Gael Sociolinguist | Research: Colonialingualism, Transepistemic Education, Indigenous & Multilingual Pedagogies | Website: www.paulmeighan.com | Views=own, Reposts/likes≠endorsementshttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3mrbdqqkaxs2pDecolonising Research Practices in Education is free to download and access until July 24! It offers a practical framework for conducting ethical, community-led, and decolonising research that centres Indigenous knowledges and practices. Download & read ➡️ https://doi.org/10.1017/978100969746022 Jul 2026 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbdqqkaxs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3mr6exf2lls2iFree download and access for a few more days! https://doi.org/10.1017/978100969746021 Jul 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6exf2lls2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3mqfvfrzc322w“Decolonising Research Methods in Education” free to access and download until 24th July! 📚 https://doi.org/10.1017/978100969746012 Jul 2026 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfvfrzc322whttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3mowh6dbo522hProofs submitted! Decolonising Research Practices in Education: Kincentric and Relational Methodologies will be out soon. Pre-order here: https://www.cambridge.org/ca/universitypress/subjects/education/education-policy-strategy-and-reform/decolonising-research-practices-education-kincentric-and-relational-methodologies?format=HB&isbn=9781009697484&utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1dennhawq7ad6&fbclid=IwVERDUASmqhxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEejedab54BwIr4UFsquWcpJpKs0G8u-5vxKj_jnYe2oP3gPX7XJzlY6EMtXk0_aem_VLOSXtKo0Swn-1JGKTBTuQ Excerpt: https://assets.cambridge.org/97810096/97484/excerpt/9781009697484_excerpt.pdf?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1dennhawq7ad6&fbclid=IwVERDUASmqlJURENQBKaqHGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR6N51pvngHAivhQWyq5ZykmkqzQby77m_EqP-Odh7ag_eA9ftcnOVjoQy1eTQ_aem_VLOSXtKo0Swn-1JGKTBTuQ23 Jun 2026 03:23 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mowh6dbo522hhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3mobckccfsk2tDelighted to join the Digital Approaches to Teaching Less Commonly Taught & Indigenous Languages conference as guest speaker at Ohio University in October. My talk—Decolonizing the digital landscape: The role of technology in supporting Indigenous & minoritized language teaching.14 Jun 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobckccfsk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3mnmhxygb622qMy first monograph coming soon with Cambridge University Press! https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/abs/decolonising-research-practices-in-education/45FE38E046F27E5A5A7393117F3A962F06 Jun 2026 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnmhxygb622qhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3mlhhvrnnrk2pGreat to receive hardback copies of my first edited book “Countering Colonialingualism in Language Education”. A surreal feeling to have a physical copy after working on it on the laptop the past couple years! Thank you again to all the contributors. https://www.routledge.com/Countering-Colonialingualism-in-Language-Education-Research-Practices-and-Pedagogies-from-the-Global-South/Meighan-Veliz/p/book/978104110149910 May 2026 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhhvrnnrk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3mkopoxmop22hA decolonial call to action, “Countering Colonialingualism in Language Education” reimagines language teaching by centering Indigenous and minoritized languages and knowledges, challenging linguistic and epistemic injustice worldwide. https://www.routledge.com/Countering-Colonialingualism-in-Language-Education-Research-Practices-and-Pedagogies-from-the-Global-South/Meighan-Veliz/p/book/978104110149930 Apr 2026 03:53 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkopoxmop22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3miqwd4ndkc2xCountering Colonialingualism in Language Education is now out! Get your copy: https://www.routledge.com/Countering-Colonialingualism-in-Language-Education-Research-Practices-and-Pedagogies-from-the-Global-South/Meighan-Veliz/p/book/978104110149905 Apr 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3miqwd4ndkc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3mimqar4ttc2lHonoured to be joining the Editorial Board of Language and Intercultural Communication, a Q1 peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis. Grateful for the opportunity to contribute to that conversation & to work alongside such respected colleagues. tandfonline.com/journals/rmli2003 Apr 2026 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimqar4ttc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3mihscrlor22pOfficial publication day! Thrilled “Countering Colonialingualism in Language Education” is out today with Routledge. My first edited volume—huge thanks to co-editor Leonardo Veliz, our contributors, Othman Barnawi & @routledgebooks.bsky.social. More: https://www.routledge.com/Countering-Colonialingualism-in-Language-Education-Research-Practices-and-Pedagogies-from-the-Global-South/Meighan-Veliz/p/book/9781041101499 Code: 26AFLY101 Apr 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihscrlor22phttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3mh2l6oi77s27Our new open-access article “Land and Water Pedagogy in TESOL: Centering Indigenous Knowledges” is out! We introduce land & water pedagogy as an additive, place-based approach that centers Indigenous knowledges & accountability to local contexts. More ➡️ https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.7009214 Mar 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh2l6oi77s27https://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3mh2k46riy22c“Countering Colonialingualism in Language Education” now available for pre-order: https://www.routledge.com/Countering-Colonialingualism-in-Language-Education-Research-Practices-and-Pedagogies-from-the-Global-South/Meighan-Veliz/p/book/978104110149914 Mar 2026 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh2k46riy22chttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3mfucnvhdrc2yGreat