Foreword. Gregory Hadley Introduction. Melinda Harrison Section I Language Education Responds to the Call for Peace Chapter 1. Rebecca L. Oxford, Tammy Gregersen, Melinda Harrison and M. Matilde Olivero: The Call for Peace in Language Education: This Book's Purpose, Themes and Peace Approach Chapter 2. Christina Gkonou, M. Matilde Olivero and Rebecca L. Oxford: Empowering Language Teachers to be Influential Peacebuilders: Knowledge, Competencies and Activities Chapter 3. Tammy Gregersen and Peter D. MacIntyre: The Nonverbal Channels of Peacebuilding: What Teachers, Trainers and Facilitators Need to Know Section II Applying Peacebuilding for Inner, Interpersonal and Intergroup Peace Chapter 4. María Celina Barbeito and Adelina Sánchez Centeno: Inner Peace and Emotion Regulation During Oral Production in ESL/EFL Teacher Education Chapter 5. Carmen M. Amerstorfer: How Increased Self-regulation, Learner Autonomy and Learner Cooperation Raise Self-esteem and Consequently Inner Peace and Interpersonal Peace: Insights from an Innovative School Context Chapter 6. Ana María F. Barcelos: Revolutionary Love and Peace in the Construction of an English Teacher’s Professional Identity Chapter 7. Josephine Prado, Gönül Uguralp-Cannon, John Marc Green, Melinda Harrison and Laurie Franz Smith: Seeking Connection through Difference: Finding the Nexus of Transformative Learning, Peacebuilding and Language Teaching Section III Applying Peacebuilding for Intercultural and International Peace Chapter 8: James E. Bernhardt, Christine M. Campbell and Betty Lou Leaver: Can Foreign Languages Be Taught for Peace at U.S. Government Institutes?  Chapter 9. Michael Wei and Yalun Zhou: International Faculty and International Students in Universities: Their Roles in Fostering Peace across Languages and Cultures Chapter 10. Laura Mahalingappa, Terri L. Rodriguez and Nihat Polat: Promoting Peace through Social Justice Pedagogies for Students from Immigrant Muslim Communities: Using Critical Language Awareness in Second Language Classrooms Section IV Applying Peacebuilding through Positive Psychology, Peace Linguistics and Peace Language Chapter 11. Tammy Gregersen and Peter D. MacIntyre: Acting Locally to Integrate Positive Psychology and Peace: Practical Applications for Language Teaching and Learning Chapter 12. Rebecca L. Oxford: From Hate Speech to Empathy: Lessons for Language Educators and Society Chapter 13. Andy Curtis and Rebecca L. Oxford: Applying Peace Linguistics: What Peacebuilders Can Learn from the Languages of Hurt, Hate and Harm Chapter 14. Rebecca L. Oxford and Andy Curtis: Exploring Peace Language: Hope, Help and Harmony Section V Moving Further with Peacebuilding Chapter 15. M. Matilde Olivero, Melinda Harrison and Rebecca L. Oxford: Peacebuilding through Classroom Activities: Inner, Interpersonal, Intergroup, Intercultural, International and Ecological Peace Chapter 16. M. Matilde Olivero, Tammy Gregersen, Melinda Harrison and Rebecca L. Oxford: Conclusion: Integrating Peace Concepts, Personal Insights and Future Peace Directions Index

This book shares wisdom and strategies to help language teachers, teacher educators, and peace educators communicate peace, contribute to peace and weave peacebuilding into classrooms and daily life. The book’s Language of Peace Approach and more than 50 creative activities nurture peacebuilding skills in students, educators and the community.

This innovative, much-needed book shares powerful wisdom and practical strategies to help language teachers, teacher educators and peace educators communicate peace, contribute to peace and weave peacebuilding into classrooms and daily life. The clear, six-part Language of Peace Approach underlies more than 50 creative activities that can promote peacebuilding competence in secondary and post-secondary students, current and prospective educators and community members outside of academia. Chapters span the spectrum from cross-cultural peace education to the positive psychology of peace, from nonverbal peace language to transformative language teaching for peace, and from the needs of language learners to the needs of language educators. The book makes a unique and valuable contribution to the discussion of how we can live together peacefully in a changing world. 

Rebecca L. Oxford is a University of Maryland Professor Emerita and Distinguished Scholar-Teacher who now works with doctoral students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.  María Matilde Olivero is a second language teacher educator and researcher at Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Argentina. Melinda Harrison is a lecturer at Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, USA and is working on a PhD in Educational Studies in Diverse Populations at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Tammy Gregersen is a Professor of TESOL at the American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.