The investigation and unmasking of racial inequality have been one of the cornerstones of the critical turn in TESOL, so much so that a significant body of literature on the topic now exists. Yet, there is often a lack of reflection on the fact that discourse surrounding contentious social issues like race is inherently dialogical in that it consists of constant interaction between different voices (heteroglossia) and ideologies (polyphony). This paper presents the findings of a study focussing on the dialogicality of discourse surrounding the recruitment of non-local teachers of English in Thailand. This research, framed by the existence of significant inequalities between teachers of different nationalities and ethnic backgrounds in the Thai educational system, examined the role race played in interactions in a Facebook group for non-local teachers of English seeking employment in Thailand. The analysis focussed on identifying points of struggle, salient topics around which particularly intensive concentrations of dialogicality could be found. Two are presented in this paper, the struggle for discursive space to debate racial inequality and the struggle over the assignment of victimhood and perpetratorhood. I conclude by arguing for more attention to be paid to how global inequalities in TESOL are debated and challenged locally.

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TESOL招聘中的对话性和种族化话语

种族不平等的调查和揭露一直是 TESOL 关键转变的基石之一，以至于现在存在关于该主题的大量文献。然而，围绕种族等有争议的社会问题的话语本质上是对话性的，因为它由不同声音（异语）和意识形态（复调）之间的持续互动组成，这一事实往往缺乏反思。本文介绍了一项研究的结果，该研究侧重于围绕在泰国招聘非本地英语教师的话语对话性。本研究以泰国教育系统中不同国籍和种族背景的教师之间存在显着不平等为框架，在 Facebook 群组中研究了种族在互动中扮演的角色，该群组为在泰国寻求工作的非本地英语教师。分析的重点是确定斗争点，突出主题，围绕这些主题可以找到特别密集的对话。本文提出了两个，为辩论种族不平等的话语空间的斗争以及对受害者和肇事者分配的斗争。最后，我主张更多地关注 TESOL 中的全球不平等如何在本地进行辩论和挑战。争论种族不平等的话语空间的斗争以及受害者和肇事者分配的斗争。最后，我主张更多地关注 TESOL 中的全球不平等如何在本地进行辩论和挑战。争论种族不平等的话语空间的斗争以及受害者和肇事者分配的斗争。最后，我主张更多地关注 TESOL 中的全球不平等如何在本地进行辩论和挑战。