Developing Trainee Teachers’ Gender-Neutral Behaviour Strategies

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by Anna Kolushkina

Lomonosov Moscow State University
Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies

annakolushkina@gmail.com

Abstract

The topic under discussion is the phenomenon of gender-neutral language in the English-speaking world and the number of strategies that can help future English teachers to avoid problems provided by the lack of information they might have of gender-neutral speech behaviour. The article summarizes the information received from the most existing guidelines for gender-neutral or non-sexist language as well as some recommendations proposed by modern English teachers.

Key words: gender, gender-neutral language, non-sexist language, sociolinguistics, sociocultural component

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