Innovations and Challenges in Applied Linguistics from the Global South

"Makoni and Pennycook have done it again! Taking a lens from the epistemologies of the South, the authors disinvent and reconstitute Applied Linguistics. This book makes visible what Makoni and Pennycook call the "darker side of Applied Linguistics," that is, the colonial matrix of power that has delinked language from local social practices. The authors invite us to "think otherwise" with decolonial scholars so as to construct new knowledge and practices."

Ofelia García, City University of New York, USA

"I find this newest work by Alastair Pennycook and Sinfree Makoni to be one of the most innovative and very timely additions to the network of publications in applied linguistics. Its focus on inventing an applied linguistics from the Global South is an admirable goal, which is likely to lead to revolutionary breakthroughs, not just in applied linguistics, but also in language and communication studies as a whole. A must-read for scholars and students of applied linguistics wherever based."

Shi-xu, Hangzhou Normal University, China

"This book asks us to think otherwise: to decolonize knowledge making, to reinvigorate applied linguistics by challenging the Northern research gaze and embracing epistemologies of the South. It examines the colonial past and the neoliberal present to illuminate how deeply embedded ideologies and colonial cultural imaginaries have shaped the inequalities in global knowledge production. By calling for a Southern applied linguistics, Pennycook and Makoni challenge us to expand our epistemological repertoires, to transform hegemonic understandings of languages and language pedagogies, and to diversify the ways that knowledge flows across the globe."

Angel M. Y. Lin, Simon Fraser University, Canada

"Innovations and Challenges in Applied Linguistics from the Global South is full of fresh insights for AL from the Global South. This is a balanced volume that presents both desirable and undesirable aspects. The text is written with care, nuance, and complexities throughout. The book potentially challenges AL's dominance in the Global North with unpredictable effects (Gallagher, 2008). Therefore, it is a must-read book in the field."

Ribut Wahyudi, Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang, Indonesia