Like it or loath it, diversity has been the chief buzzword in education across the globe over the past 30 years. When we talk about “diversity” in language teaching, what on Earth are we talking about? Is this something new? Is the teaching of English somehow different from the teaching of other languages (and should it be?)
Robert J. Dickey of Gyeongju University discusses this issue in an interesting article in the Korea Times, focusing specifically on various aspects, namely the learners, course design and culture.