Decolonising ELT materials: Challenging Western supremacy and processes of othering, using the example of Africa
In this post, Lena Hertzel summarises her presentation at the MaWSIG showcase during the IATEFL conference in Harrogate in April. In her talk, Lena focused on the problematic representations of Africa in ELT coursebooks, and offered guidelines for materials writers to decolonise their materials. Postcolonial power structures and knowledge archives continue to shape our […]
I am not a taboo: LGBTQIA+ in the ELT classroom
In this post, Peter J Fullagar (he/him) writes about the workshop he led at the 56th IATEFL Conference in Harrogate (2023) as part of the MaWSIG Showcase day.
Women in coursebooks now and then: how representation has changed (MaWSIG Showcase day 2022)
In this post, Elaine Hodgson writes about a study conducted by herself and Viviane Kirmeliene into the representation of women in coursebooks, presented at the 55th IATEFL Conference in Belfast (2022) as part of the MaWSIG Showcase day. When we consider our role as ELT educators, materials writers and editors in a world that is […]
MaWSIG in Malta: This post will make you gay (or your materials anyway)
In the second of our mini-series of blog posts following the 8th Malta ELT conference, Tyson Seburn explores the representation (or lack of representation) of LGBTQIA2 themes in published ELT materials. This post was first published on Tyson’s blog, 4C in ELT, on 31 July, 2019. The Malta ELT conference was held over the weekend […]