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Arguing that these are some of Davies’s seminal views |\n| Published: December 31, 2021 | and concepts, it offers a philosophical framing of his ostensive views and his other views by |\n| Volume: 12 Issue: 6 | maintaining that they entail elements of philosophizing and fragments of the postmodern turn in |\n| Advance access: December 2021 | the manner in which they are articulated in relation to applied linguistics. The paper also argues that Davies’s views of native speakerism are constructed within a classical binary perspective and, thus, can be construed to be fostering othering non-native speakers. In addition, it situates |\n|  |  |\n| Conflicts of interest: None | native speakerism within de-coloniality, epistemic break and de-linking, arguing that a de- |\n| Funding: None | colonial framework lends itself well to critiquing native speakerism. On this basis, it contends |\n|  | that there is a need to reconceptualize the notion of native speakerism that resonates with a decolonial perspective. Lastly, the paper offers implications de-coloniality has for ELT. |\n| Key words: |  |\n| English Language Teaching, Ostensive Views,\u003Cbr>Native Speaker, |  |\n| Non-Native Speaker, Native Speakerism,\u003Cbr>De-Coloniality |  |\n\nINTRODUCTION  \nIn his life time, Alan Davies became a pioneer, a ground breaker, a game-changer, and an influencer in the field of English language teaching (ELT). There is no gainsaying that at one point, he epitomized this sub-field of applied linguistics almost in the same way as Noam Chomsky and Michael Halliday did regarding their respective disciplinary areas. Infact, since the inception of an academic and scholarly career spanning 58 years (1957-2015) (Center for Applied Linguistics, 2015), and throughout the historical trajectory of this career, Alan Davies’s ideas in applied linguistics were, in many respects, revolutionary and ground-breaking.  \nTo a legion of his colleagues, his students, and his followers, and to most applied linguists, his views on language testing for English for specific purposes and for English for academic purposes, for example, and some of his conceptual devices such as the native speaker, need no mentioning or exposition. The reason for articulating this sentiment is that, not only are such views and concepts what this paper refers to as his seminal views and concepts, but they have become, I argue, immortalized in the field of applied linguistics in varying degrees. This does mean that such views  \nand concepts did not/do not court criticism, or did not/do not stir controversy. Far from that! Nonetheless, there is no denying that on a broad canvass pertaining to applied linguistics as a discipline, Davies’s name features prominently. For instance, Kaplan (2009, p. 167) points out that since its nascence, applied linguistics boasts two discrete histories: one North American, and another British. He also asserts that even though the two versions followed distinct evolutionary trajectories, Davies was one of the scholars instrumental in the genesis of the British version. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, one need not lose sight of the nexus (and cross-pollination of ideas) existing between","cbCainrCv3Ek4lBI","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainrCv3Ek4lBI","pdf",146771,"English","# Introduction\n## Alan Davies’s Role in ELT and Applied Linguistics\n## Applied Linguistics: North American vs British Histories\n## Colonial Omissions and ELT-Related Frameworks","[{\"question\":\"What two questions does the paper aim to address?\",\"answer\":\"The paper sets out to answer two questions by characterizing and deconstructing Alan Davies’s seminal views and concepts, especially ostensive views and native speakerism, within applied linguistics.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the paper characterize Davies’s native speakerism?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that Davies’s native speakerism is constructed through a classical binary perspective, which can be understood as fostering othering of non-native speakers.\"},{\"question\":\"What implications does the paper draw for English Language Teaching (ELT)?\",\"answer\":\"It argues for reconceptualizing native speakerism from a decolonial perspective and states that de-coloniality offers implications for ELT.\"}]","Advances in Language and Literary Studies - Ostensive Views, Other Views and Native Speakerism, and the Implications of the Latter for English Language Teaching | PDF",1792068887]