Camila Marchant

Thesis title: Teaching English and the reproduction of inequality: A critical inquiry into language, power, and education in Chile

Biography

Qualifications

  • MSc in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), University of Bristol, UK. 
  • BA in Education, Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile. 
  • BA in English Language Teaching, Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile. 

 

Complementary Education

  • TESOL Certification: English Language Teaching Trainer. SIT Graduate Institute through Centro Espiral Maná, Costa Rica.

  • TESOL course. Institute of Continuing & TESOL Education, University of Queensland, Australia. 

 

Responsibilities & affiliations

  • Associate Tutor in Language Education, Institute for Language Education at  Moray House School of Education and Sport. 

  • ECR (Early Career Researcher), Expert Junior Researcher – European Futures Literacy Incubator for Research and Transformation (E-FLIRT) programme.

Research summary

My research examines the intersection of neoliberalism, social inequality, and EFL in Chile. Using Critical Realism and Critical Discourse Analysis, I will be exploring how language education can challenge or reproduce structural disadvantages. By conducting fieldwork in a semi-rural setting, I aim to amplify the voices of marginalised individuals in educational discourse.

  • Marchant, C., & Torrico, E. (2023). A Novel Approach to Teach Grammar in Chilean State Schools: From a Traditional to a Communicative Approach. Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada, 23(2). https://doi.org/10.1590/1984-6398202321248
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