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The aim of this chapter is to analyse the contributors’ chapters included in the volume regardless of whether they focus on diversity in terms of interculturality, special education needs, or gender. The analysis is driven by five questions: (1) Who are the direct beneficiaries of teaching approaches that focus on diversity? (2) Who else may benefit from a diverse learning context? (3) What actions have been carried out to bring diversity into teaching? (4) What else can practitioners do to contribute to diversity in ELT? and (5) What are the future directions in the ELT agenda concerning diversity? The answers to the questions bring together different conceptualisations of diversity and invite readers to reflect not only on the present but also on the future of diversity in ELT. Implications for pedagogy and research are included.
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Beacon, G., Pérez Berbain, M., Banegas, D.L. (2021). Diversity in ELT: Present and Future. In: Banegas, D.L., Beacon, G., Pérez Berbain, M. (eds) International Perspectives on Diversity in ELT. International Perspectives on English Language Teaching. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74981-1_17
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