Enhancing response-ability through transnational women authors’ short stories in EFL: a didactic proposal with future Primary School teachers
Verónica P Recchioni – Universidad de Granada - ORCID
Abstract
This contribution aims at fostering ‘response-ability’ in the class of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) with undergraduate education students. In the practices described in this work, we enhance students’ communicative competence in the FL through a ‘response-able pedagogy’ where students engage with global issues from their local position. By working on short stories by transnational women authors, students address social issues as cross-curricular contents, especially gender equality. This paper offers a detailed didactic proposal which has been put forward at the University of Granada (Spain) in the Degree in Primary Education and in the Double Degree in Primary Education and Physical Education and Sports Sciences. The procedure and materials are specified, and students’ opinions are discussed. This practice illustrates that future teachers can address social issues in EFL through literature by making the corresponding adaptations to the young age of their students.
Keywords: Short Stories
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