[Review of the book Native-Speakerism and Trans-Speakerism: Entering a New Era by Takaaki Hiratsuka].

[First paragraph of review] While the native/non-native speaker divide is a well-documented issue in language education, the field has struggled to establish concrete alternatives to this entrenched ideology. In “Native-Speakerism and Trans-Speakerism: Entering a New Era” (2024), Hiratsuka offers a path forward guided by the call for the development of new knowledge and ideologies to combat social struggles (Canagarajah, 2023). Hiratsuka positions his novel framework not just within language teacher identity as a professional movement but extends itself as a sociocultural and emotional movement (Selvi et al., 2024). The book’s seven chapters provide a vivid exploration of trans-speakerism, positioning it as an essential framework for an era that must finally move beyond the limitations of native-speakerism. This book focuses on early research on this novel framework of teacher identity within the context of Japan. As an educator in Japan, it is hard to escape the preferences of native speakers in language education inside and outside of academia. Thus, this book serves to introduce perspectives and possible benefits of exposing teachers, students, and academics to trans-speakerism.