to hear our article “Land and Water Pedagogy in TESOL: Centering Indigenous Knowledges", written from our perspectives as Gael and Ryukyuan, has been accepted for publication in TESOL Quarterly. More soon!27 Feb 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfucnvhdrc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3meo4tgsfb224📣 Call for abstracts 📣 ✅ Submit: 300-word abstract & bio to: https://forms.gle/qR2w3tbkyYDVsNXY7 🗓️ Deadline: April 30, 2026 (notification: May 24, 2026; full chapter: January 15, 2027) Editors: Paul Meighan, Bedrettin Yazan, Waqar Ali Shah, Leonardo Veliz 🔎 Info: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ypWnw3DxzH2B3ITQreiMWrgKHd6Nqw9g/view?usp=sharing12 Feb 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3meo4tgsfb224https://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3md4cs5mnqc2a“Language doesn’t just name places; it shapes how we relate to them and treat them.” I was interviewed by Tarang Mohnot for BBC Travel about why colonialingual metaphors like “Venice of the East” flatten places — and why names matter. Read the full story: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260121-is-it-time-to-retire-venice-of-the-east23 Jan 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4cs5mnqc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3mcodneyf6k2eBook proofs are in! Countering Colonialingualism in Language Education is on its way. More soon! https://www.routledge.com/Countering-Colonialingualism-in-Language-Education-Research-Practices-and-Pedagogies-from-the-Global-South/Meighan-Veliz/p/book/978104110149918 Jan 2026 04:56 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcodneyf6k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3mciaecp5yc2wDelighted our book, The Routledge Handbook of Race and Equity in Applied Linguistics, will be published soon in June 2026. For more information on how to pre-order: https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-Race-and-Equity-in-Applied-Linguistics/Veliz-Meighan-Shah-Gao/p/book/9781041049081 More soon!15 Jan 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mciaecp5yc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3mcdphzqqpc2cThree short, accessible blog summaries—with infographics—of my recent work in the Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics and The Modern Language Journal are now live on my academic website. Read more below ⬇️ 1.) Decolonizing Language Education: https://paulmeighan.com/f/decolonizing-language-education13 Jan 2026 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcdphzqqpc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3maj7c4h5hs2gDelighted to announce that Leonardo Veliz, Waqar Bukhari, Bedrettin Yazan, and I are editing a new Palgrave Macmillan book series, Critical Multilingualism in Education. For more info and to submit a proposal, visit the series page (or scan the QR code): link.springer.com/series/6056821 Dec 2025 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3maj7c4h5hs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3m7dk2ofqkk27Feeling very encouraged and grateful to learn that my article “Colonialingualism: colonial legacies, imperial mindsets, and inequitable practices in English language education” is currently listed as the most cited article of all time in Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education.06 Dec 2025 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7dk2ofqkk27https://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3m755j4pnqs2tHow can literacy practices support—rather than undermine—language revitalization? Here are 5 key takeaways from my chapter “Literacy and Language Revitalization” in the Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics ⬇️ https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal0730.pub2 Full text access: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/398254147_Literacy_and_Language_Revitalization04 Dec 2025 04:36 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3m755j4pnqs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3m6zzso7tzs2aMy chapter “Literacy and Language Revitalization” is now published in The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal0730.pub2 Access the full text here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/398254147_Literacy_and_Language_Revitalization02 Dec 2025 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6zzso7tzs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3m6bcx3m5622tLooking forward to this book being published next year. It’s been a delight and honour to work alongside all the contributing authors and fantastic co-editors Leonardo Veliz, Waqar Ali Shah, and Xuesong Andy Gao for this Handbook. Stay tuned for more updates!23 Nov 2025 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6bcx3m5622thttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3m6bcukxg5s2tDelighted our book—Countering Colonialingualism in Language Education: Research Practices and Pedagogies from the Global South—will be published soon. Find out more about the book and how to pre-order here: https://www.routledge.com/Countering-Colonialingualism-in-Language-Education-Research-Practices-and-Pedagogies-from-the-Global-South/Meighan-Veliz/p/book/978104110149923 Nov 2025 02:57 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6bcukxg5s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3m4lyo6wqw22gCall for Papers - Social (In)justice, Indigeneity and Colonialingualism: Recognition, Resistance and Re-Existence. More details: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/10/29/social-injustice-indigeneity-and-colonialingualism-recognition-resistance-and-re01 Nov 2025 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4lyo6wqw22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/pauljmeighan.bsky.social/post/3m44sd4mk4s2fLooking forward to this new open book edited by Sangeeta Bagga-Gupta. Great to see colonialingualism used as a conceptual lens to interrogate Eurocentric ideologies in the South African context in Chaka Chaka and Sibusiso Clifford Ndlangamandla’s chapter. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-80322-2_826 Oct 2025 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:hlerlbgow2kqthxhht7o7vos/app.bsky.feed.post/3m44sd4mk4s2f