Addressing LGBTQ erasure through literature in the ELT classroom

John Gray ^[1]
1. [1] University College London
  
  University College London
  
  Reino Unido
Localización: ELT journal: An international journal for teachers of English to speakers of other languages, ISSN 0951-0893, Vol. 75, Nº 2, 2021 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Comprehensive Sexual Education in ELT), págs. 142-151
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- This article argues the case for the use of well-chosen literary texts as a means of addressing ongoing LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning) erasure in the ELT classroom. In this way LGBTQ students are offered much-needed recognition and those students who are not LGBTQ are given the opportunity to come to an understanding of those who are. Given the very different circumstances and constraints in which teachers work globally a distinction is made between explicitly queer texts and implicitly queer texts as suitable for different settings. Suggested titles and practical recommendations are included to enable teachers to plan lessons using literary texts in emotionally engaging ways.