Abstract:This entry presents a critical discussion of the concept of advocacy with respect to the inequitable professional relations stemming from the discourse of native speaker in the global field of English language teaching (ELT). It attempts to capture the intricacies of various apprehensions of advocacy in ELT that are based on different worldviews. Conceptualizing advocacy as part of ELT practitioners' professional identities, this entry highlights the need for the efforts of advocacy as agentive and transformat… Show more
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