Reimagining Language Teacher Agency

Dr Huseyin Uysal is Research Assistant Professor in the Department of English Language Education at The Education University of Hong Kong. He holds a PhD degree in curriculum and instruction with a specialization in ESOL/Bilingual Education from the University of Florida, USA. His scholarship is driven by the values of social justice and grounded in understanding power, identity, and inclusivity in linguistically and culturally diverse schools. He positions himself within the critical and constructivist paradigms by advocating for emergent bilinguals and TESOL professionals. His research interests include fairness, justice and equity in TESOL, English learner reclassification, and plurilingualism at public schools. His work has appeared in venues such as TESOL Journal, TESOL Quarterly, Linguistics and Education, Peabody Journal of Education, and Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk. He is currently serving as the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Education for Multilingualism, and the Associate Editor of Journal of Education, Language, and Ideology.

Dr Xuesong Andy Gao is Professor of language and literacy education in the School of Education at the University of New South Wales. His research interests include language learner autonomy, language education policy, and language teacher education. His research has been funded by Research Grants Council (Hong Kong), Sumitomo Foundation (Japan), and the Standing Committee for Language Education and Research (Hong Kong). He has published widely in international journals, including Language Teaching, System, TESOL Quarterly, The Modern Language Journal, and Teaching and Teacher Education. He is a co-editor of International Journal of Applied Linguistics and editor of the English Language Education book series, published by Springer.