Alan Davies: Ostensive Views, Other Views and Native Speakerism, and the Implications of the Latter for English Language Teaching

This paper sets out to answer two questions by characterizing and deconstructing Alan Davies’s seminal views concepts - especially his ostensive native speakerism within the context of applied linguistics. Arguing that these are some concepts, it offers a philosophical framing other maintaining they entail elements philosophizing fragments postmodern turn in manner which articulated relation The also argues constructed classical binary perspective and, thus, can be construed fostering othering non-native speakers. In addition, situates de-coloniality, epistemic break de-linking, arguing de-colonial framework lends itself well critiquing speakerism. On this basis, contends there is need reconceptualize notion resonates with perspective. Lastly, implications de-coloniality has for ELT.