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Evolving from a Heteronormative World into an Intersectional Language Curriculum: Creating a LGTBQI+ Safe Space in the Classroom

Navarrete, Marga; Oaknin, Mazal; (2023) Evolving from a Heteronormative World into an Intersectional Language Curriculum: Creating a LGTBQI+ Safe Space in the Classroom. In: Promoting Inclusive Education Through the Integration of LGBTIQ+ Issues in the Classroom. (pp. 121-138). IGI Global Green open access

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Abstract

Over the last few decades, advances in social reform in the area of LGBTQI+ protection have been taking place in many countries around the world. However, resources on language learning need to address the erasure of sexual and gender diversity in the language curriculum as current materials remain focused on the portrayal of a heteronormative world in which non-normative ways of living are constantly obliterated. As educators, our objective is to create a safe space where this reality is not silenced. This chapter will take the reader through a series of sessions which incorporate LGTBQI+ content to our syllabus, acquire competences in the usage of inclusive language, and reflect on the concept of intersectional tensions in our communities. In addition, our students were prompted to develop a range of mediation techniques such as explaining concepts and summarizing texts, debating societal issues, and writing argumentative texts.

Type: Book chapter
Title: Evolving from a Heteronormative World into an Intersectional Language Curriculum: Creating a LGTBQI+ Safe Space in the Classroom
ISBN-13: 9781668482438
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8243-8.ch007
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-8243-8.ch007
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > SELCS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > SELCS > Translation Studies
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10177942
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