Preparing Antiracist ESOL Professionals: Linguistic Equity for Multilingual Learners

Bringing together top scholars in TESOL and social justice education, this essential textbook introduces the principles and practices of antiracist teaching in ESOL settings. Addressing questions of power and privilege in the classroom, this book confronts linguistic racism to provide preservice educators with frameworks, examples, lessons, and strategies for promoting linguistic equity and supporting multilingual learners. Chapters cover key topics, including ability, ethnicity, gender, language background, linguistic origin, race, and religion, allowing educators to come away equipped with antiracist pedagogies for their curricula and programs.

With examples, key concepts, and varied resources in every chapter, this text is critical reading for courses on TESOL, multicultural education, and ideal for all ESOL educators.

Luciana C. de Oliveira, Ph.D. is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Graduate Studies and a Professor in the School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Karen L. Terrell, Ph.D. is the Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education at Loyola University Maryland and a Faculty Associate of Loyola’s Center for Equity, Leadership, and Social Justice in Education.