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Voices for Diversity and Equal Opportunity in ELT - Signature Event - Session 4


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Session 04 Chris Lima, Hornby Scholar, University College of St Mark & St John, Plymouth
Equal Opportunity and Diversity in ELT - connecting with critical literacy and classroom practice Filmed at the British Council, London 20 February, 2009 Watch video clips or listen to Chris Lima on connecting with critical literacy and classroom practice. Teachers are agents of change. We try to make things better. watch video Critical literacy is a process not a product. Teachers have complex roles: we are teachers of language but we also open spaces for people with voices to speak and be heard. watch video Critical literacy is about analysing from different perspectives, coming to think with an open mind, trying to make sense of the world. watch video “Where does the idea that we holiday in Europe come from? Why don’t we holiday in Angola? watch video All classes are diverse! watch video We should open space in the classroom for people’s voices and be prepared to mediate the conflict. watch video
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