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Gender in language education

How will the course help you?

By the end of Gender in language education, you'll be able to:

recognise and evaluate gender bias and stereotypes in language education
evaluate common assumptions in education about gender differences
develop strategies to promote gender equality.

How can you enrol on the course?

Enrol on this free course

What resources can you access any time?

A free workbook with extra learning content and resources connected to the course contents
A dedicated Facebook community of course participants with up-to-date insight, resources and innovative teaching ideas for you to try out (Facebook account required)
Learning content related to our courses on Facebook and YouTube
Live events and recordings with course tutors and language teaching experts on Facebook and YouTube
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What are the self-study modules?

Module 1 – Understanding gender equality in education: The aim of this module is to help you understand the key ideas related to gender equality in education and to reflect on gender issues globally and in your classroom.
Module 2 – Analysing gender in teaching practice and materials: The aim of this module is to help you explore how ideas about gender in classroom practice and learning materials can influence your learners and their learning experience.
Module 3 – Creating gender-inclusive classrooms and schools: The aim of this module is to help you notice and understand gender patterns in the classroom and wider school, and to explore ways teachers can make learning more inclusive and fair for all learners.

Course reviews

What have other teachers said about how Gender in language education helped them?

"The course content shows how important it is to consider each individual in my classroom as a student before everything. The acquired knowledge is helpful for me to consider:
- paying attention in all learners regardless of their gender;
- getting rid off stereotypes;
- creating a conducive learning environment where everyone feels comfortable and valued."
Course participant, Comoros

"In one of my recent classes, I noticed that the male students were dominating group discussions. Using strategies from the course, I rearranged the seating to encourage mixed-gender group work and set clear guidelines to ensure everyone had equal speaking time. This helped create a more balanced and inclusive environment where the female students felt more confident to participate."
Course participant, Bangladesh

"Similar to one of the video of the classroom situation, I asked my students about the usual "who plays the role" if the profession or job is like this. Then, I let them realize that, women can also play the role like men do. For instance in air force etc."
Course participant, Philippines

Do you have more questions?

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I am very happy to be part of the trainees. I hope will gain more and improve my understanding of gender perceptions and why it is to be taken into consideration while planning and elaborating news policies and teaching tools.

I am very interested to participante in this webinar on Gender and education.
Faustin Ombeni Kaharamba from Bukavu/DRCongo.

This is an avenue to upgrade my knowledge to impart the same to others and make society better for everyone.

I am very pleased to have the oportunity to learn more. Gender is sucha an important task and this is a very original way to think about it.

I am extremely delighted to be a part of British Council’s training programs.

I'm happy to be here. I hope this new adventure will be successful for me

Very glad to sign up and be part of this program

I'm so happy to participate to this training. I'm sure that I will improve my English skills.

Hi.

Glad to participate with the trainees. Thanks to this given opportunity to upgrade our knowledge.

From Senegal west africa where people are afraid to deal with gender issues!

Hello each one . I am Ansoumana GASSAMA a teacher of English in some private schools. Happy to join and ready to learn and exchange.

Thank you very much. I'm happy to be part of the group

Am happy to partake in this study course...Hoping for more to come.

This is a great course. I am Pleased to take part in it. It will help me find other ideas of how to deal with the gender bias and stereotypes.

Since the beginning of the course I am participating, but I am not my input and it's said "your progress is 0%.

I wonder how?

Hi Sylla

If you are having technical problems with the course page not registering your progress, you can press the "help" button at the bottom right of the course page to report your problem.

Hope that helps,

Cath

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I am truly grateful for this opportunity to be a part of the trainees. This will accord me the opportunity to gain new knowledge on Gender bias and stereotypes.

I am elated to have come across this course. Looking forward to learning that which will improve my teaching.

Really, I'm so happy to be involved in this programme and I'll do my best to be an active participant and get much benefit and share positively to make the difference

I'm so happy and proud to see this theme of democratic education. It's amazing!

I'm so anxious to start! =D

New knowledge with new access to promote my developing skills in teaching the language provided by The British Council. Can't wait to start this new journey.

Thanks

I take a very opportunity to learn to relearn and unlearn certain ideologies that can make me a better person while contributing my quota to the community and the individuals in my country (Ghana) at large. Oh yes, It is indeed an opportunity to explore a new discipline for growth and impart. I can't wait to collaborate with open-minded persons in this course. Once again, like I always say, let's grow together while we learn gender in language education!!

I'm more than excited being the Director of a school and the National Coordinator of Human Rights commission,. I believe that human rights and gender equality should be part of academic curriculum to be taught in schools right from cradle to adulthood.

This is what we're doing at English Development Centre and I'm glad I'll be trained for it under the British Council platform

It's my pleasure to join like these courses

Hello everybody. I wanna share my ideas about this topic and know other ideas around the world. Thanks, a hug.

We should respect all the people.

Happy to be part of the course.

I'm glad to be among the trainees for learning more. It's an opportunity and a challenge.
Thank you so much.

I am very happy to one of participants attending Gender Training.

I am so happy to be part of the trainees, hoping to learn more

Thank you very much.Happy to be part of this training

It's great to wind the year down on a learning note. Receive greetings from Kenya.

I am excited to be here to learn and share knowledge. Looking forward to a fulfilling journey of learning.

First of all, I would like to join this huge opportunity that will change something in my teaching life. To tell you that knowledge is never enough. Life is always learning.

Hello, everyone! I am so excited about this course because Gender and Development is very close to my heart. Being a teacher plus a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, it is very essential to have topics like these, being a catalyst for gender equality most especially in the field of education. I always believe that gender preference must not be a hindrance to reach for your dreams and through this course, I hope that gender stereotypes will be lessened and eventually erased.

Uh yeah, I'm not only happy about this opportunity. I'm certainly inviting an NYSC Community Development Service group in Oshodi NYSC to join the course. Their focus is on Gender and Gender-based violence.

I'm very happy to take part in the course

i am glad to be a part of the training.

I am eagerly waitng for a new begining.

I am very delighted to be part of this community

Great opportunity for ELTs

I am very happy to be a part of this platform. I hope I will learn many new things from here.

I'm very happy to be among you. Thanks for this opportunity.

I am Aboubacar Assoumane from Niger.

Hello from Spain, I am very glad to have the opportunity to enroll this course.

Hope for the best! Happy to get this opportunity!

I hereby greet all those who give us that opportunity to take advantages of our knowledge improvement with regard to gender in language education.

Best regards!

I'm really honored to be here

I look forward to learning and sharing impactful insights on this platform and network.

Folakemi Oloto

I very happy to bé here

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