Paul Meighan Author, Translator & Editor

Leonardo Veliz is an Associate Professor in Language and Literacy in the School of Education at the University of New England, Australia. His research critically explores multilingualism, multiculturalism, and broader sociopolitical dimensions of language education, with a particular interest in equity, linguistic justice, and decolonial perspectives in diverse educational contexts, including Australia, Latin America, and the Global South.

Paul Meighan is a Gael sociolinguist, Indigenous to the Scottish Highlands and Islands. He holds PhD in Educational Studies from McGill University, Canada. His research explores the intersections of language, land, identity, and power through Indigenous language revitalization, multilingual pedagogies, and Indigenous knowledge systems.

Waqar Ali Shah is an Assistant Professor at Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan. He has obtained his PhD in Applied Linguistics from University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. His research interests include critical applied linguistics, critical (multimodal) discourse studies, critical multilingualism, and decoloniality in TESOL. Waqar has published extensively in international peer-reviewed journals.

Professor Xuesong (Andy) Gao is a language teacher educator and leading scholar at the School of Education, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, University of New South Wales Australia. His research interests include international students’ educational experiences, language learner agency, language and literacy education, language education policy and language teacher education, particularly applications of sociocultural/ecological perspectives on education.