Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching: The Case of the Southern Caribbean

(Palgrave Macmillan, 2023)

This book presents a unique perspective from an underrepresented region in the Global South. The case of the Southern Caribbean features four different countries in the region, namely, Barbados, Guyana, St. Lucia, and Trinidad & Tobago, as well as Martinique, an island located just north of St. Lucia which is an overseas region of France. The volume documents innovations in learning and teaching Spanish, French, and Chinese in the case of the English-speaking countries, and English as a foreign language (EFL) in the case of Martinique. The chapters in the volume cover different aspects of language education in the Caribbean and are of particular interest to those involved in managing change in language education that attempts to mediate between global trends and local needs. More generally this book is for anyone involved in language development, from curriculum reform to materials development and from programme evaluation to the setting of assessment standards, as well as students and scholars of applied linguistics, language education and TESOL. The volume is edited by Hayo Reinders, Diego Mideros Camargo, Nicole Roberts and Beverly-Anne Carter.

Across These Whispering Waters: An Anthology of Writing from the Caribbean and Beyond

(Expected 2027)

Across These Whispering Waters: An Anthology of Writing from the Caribbean and Beyond brings together poetry, flash fiction, and short stories that explore the intersections of climate change, cultural heritage, identity, belonging, and imagined futures. Centering voices from the Caribbean while welcoming perspectives from across the globe, this anthology creates space for stories shaped by memory, migration, survival, tradition, and transformation. 

GENERAL INFORMATION

• All submissions must be original, unpublished works. 
• Short Stories: 1,500 – 3,500 words
• Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words
• Poetry: Up to 40 lines
• Submissions written in languages spoken in the Caribbean are welcome, including English, Spanish, French, and Dutch. Other languages may also be considered.
• All non-English submissions must be accompanied by an English translation.

THEMES

• Climate Change – Environmental realities explored through connections between the environment, emotion, survival, and memory.
• Cultural Heritage – Creative reflections on tradition, memory, and inherited identity through cultural practices, belief systems, folklore, and ancestral narratives.
• Identity & Belonging – Stories and poems that examine selfhood, migration, diaspora, and the search for belonging through personal transformation.
• Imagined Futures – Futuristic or alternative worlds explored through connections between present realities and imagined futures.