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Wright, N. (June 09, 2026). ‘Almost the same but not quite’: Mimicry and the Ideologies of Passing for a Native Speaker in TESOL Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6969738 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6969738

Natalia Wright. ‘London Goodbye’: How Russian Social Media Users Perceive the Securitisation of English, 11 June 2026, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square [https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-9916301/v1]

Wright, N., & Xerri, D. (2026). The rise of English as a glocal language: Reimagining its role in an era of change. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-27041-2

Wright, N., & Xerri, D. (2026). Introduction: Towards a new understanding of the role of English as a glocal language. In N. Wright & D. Xerri (Eds.), The rise of English as a glocal language: Reimagining its role in an era of change (pp. 1-17 ). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-27041-2_1

Wright, N. (2026). Transglocalisation: A framework for English language teacher education in the age of (im)mobility. In N. Wright & D. Xerri (Eds.), The rise of English as a glocal language: Reimagining its role in an era of change (pp. 291-312). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-27041-2_15

Wright, N. (2026). A reflective account of implementing the Problem-Centred Interview as a method to study transnational teacher identity. rEFLections33(2), 932–959. https://doi.org/10.61508/refl.v33i2.291781

Wright, N. (2026). “I’m a skilled English teacher, and I do not need to be labelled”: the influence of labels on non-native teachers. International Studies in Sociology of Education, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/09620214.2026.2718065

Wright, N. (2026). Towards becoming a transnational language educator. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. https://cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-0364-7063-0/

Wright, N. (2026). From innovation to exclusion? Digital neocolonialism in language technologies. Language Policy 25, 26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10993-026-09781-x

Wright, N. (2026). The appearance of inclusion: Problematising diversity in transnational TESOL education. In V. Tavares (Ed.), Critical perspectives on diversity in English language education (pp. 389–415). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-11430-3_15

Wright, N. (2026). A confession of a ‘non-native’ speaker: Negotiating a socially stigmatised identity. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 47(3), 1612–1628. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2024.2437222

Wright, N. (2025). Let’s hear it from them: An interview-based exploration of male teachers’ perceptions of gender imbalance in the English language
teaching profession. TESOL Quarterly, 59(3), 1199–1224. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.3311

Al Qenai, R., & Wright, N. (2025). Connecting the local to the global: Promoting interconnectedness within Kuwaiti classrooms. In N. Wright (Ed.), Glocalising approaches to learning and teaching English: Voices from periphery (pp. 21–40). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82139-4_2

Wright, N. (2025). Introduction: Reimagining English language learning and teaching – The shift to glocalisation. In N. Wright (Ed.), Glocalising approaches to learning and teaching English: Voices from periphery (pp. 1–18). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82139-4_1

Wright, N. (2025). Afterword: Towards a glocally oriented future of English language learning and teaching. In N. Wright (Ed.), Glocalising approaches to learning and teaching English: Voices from periphery (pp. 237–255). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82139-4_13

Wright, N. (2025). [Review of the book Moving abroad: Risks and rewards searching for an academic life far away, by K. Tomiak & R. J. Brown]. International Studies in Sociology of Education, 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1080/09620214.2025.2458855

Wright, N. (2025) (Ed). Glocalising approaches to learning and teaching English: Voices from periphery. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82139-4

Wright, N. (2024). Towards becoming a transnational language educator. Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 7(3), 2255. https://doi.org/10.29140/ajal.v7n3.2255

Wright, N. (2023, September 15). “I had no idea”: Developing cultural sensitivity among TESOL teachers. TESOL Kuwait Blog. https://tesolkuwaitblog.wordpress.com/

Wright, N. (2023). Review of the book TESOL teacher education in a transnational world: Turning challenges into innovative prospects, by O.Z. Barnawi & A. Ahmed
(Eds.)]. Teaching English as a Second Language Electronic Journal (TESL-EJ),
27
(1). https://doi.org/10.55593/ej.27105r

Wright, N. (2022). (Re)production of symbolic boundaries between native and non-native teachers in the TESOL profession. Asian Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 7, 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40862-022-00128-7

Wright, N. (2022). Towards a European plurilingual habitus? A critical analysis of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and its symbolic power. Education, Language and Sociology Research, 3(3), 10-24. https://doi.org/10.22158/elsr.v3n3p10

Wright. N. (2022). The ABC of being a teacher in the ‘new normal’. Modern English Teacher, 31(4), 57-59. https://pavilionelt.com/met/

Wright. N. (2022). When East meets West. Modern English Teacher, 31(2), 72-74. https://pavilionelt.com/met/

Wright, N. (2020). Recognising the importance of teachers. English Teaching Professional,
129
, 4-5. http://www.etprofessional.com/