Fostering the Gender Spectrum Inclusion in English Language Teacher Education

Abstract

The inclusion of gender in language teacher education and the EFL classroom has been a matter of concern for decades, with a marked interest in sexuality and queer pedagogies in more recent times. This demonstrates an interest in the relationship between language, sexuality and education, and more specifically, in enlarging the gender spectrum within language teacher education. This proposal combines a participatory design model for classroom intervention with a practical and interactive digital tool so that both educators and student teachers can address the inclusion of gender spectrum in their teaching practice.