{"id":364,"date":"2026-02-16T22:24:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T22:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/englishincentralasia\/?page_id=364"},"modified":"2026-02-16T22:27:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T22:27:50","slug":"discussion-questions-for-session-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/englishincentralasia\/discussion-questions-for-session-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussion Questions for Session 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Introduction to EDI: Promoting Equality and Diversity in the Classroom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How do equality, diversity, and inclusion currently shape your understanding of effective English language teaching?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which aspects of your own teaching context present the greatest opportunities (or challenges)for inclusive practice?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In what ways can teachers unintentionally create barriers to learning, and how might these be 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