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The Changing Face of ELT: Black Women in ELT #250

Sun, Nov 22, 12:50-13:50 JST | Zoom 21 VIP
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This presentation focuses on the experiences of female English language teachers (ELT) from the African continent and of the African Diaspora (Black women) who currently reside in Japan. Using the narrative inquiry methodology (Clandinin & Connelly, 2000) to explore her participants’ stories, along with auto-ethnography, the researcher will discuss how and if perceptions of gender, race and racial stereotyping impact upon their participation in professional Communities of Practice as described by Wenger (2002).

Avril Haye Matsui

Avril Haye Matsui

Nagoya city university
Avril Haye Matsui is a foreign language lecturer at Nagoya city university. Her research areas are gender, diversity in ELT and student and teacher identity. She is co-founder of the Black women in Japan friendship and support group and creator of the Nagoya women's empowerment circle.