Drawing from recent studies of the sociolinguistics of globalization (Blommaert, 2010; Pennycook,2014), I combine the notion of polycentricity with the Douglas Fir Group’s (2016) framework for SLA to better understand teacher agency (Larsen-Freeman, 2019) in the construction of teacher identity and in classroom language practices. I argue that a polycentric framework offers a better understanding of teacher agency, how it intersects with their identity positionings, and their pedagogical practices in relation.
Anita Greenfield's research interest is in the process through which English continues to spread globally and how ideologies about the English language are reproduced, contested, and transformed in local settings in the outer circle. Her current research focuses on the agency of “native English speaking teachers” in these processes and examines the narratives and classroom practices of “NESTs” working in South Korean classrooms.
