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AFTERWORD: Envisaging a future path for positive psychology and decoloniality in ELT

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Abstract

As clearly articulated in the introductory chapter, the aftermath of the legacies of material and symbolic colonization have inflicted long-lasting wounds that, over time, have become chronic diseases. Many of these wounds have naturalized into one-size-fits-all curricula, standardized pedagogies, and deficit-based discourses that frame learners and teachers – particularly those from racialized, Indigenous, migrant, and linguistically diverse backgrounds – as perpetually lacking. These inherited structures, often invisible to those who benefit from them, continue to shape the emotional experiences, identity possibilities, and wellbeing of learners and educators within English language education.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLove, Healing, and Hope: Transformative Practices in Decolonial ELT through Positive Psychology
EditorsJ Chen, L Veliz & M Farias
Place of PublicationUnited States of America
Pages513-523
Edition1
Publication statusPublished - 31 Dec 2026

Publication series

NameAffect and Care in English Language Education

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