This volume problematizes native-speakerism in language learning and teaching. Bringing theoretical discussion together with empirical data, Houghton, Rivers and Hashimoto document past traditions and current perspectives surrounding the native-speaker criterion, and explore native-speakerism across languages and contexts.

Introduction

Stephanie Ann Houghton, Damian J. Rivers and Kayoko Hashimoto

Part I: The Native Speaker Criterion: Past Traditions, Current Perspectives and Future Possibilities

1 The Idea of the Native Speaker

Damian J. Rivers

2 The Sociohistorical Foundations of Japan's Relationship with the Native Speaker of Foreign Languages

Damian J. Rivers

3 "Introverted Psychosis" and the Psychology of Native-Speaker Interaction: Social Representation, Status and Threat Perception

Damian J. Rivers

4 Contemporary English Language Teachers' Views on Native Speakerism in Context

Damian J. Rivers

Part II: Japanese Native Speakerism: Past, Present and Future

5 The Construction of the Native Speaker of Japanese

Kayoko Hashimoto

6 Japanese Language for Foreigners: Policy on Foreign Nationals and EPA Scheme

Kayoko Hashimoto

7 Japanese Language Teachers' Views on Native Speakers and "Easy Japanese"

Kayoko Hashimoto

8 Native Speakerism in Japanese Language Teaching for Foreigners and English Language Teaching for Japanese Nationals

Kayoko Hashimoto

Part III: The Post-Native-Speakerist Shift

9 The Post-Native-Speakerist Language Teacher

Stephanie Ann Houghton

10 Shifts Needed in Foreign Language Teacher Education Activities

Stephanie Ann Houghton

11 Shifts Needed in Foreign Language Teacher Attributes

Stephanie Ann Houghton

12 Reconceptualizing Foreign Language Education

Stephanie Ann Houghton

Conclusion

Stephanie Ann Houghton, Damian J. Rivers and Kayoko Hashimoto

Stephanie Ann Houghton is an Associate Professor in Intercultural Communication at Saga University in Japan. She is co-editor, with Melina Porto, of the 'Intercultural Communication and Language Education' book series. She has published multiple academic books and articles in peer-reviewed international journals.

Damian J. Rivers is an Associate Professor in Communication at Future University Hakodate, Japan. He has co-edited several books including, 'Isms in Language Education: Oppression, Intersectionality and Emancipation' (2017) and 'The Sociolinguistics of Hip-Hop as Critical Conscience: Dissatisfaction and Dissent' (2017).

Kayoko Hashimoto is a Lecturer at the School of Languages and Cultures, The University of Queensland in Australia. Her main research areas are language policies and Japan's educational policies. She currently serves as the Language and Education Thematic/Review editor for Asian Studies Review.