Frigid contexts, LGBTQIA+
The title of this post comes from Joshua M. Paiz's insightful book, Queering the English Language Classroom: A Practical Guide for...
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Peter
- Feb 13
- 3 min
Don’t look back in ELT or LGBTQ* lament
This blog post was originally published on Diverse Educators blog on 25th April 2022, but I thought it was worth sharing it here, too. I...
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Peter
- Jan 20
- 1 min
Performative representation: disability
I had to write a quick blogpost here as I'm working on a project involving images and image research. As a DEI consultant, I look for...
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Peter
- Nov 15, 2022
- 2 min
Why I won't stop pushing for LGBTQIA+ representation in materials
This is not going to be an easy read. If the map above doesn't spell it out, let me explain further. You can see the map in more detail...
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Peter
- Sep 26, 2022
- 2 min
A is for...
I recently published my latest ELT resource, A is for... . Unfortunately, I published it on bisexual visibility day, so I felt a little...
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Peter
- Sep 19, 2022
- 4 min
ELT Freelancers Awayday 2022
On Friday 16th September, it was the welcome return of the ELT Freelancers Awayday, organised by ELT Publishing Professionals. This was...
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Peter
- Sep 1, 2022
- 2 min
The Diversity & Inclusion Glossary
I bought this book recently and only now have I had the chance to have a good look at it. So I thought I'd write a post about it. This...
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Peter
- Jul 25, 2022
- 2 min
Post no hate
TW: homophobia / queerphobia For those of you who don't know, I have a little page on Facebook where I post intermittently with...
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Peter
- Apr 26, 2022
- 2 min
A lesson
As many of you know, I like walking - Nordic walking. I find it gets me out of the flat and helps to relax my brain. I don't listen to...
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Peter
- Mar 18, 2022
- 2 min
Daily life - resource
You might have seen yesterday that I released a new resource on my resources page here. I thought I would share some of the reasonings...
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Peter
- Mar 1, 2022
- 2 min
Women's history month 2022
It is Women's History Month 2022, leading towards International Women's Day on 8th March. In ELT materials, although I think the industry...
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Peter
- Feb 23, 2022
- 3 min
Re-examining Taboos and Issues
OK, so I know I've spoken about this before; the famous (or perhaps infamous) Taboos and Issues, published in 2001. In a note on one...
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Peter
- Feb 12, 2022
- 2 min
Reclaiming opportunities
This post was going to be called 'Missed opportunities'. Then I had second thoughts, because even if we miss opportunities, there are...
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Peter
- Feb 4, 2022
- 3 min
How to write inclusive materials: review
It has been remiss of me not to write about this book since its publication last year. Tyson Seburn, the contributors and the ELT Teacher...
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Peter
- Jan 24, 2022
- 1 min
Further work on Taboos and Issues
Some of you will have seen my earlier posts on Queerience and the book called Taboos and Issues and my problems with it. As I mentioned...
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Peter
- Jan 18, 2022
- 1 min
Queerience: the follow up
This is really just a follow on from yesterday's post about Taboos and Issues and in particular I took umbrage at Gays and Jobs. So, I...
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Peter
- Sep 17, 2021
- 2 min
It's the age
None of us are getting any younger. Have you heard that phrase a lot? I have yet to decide whether I think it's offensive or not. Is it...
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Peter
- Sep 6, 2021
- 2 min
Images, images everywhere
I'd intended to write this blog post today, but I've also been inspired by two other blog posts that I've just read. Liz Marqueiro's new...
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Peter
- Feb 16, 2021
- 4 min
#LGBT+HistoryMonth
February in the United Kingdom is LGBT+ History Month, whereas in the US, it's Black History Month. The UK Black History Month is...
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Peter
- Jan 4, 2021
- 1 min
#WorldBrailleDay
Today, 4th January 2021, is World Braille Day, and on my other social media, I've linked to a few resources which could be useful for the...
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