Re-Existence and Resistance in Language Teacher Education: Decolonial Literacies in Two Colombian Universities

• In Event: Roundtable Session IV
  In Roundtable Session: Equity and Anti-Racism in Colleges of Education and Decolonization

Abstract

This roundtable introduces a collaborative inquiry by scholars at two Colombian universities that explores how pre-service English teachers construct resistance narratives through re-existence literacies. Grounded in a sociocritical qualitative framework and informed by action research, the study examines identity, agency, and social justice in language teacher education. The session invites participants to critically reflect on the theoretical and pedagogical implications of decolonial approaches to literacy and engage in dialogue about transformative educational practice.

Authors

• Edison Ferney Castrillón Ángel, Full time at Universidad Católica Luis Amigó, Medellín, Colombia.

• Juan David Murillo-Egurrola, PhD student, Universidad del Valle; Full-time professor, Facultad de Educación, Universidad Católica de Oriente (Colombia)