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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · 14d

It appears in "Texts and Countertexts: Dismantling Dominating Discourses through Decolonizing and Antiracist Pedagogies".
Congratulations to the editors and to all the contributors!
50 free online copies of the commentary available ⬇️
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Language is land: countertexts as decolonial pathways in language education

Published in Language Awareness (Ahead of Print, 2025)

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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · 14d

My Language Awareness commentary “Language is land: countertexts as decolonial pathways in language education” is now published.
Many thanks to special issue editors Ron Darvin & Kathryn Accurso for inviting me to write this piece.
Read the commentary ➡️ doi.org/10.1080/0965...

Screenshot of the first page of a Language Awareness article (Routledge/Taylor & Francis) titled “Language is land: countertexts as decolonial pathways in language education.” Author: Paul Meighan (Independent researcher). DOI shown at top: 10.1080/09658416.2025.2563569. Opening paragraphs argue that language is never neutral and that languages act as “ecological encyclopedias and ancestral guides.” The commentary introduces the special issue “Texts and Countertexts”, showing how countertexts disrupt colonial and raciolinguistic hierarchies and frame language/literacy as decolonial, relational, and land-connected.

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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · 15d

Transepistemic language teacher education — open access in The Modern Language Journal ➡️ doi.org/10.1111/modl...

<em>The Modern Language Journal</em> | NFMLTA Journal | Wiley Online Library

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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · 16d

Delighted to be invited to deliver a webinar on "Colonialingualism, Accentism, and Phonological Expectations in Language Teacher Education". Thanks to the Accent & Discrimination group (ATILF–CNRS–Université de Lorraine) for the invitation.
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Delighted to be invited to deliver a webinar on "Colonialingualism, Accentism, and Phonological Expectations in Language Teacher Education". Many thanks to the Accent & Discrimination group (ATILF–CNRS–Université de Lorraine) for the invitation.
Register ➡️https://accent-discrimination.atilf.fr/webinar-meighan-oct-22/

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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · 19d

Many thanks to the wonderful co-editors Ari Sherris and Joy Peyton. I’m looking forward to reading all the contributions!

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The voices in this book raise questions about the relationalities and entanglements of applied linguists in a troubled world. They are the personal stories that are sometimes hidden behind and within ...

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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · 19d

Lovely to receive this today! I contributed, “Whatever you do, don’t give up!”. My late mother, happy and proud, said this to me when I told her I was doing a PhD on Indigenous language reclamation. Here’s to you, Mum, and to all the revitalizers and reclaimers. Tha gaol agam ort.

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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · Sep 1

Join the online launch of our Special Issue in The Modern Language Journal, “Critical Reflections on Colonial Pedagogies: Lessons Learned for Language Teacher Education”.
🗓️: Thursday, September 4 at 11:00am EST.
Zoom link: uconn-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · Aug 17

Thrilled to be a keynote speaker for the International Symposium on Mother Languages at CELL, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan.
My talk: Language Is More than Words: Challenging Colonialingualism in Education.
Thanks to Dr Waqar Ali Shah & CELL for the invite!

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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · Aug 1

How can we address colonialingualism in language education?
Here are 5 key points from my new article “Transepistemic language teacher education: A framework for plurilingualism, translanguaging, and challenging colonialingualism”.
Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/modl...

Infographic titled “Transepistemic Language Teacher Education: Five Key Points.”
It presents a vertical sequence of five numbered points:

A knowledge-bridging framework that brings diverse ways of knowing and being into dialogue.
Challenges colonialingualism, the privileging of dominant colonial languages and knowledges.
Complements plurilingualism and translanguaging, reconnecting links between language, land, and identity.
Applies a place-based, biocultural approach to language learning and teacher preparation.
Encourages and supports language teachers to engage with ecological knowledges and land-centered practices.
The infographic includes a full citation at the bottom:
Meighan, P. J. (2025). Transepistemic language teacher education: A framework for plurilingualism, translanguaging, and challenging colonialingualism. Modern Language Journal, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1111/modl.13020

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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · Aug 1

My article “Transepistemic language teacher education: A framework for plurilingualism, translanguaging, and challenging colonialingualism” is now published open access in the Modern Language Journal.
Read more ➡ doi.org/10.1111/modl...

