Decloaking whiteness: Linguistic and pedagogical imperialisms of International Baccalaureate teacher education in Japan

Main author: Shah, Akira
Format: Journal Article           
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description This article examines everyday International Baccalaureate Educator Certificate (IBEC) environments in Japanese higher education through a theoretical framework of whiteness. Exploring dissonances shaped by English and constructivism at two universities, I argue that communities challenge Anglo‐American and Euro‐American epistemologies imbued within globalist education. I call for scholarship on whiteness to better prioritize decloaking its plethora of still concealed artifacts, an issue I elucidate with two examples in language and pedagogy.
format Journal Article
author Shah, Akira
author_facet Shah, Akira
authorStr Shah, Akira
author_letter Shah, Akira
title Decloaking whiteness: Linguistic and pedagogical imperialisms of International Baccalaureate teacher education in Japan
publisher Wiley
publishDate 2024
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/43066/