The merits of queer-inclusive education in EFL classrooms

  1. Lucía Muñoz Martín 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Burgos
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    Universidad de Burgos

    Burgos, España

    ROR https://ror.org/049da5t36

Revue:
Journal of Languages, Texts and Society

ISSN: 2517-648X

Année de publication: 2023

Volumen: 6

Pages: 1-14

Type: Article

D'autres publications dans: Journal of Languages, Texts and Society

Résumé

The misrepresentation of women in the EFL classroom perpetuates gender stereotypes which, in turn, result in gender-based violence. This is a worldwide problem which excludes a portion of students from being motivated when learning English. On the other hand, the mis- and under-representation of members of the LGBTQ+ community in this setting makes some individuals be fearful or aggressive towards them due to a lack of understanding. In this article a solution for this representation problem is provided, consisting in the use of an inclusive co-education pedagogy, that is, teaching English while transversally teaching about different real-world issues such as sexism, racism and homo/transphobia.