<em>The Modern Language Journal</em> | NFMLTA Journal | Wiley Online Library

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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · Jul 28

My paper “Transepistemic language teacher education: A framework for plurilingualism, translanguaging, and challenging colonialingualism” will be published soon!
This paper is part of a special issue on addressing colonial pedagogies in language teacher education.
More soon!

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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · Jul 11

Proofs arrived today! My chapter “Literacy and Language Revitalization” will soon be published in the Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics.
More to come.

A screenshot of the first page of a book chapter titled "Literacy and Language Revitalization" by Paul Meighan. The introduction discusses how language revitalization seeks to reverse language loss caused by colonialism and other oppressive forces. It defines language revitalization as a global, contextual process often tied to literacy practices. The text explains that literacy varies across cultures and includes ideological implications. Four types of literacy—functional, social, autonomous, and local—are listed, highlighting the importance of context. The watermark “PROOF” is visible in the background.

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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · Jul 5

It offers a practical framework for conducting ethical, community-led, and decolonising research that centres Indigenous knowledges and practices.
Looking forward to contributing to these important conversations and making research more accountable, relational, and inclusive.

Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · Jul 5

This Element explores how kincentric and relational methodologies—rooted in Indigenous concepts like Dùthchas (Gaelic kinship, interconnectedness, and ethical responsibility)—can reshape educational research.

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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · Jul 5

Many thanks to the Series Editors, Sal Consoli and Samantha Curle, for this opportunity and their leadership on the new Elements in Research Methods in Education series.

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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · Jul 5

Delighted to share I’ve been contracted by Cambridge University Press to author a new book in their Cambridge Elements series, titled "Decolonising Research Practices in Education: Kincentric and Relational Methodologies".

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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · Jul 4

Looking forward to reading how this new resource, "Navigating TESOL" (Routledge, August 2025), engages with colonialingualism and ways of countering colonial legacies within TESOL.
Encouraging to see more conversations on these themes in the field.
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...

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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · Jul 3

Colonialingualism isn’t just about language dominance — it exposes the deeper colonial mindsets and binary thinking that fracture knowledge, identity, and our relationship with the environment.
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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · Jul 1

Thrilled to share my interview with Robert Phillipson, renowned for his work on linguistic imperialism and linguistic human rights.
It’s a call to confront linguistic imperialism and advance equity for Indigenous and minority language communities.
More ➡️ jempub.com/wp-content/u...

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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · Jun 30

Language is not just a tool for communication, language is land, identity, culture, knowledge, and more.
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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · Jun 30

Our special issue editorial “Languages of the Land: Indigenous Knowledges, Linguistic and Epistemic Justice, and Multilingual Futures” is now available.
Contributions collectively spotlight multilingual futures rooted in land, identity, and community.
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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · Jun 29

Interview
Resisting Linguistic Imperialism: A Conversation with Robert Phillipson on Linguistic Human Rights, Multilingualism, and Indigenous and Minority Languages
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Robert Phillipson, Paul Meighan

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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · Jun 29

Constellations: Decolonizing Multilingualism through Lilyology, Scholarly Personal Narrative, Wildness, Beauty, Imagination
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Dawn Wink

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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · Jun 29

Sustaining Indigenous Language and Knowledge in Island Communities of the Maldives: Challenges and Facilitators
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Naashia Mohamed, Mizna Mohamed, Mohamed Inaz

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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · Jun 29

Research Article
Learning from Mexican Indigenous Women’s Life Stories: Multilingualism and Sustainability
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Yesenia Bautista Ortiz, Mario E. López-Gopar, Ana Edith López Cruz

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