Marlon Valencia

He/Him

Colombia-Canada

Dr. Marlon Valencia is a Licenciado en Lenguas Modernas from Universidad del Valle with an M.A. in Foreign Languages and Cultures from Washington State University and an M.A. in Applied Linguistics from York University in Canada. He completed his doctoral studies in Language and Literacies Education with an added Collaborative Specialization in Comparative International and Development Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education from the University of Toronto. Dr. Valencia is an Assistant Professor in The Department of English at Glendon College, York University in Canada. He is the ESL Program Director and Coordinator for the Certificate of Teaching English as an International Language. He has presented and published his work in numerous international scholarly meetings, journals, and edited volumes. His research interests include: multiliteracies, visual ethnography, language policy, experiential learning; as well as the intersection between creativity, imagination, and teachers’ or language learners’ identities.

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Publications

Gagné, A., Herath, S., & Valencia. M. (forthcoming). A Multiethnography on Identity

Transformation Through the Phases of Mentoring for Scholarly Publication. P.Habibie., & Kohls, R. Mentorship in scholarly publication: Narratives and practices.

Herath, S., Gagné, A. & Valencia, M. (forthcoming). At the Nexus of Creativity, Culture,

Innovation and Motivation in Diverse Glocal Teacher Education Contexts. In F. Reisman., & K. Kelly. (Eds.), Unpacking Creativity: Culture, Innovation, and Motivation in Global Contexts.

Valencia, M. Snaidero, E. (2022). Helping English Language Learners Negotiate their

Legitimate Academic English user Identities: A Critical Conversation Between a Language Learner and her Teacher. In A. Gagne, A., Kalan, A., & Herath, S. (Eds.). Critical action research challenging neoliberal language and literacies education: Auto and duoethnographies of global experiences (pp. 173-192). Peter Lang.

Valencia, M. Tejada, I. (2020). Colombia’s language politics: Neoliberalism under the guise

of messianic nationalism. In K. McIntosh (Ed), Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching in the Neonationalist Era (pp. 105-132). Palgrave McMillan.

Valencia, M., Gagné, A. Herath, S. (2020). Unpacking professional identity: The use of

multimodal identity texts in language teacher education. In B. Yazan & K. Lindahl (eds) Language Teacher Identity in TESOL: Teacher Education and Practice as Identity Work (pp. 101-121). Routledge

Gagné, A., Herath, S., & Valencia, M. (2018). Exploring privilege and marginalization in ELT:

A trioethnography of three diverse educators. In B. Yazan, & N. Rudolph (eds.), Criticality, Teacher Identity, and (In)equity in ELT: Issues and Implications (pp. 237-256). Springer.

Gagné, A., Herath, S., & Valencia, M. (2017). Autobiographical creation: A powerful

professional development strategy for teachers (pp. 117-130). In J. Cummings, & M. Blatherwick (Eds.), Creative Practices in Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century. Sense Publishers.

Gagné, A., Herath, S., & Valencia, M. (2017). Strategies to Engage and Transform Teacher

Learners in an Online Course (pp. 331-344). In J. Cummings, & M. Blatherwick (Eds.), Creative Practices in Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century. Sense Publishers.

Herath, S. & Valencia, M. (2015). Neither “a Complete Insider” Nor “a Complete Outsider”:

Autoethnographies of Two Teacher-educators-in-the-making (pp. 86-101). In Y.L

Cheung, S. Ben Said, & K. Park (Eds.), Advances and Current Trends in Language Teacher Identity Research. Routledge.

Gagné, A., & Valencia, M. (2014). Developing Teacher Candidates’ Target Language

Proficiency: Challenges and Opportunities in a Supportive Institutional and Policy Environment. In S. Ben Said and L. J. Zhang (Eds.), Language Perspectives, Local Initiatives (pp, 26-42). Routledge.

Journal articles

Corcoran, J., Song, H., Ng, J., & Valencia, M. (2022). Trans/Plurilingual Practice among

Faculty at a Canadian University. DELTA Documentacao de Estudos em Linguistica

Teorica e Aplicada (Brazil).

Valencia, M. & Corcoran, J. N. (2021). A Review of Lisa McEntee-Atalianis' "Identity in

Applied Linguistics Research". Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 42, 1-2.

Valencia, M. & Corcoran, J. N. (2021). A Review of Lisa McEntee-Atalianis' "Identity in Applied Linguistics Research". Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 42, 1-2

Valencia, M., & Herath, S. (2015). Multimodal identity texts as mediational spaces in

researching Ph.D. students’ critical teacher-researcher Selves. Intercultural Education 26(6), 547-561. DOI: 10.1080/14675986.2015.1109779

Valencia, M. (2013). Manufacturing Consent for Neoliberal Education Reform through

Language Policy in Colombia. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development 15(1), 27-43.

Contact

Email: mvalen@glendon.yorku.ca