TESOL trainees in an 'internationalising' British university

Patrick: We're all applied linguists now: Mediating literacy educators' deficit perspectives on bilingual students through applied linguistics

Discussion (30 mins)

Core features (Hall, Smith & Wicaksono, 2011)

1. Primary concern with language-related needs of individuals and groups

2. Pragmatic orientation, concerned with social justice

3. Recognition that language is both sociocultural and cognitive

4. Importance of collaboration with clients, practitioners and scholars

Participatory communities, through new media

'Need' vs 'problem' 'Incompetence' in L2 speakersCase study: L1 and L2 English dyads

at UK universityExample: (mis)understanding and

discourse strategiesOnline resource which aims to raise

students’ awareness of their own use of ELF

Social justice through new understandings

Attention to dominant ideologies and epistemologies

Case study: literacy teacher preparation program in El Paso on Mexican border

Example: challenging deficit views of bilingual learners

Assuming the role of applied linguist

Language exists in both spaces simultaneously

Case study: challenging the assumption of a single legitimate fixed variety for learning

Example: talking to teachers in GazaUse of sociocultural and cognitive

evidence in teacher awareness-raising

Chris: Working with early-career teachers and teacher trainers through online media

Rachel: Working with trainee teachers, learners and users in lingua franca settings

Patrick: Working with trainee literacy teachers on multiple professional identities

Community website discussion forum community helpdesk sharing experiences

Hall, C. J., Smith, P. H. & Wicaksono, R. (2011). Mapping applied linguistics. A guide for students and practitioners. London: Routledge.