Enacting Social Justice in Teacher Education: Modeling, Reflection and Critical Engagement in the Methods Course

James, a Black teacher candidate, asks why he never learned about the African diaspora in Spanish-speaking countries or even saw representations of Black people in his K-16 Spanish classes. Realizing the injustice of having never seen himself in the curriculum, he pledges to focus on diversity as he prepares his high school Spanish classes. Enacting social justice in and through world language education depends on teachers who are willing to do the hard work of intentionally and continually developing new skills and habits of mind, including grappling with critical moments like the ones in the quotations above. The core language