Vulnerabilities, Challenges and Risks in Applied Linguistics

The chapters in this book call attention to vulnerabilities, challenges and risks for applied linguistics researchers and the communities they work with across a broad range of contexts from the Global North and South, and in both signed and spoken languages. Together they provide insights on both academic and professional practice across several areas: the vulnerabilities involved in researching, the limitations of traditional epistemologies, the challenges inherent in the repertoire of methodologies and pedagogies employed by applied linguists, and the effectiveness of practical responses to language-related problems. The book encourages those involved in applied linguistics to consider their own practice and their relationship with the communities, policies and educational contexts they engage with in the course of their teaching, research and activism.

Clare Cunningham is a Senior Lecturer on the Linguistics programmes in the School of Education, Language and Psychology, York St. John University, UK. Her research interests include teachers’ attitudes, beliefs and knowledge about multilingualism; the development of writing confidence in students; students’ perceptions of ecojustice in the curriculum; and ecolinguistics.

Christopher J. Hall is Professor of Applied Linguistics at York St John University, UK. He is co-editor of Ontologies of English. Conceptualising the Language for Learning, Teaching, and Assessment (with R. Wicaksono, CUP, 2020).