Decolonising digital language learning in Palestine

There is currently considerable interest in every aspect of decolonisation in education. There is for example much interest in the curriculum and some interest in educational technology but little interest as yet in these in their role in language learning. The paper grows out of projects and friendships in Palestine and looks at the very special case of Palestinians using digital technologies to learn English. This paper makes the case that colonialization is present in most aspects of using digital technology to learn language, but especially so for the Palestinian learners of English. Decolonisation can grow out of scrutiny, awareness and criticality but must recognise the influence of culture and in the case of Palestine, of the impact of trauma, occupation and displacement. The need of Palestinians, politically, economically and educationally, to engage globally does however make decolonisation problematic.

Citation

Traxler, J. (2023) Decolonising Digital Language Learning in Palestine. Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics, 14(2), pp. 20-29. doi: 10.22055/rals.2023.43549.3039

Type

Journal article

Language

en

Description

© 2023 The Author, published by Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. This is an open access article available under a Creative Commons licence. The published version can be accessed at the following link on the publisher’s website: https://rals.scu.ac.ir/article_18687.html

ISSN

2345-3303

EISSN

2588-3887

Collections

Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing