“Sobrang Latinx!” How this UPLB Spanish class promotes gender-neutral language - University of the Philippines

“Sobrang Latinx!” How this UPLB Spanish class promotes gender-neutral language - University of the Philippines

In a university situated at the foot of Mt. Makiling, changes are happening in a foreign language class — a language traditionally considered gendered. Daryl Pasion, assistant professor of language and culture at the University of the Philippines Los Baños, recalled one instance in his Elementary Spanish class. In one of their skits, students portrayed couples meeting their families. Pasion remembered seeing characters introducing a partner of t…