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https://doi.org/10.14483/22487085.25074Published:
2025-12-31Issue:
Vol. 27 No. 2 (2025): CALJ: july-decemberSection:
EditorialReconfiguración de la praxis en la lingüística aplicada hacia la enseñanza del inglés: transformación social y exaltación de las identidades locales en favor de la justicia social
Reconfiguration of Praxis in Applied Linguistics to ELT: Social Transformation and Exaltation of Local Identities Towards Social Justice
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Como se ha señalado en editoriales previos de esta revista, la lingüística aplicada ha experimentado un giro hacia perspectivas más críticas, contextualizadas, sociales y políticas sobre el lenguaje y la educación (Bonilla-Medina & Quintero-Polo, 2023). La lingüística aplicada revela que el lenguaje es mucho más que una herramienta de comunicación; constituye una práctica social, vinculada a la experiencia humana y arraigada en marcos históricos de poder. Sin embargo, dentro de nuestro campo, particularmente en la enseñanza del inglés (ELT), continuamos desenvolviéndonos en espacios configurados por la persistente influencia de legados coloniales e ideologías monolingües. No obstante, la reflexión nos ha permitido reconocer que estas estructuras han privilegiado sistemáticamente ciertas lenguas y hablantes, reforzando inequidades en la pedagogía, el diseño curricular y el desarrollo de políticas educativas.
Abstract (en)
As noted in previous editorials of this journal, applied linguistics has shifted toward more critical, contextualized, social, and political perspectives on language and education (Bonilla-Medina & Quintero-Polo, 2023). Applied Linguistics reveals that language is far more than a tool for communication; it is a social practice, inextricably linked to human experience and embedded within historical frameworks of power. Yet, within our field, particularly in English Language Teaching (ELT), we continue to navigate spaces shaped by the persistent influence of colonial legacies and monolingual ideologies. Nevertheless, reflection has helped us see that these structures have systematically privileged certain languages and speakers, reinforcing inequities in pedagogy, curriculum design, and policy development.
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