Projects per year
Abstract
Gender equality in English language teaching practice: A resource book for teacher education contributes to a reconceptualisation of English language teacher education by drawing teacher educators’ and student teachers’ attention to the importance of gender equality from an early stage of professional development. It is one of the outcomes of the international research project 'Gender-ing ELT: International perspectives, practices, policies', which investigated the socially relevant contribution that English language teaching (ELT) can make towards gender equality and the empowerment of woman and girls.
The book contains 30 reflective essays written by future or current English language teachers, who discuss whether their ELT practice should contribute to gender equality. These essays are organised in ten country-specific sections – Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, China, Colombia, Indonesia, Morocco, Philippines, Ukraine and Vietnam. Each of these sections opens with a country profile in order to help readers understand the context in which the essays were written. The profile is followed by three essays, which have been supplemented with additional activities (i.e. pre-reading reflection, post-reading discussion and practical tasks). These activities are wide in scope, and they may be undertaken by teacher educators and student teachers in all country contexts.
The context-specific personal reflections included in this book have the potential to resonate in several other contexts. They show that there is much to share across national/local contexts and that there is still much to do to challenge gender inequalities wherever we are on the globe.
The book contains 30 reflective essays written by future or current English language teachers, who discuss whether their ELT practice should contribute to gender equality. These essays are organised in ten country-specific sections – Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, China, Colombia, Indonesia, Morocco, Philippines, Ukraine and Vietnam. Each of these sections opens with a country profile in order to help readers understand the context in which the essays were written. The profile is followed by three essays, which have been supplemented with additional activities (i.e. pre-reading reflection, post-reading discussion and practical tasks). These activities are wide in scope, and they may be undertaken by teacher educators and student teachers in all country contexts.
The context-specific personal reflections included in this book have the potential to resonate in several other contexts. They show that there is much to share across national/local contexts and that there is still much to do to challenge gender inequalities wherever we are on the globe.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Publisher | British Council |
Number of pages | 95 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781915280237 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 08 Mar 2023 |
Keywords
- Gender Equality
- English Language Education
- Teacher Education
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'Gender equality in English language teaching practice: a resource book for teacher education'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Projects
- 1 Active
-
R3308SES: Gender-ing ELT: International Perspectives, Practices, Policies
O'Boyle, A. (PI)
10/02/2022 → …
Project: Research
-
Educating for Sustainability in Language Education
O'Boyle, A. (Keynote speaker)
13 Apr 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
File -
Gender-ing ELT: What can we do in our everyday classes?
O'Boyle, A. (Invited speaker) & Viana, V. (Invited speaker)
08 Mar 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press/Media
-
TeachingEnglish Podcast: How can we achieve gender equity in the classroom?
08/03/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment