Empowered Women in ELT: 

A collection of Worldwide Stories

A collection of narratives from worldwide, empowered, and inspiring women who share their achievements, sources of inspiration, paths and how they overcame their challenges.

Digital Version only, click on the poster image to download the digital PDF.

Printable version. For this version please contact the authors. 

Meet the Women from all over the world who during a whole year devoted their time and efforts to share their stories and inspiring narratives so that you can learn about the achievements, the challenges and the contributions of women in ELT!

Meet the writers of the foreword and epilogue and what they have to say about this open access project

Annie Altamirano

Annie Altamirano se graduó como profesora de inglés en el ISP “Juan XXII” de Bahía Blanca, Argentina, y es Magister en Enseñanza de Inglés y Lingüística Aplicada por la Universidad de Londres. Con un amplio trabajo como docente durante más de 20 años, se ha desempeñado también como Cambridge Oral Examiner y formadora para Cambridge University Press & Assessment. A esto suma su trayectoria como autora con las más importantes editoriales internacionales. Ha impartido talleres y cursos de formación en distintos países de Latinoamérica, Europa y Asia. Actualmente reside en España desde donde realiza su labor profesional como formadora independiente. Es también vicepresidente de TESOL-SPAIN. 

Annie Altamirano graduated as a teacher of English at ISP “Juan XXII” de Bahía Blanca, Argentina and holds an MA in ELT and Applied Linguistics, University of London. She is an international speaker, trainer and author based in Spain and has given teacher-training workshops in Europe, Asia and Latin America. For many years she served as a Cambridge English Language Assessment presenter and a mentor with the Cambridge Teacher Support Service. As author, she has published extensively with all major international publishers. She is currently the vice-president of TESOL-SPAIN. 

Darío Banegas

Darío Luis Banegas, originally from Argentina, is Lecturer in Language Education at the University of Edinburgh. He is deputy head of Postgraduate Research. Darío leads courses and projects on curriculum development and social justice. He is actively involved in initiatives in South America and elsewhere. He has published and presented at conferences for over two decades.  




Darío Luis Banegas, originario de Argentina es profesor en educación en lenguas en la Universidad de Edimburgo. Es vice-director de investigación doctoral, y lidera cursos y proyectos en torno al desarrollo curricular y la justicia social. Estáactivamente involucrado en iniciativas en Sudamérica y en otros contextos. Ha publicado y presentado en conferencias por más de dos décadas.  

Commentary from Series Prologue Writer Annie Altamirano

Commentary from Series Epilogue Writer Dario Banegas