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British Council Symposium on Equal Opportunity and Diversity in ELT: Getting it Right - took place on 20/21 February 2009 at the British Council, Spring Gardens in London

Demonstrating a willingness and commitment to discuss, understand and promote equality of opportunity and valuing, managing and promoting diversity in the ELT staffroom and classroom context are a challenge but have never been more important. Finding space for discussion and others to share in this commitment can be equally challenging.

This second British Council Signature Event again brings together teachers and practitioners from the UK and around the world to witness and debate how they take responsibility for defining their professionalism through preserving and demonstrating many important equality and diversity values in their work.

The debate will question how equal opportunity and diversity are interdependent. We ask how can teachers embrace the principles of equity in their work and “walk the talk” and engage positively with students from many countries and cultures.

This year we will focus on three important components of the teacher’s professional world:

▪ Working with ELT materials

▪ Working in the staffroom

▪ Working in the classroom

Invited contributors will come from different overseas and UK ELT contexts, representing a range of views, opinions and beliefs.

This innovative British Council Signature Event is interactive and open. As before, we will hear a wide range of “voices” involving individuals contributing “live” online from overseas and the UK, and of course, the audience in the auditorium.

 

 

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