Leo Roux on the power of creating learning spaces that cater to queer language learners
OnlineBound with Elena Mutonono
English - June 27, 2024 05:15 - 33 minutes - 19.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLanguage Learning Education Courses Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, Leo Roux shares his journey as a queer language teacher. After getting his CELTA certificate and starting to work with students, he noticed something wasn't right.
Eventually, he realized that he didn't feel comfortable sharing his queer identity in the ELT community. Partly, this is because most ELT materials are biased toward straightness.
He decided that he wanted to create a safe learning space for the queer community. Now he is able to be himself and provide a safe environment for queer language learners to thrive.