Transnational dialogue on language education in canada and brazil: How do we move forward in the face of neoconservative/neoliberal times?

Abstract

This interview with Prof. Dr. Brian Morgan from York University presents some of Dr. Morgan and Dr. Ferraz’s perspectives in relation to language education in Canada and Brazil. The conversation plunges into essential topics to be problematized by language educators from both countries: neoconservative politics, neoliberalism, plurilingualism, philosophy of language (Derrida, Bakhtin, Foucault, Deleuze), cultural studies, teacher education, teaching practices. Brian Morgan invites us to go through a process of further thinking in terms of: 1. The Neoliberal agenda within educational policies and actions, 2. The relationship between theories (philosophies of language, cultural studies) and practices (how such theories impact – or not – public teachers’ pedagogical practices), 3. The design of pedagogical projects (e.g., the Get Involved Project, MONTE MOR; MORGAN, 2014) that provide critical spaces for working within and against neoliberal agendas.

Keywords

• Language education. Brazil. Canada. neoliberalism. Neoconservative times.