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Bele, Irene Velsvik – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2008
The voice is a basic tool in human communication and an important factor in a positive self-understanding and identity, both for the teacher's sense of profession and for the pupils' ability to express themselves orally; two perspectives of great importance in the Norwegian National Curriculum. Voice disorders are common among teachers world-wide…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Teacher Education, History, Voice Disorders
Egan, Kieran – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2007
References to the past have taken one or another of two general forms, which we call mythic and historical, or a mix of the two. We tend to think of mythic accounts of the past as belonging to oral cultures and historical forms to be one of the "consequences of literacy." Mythic accounts have tended to refer to an original beginning whose events…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Teaching Methods, History, Oral Tradition
Goldston, M. Jenice; Nichols, Sharon – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2009
This study situated in a Southern resegregated Black middle school involved four Black teachers and two White science educators' use of photonarratives to envision culturally relevant science pedagogy. Two questions guided the study: (1) What community referents are important for conceptualizing culturally relevant practices in Black science…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Oral Tradition, Middle School Teachers, Teaching Methods
Gomez, Aurelia – SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, 2007
In West Bengal, India, a traditional caste community of artists, called "patuas", paint colorful scrolls to accompany songs which they sing to relate historic, current, religious, and cultural events to their audiences. These itinerant painter/singers are part of a long lineage that has passed the tradition down for generations. In this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Class, Artists, Painting (Visual Arts)
Haven, Kendall – 2000
Created for educators, the breakthrough approach offered in this book is designed to help build on natural storytelling abilities to refine communication skills for use in the classroom, library, and at home. The guide is divided into seven main parts. Part 1, "Natural Storytelling: 100% Natural You--With No Artificial Additives," offers…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Narration
National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL. – 1997
Once upon a time, oral storytelling was the medium through which people learned their history, settled their arguments, and came to make sense of the phenomena of their world. Then along came the written word, and respect for storytelling as a tool of learning was almost forgotten. Storytelling is relating a tale to one or more listeners through…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Oral Tradition, Story Telling
Ampadu, Lena M. – Composition Studies, 2004
In "Gumbo Ya ya," the author reflects on how varied stories and cultural and linguistic perspectives encountered during her evolution from student to veteran teacher have helped shape her research and pedagogy. Using a simultaneity of voices that parallel the musical traditions of her Louisiana heritage, she shares her views on teaching…
Descriptors: Oral Tradition, Writing Instruction, Story Telling, Cultural Influences
de Vos, Gail; Altmann, Anna E. – 1999
Focusing on reworkings of tales from the European oral folk tradition, this book shows educators how to use these tales effectively in the high school and middle school curriculum. The first chapter of the book, "Folktales and Literary Fictions" looks at the nature of folktales, their place in contemporary North American culture, and the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Class Activities, Fairy Tales
Bucuvalas, Tina – 1988
Folklore and folk arts encompass the body of traditional knowledge learned and artifacts produced outside of formal institutions as a result of participation in folk groups. A great portion of daily life and culture is folk. Folklore and folk arts acquire distinctly local characteristics through the influences of geography, history, or talented…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Folk Culture
Dzuris, Linda – History Teacher, 2003
The folk songs and ballads of early America describe life as experienced by the common people. They were sung within the family, by neighbors and at gatherings of larger communities. The stories told were carried in the memories of those who heard them. Once a strictly aural and oral tradition, the words came to be written down, and the surviving…
Descriptors: United States History, Singing, Oral Tradition, Interdisciplinary Approach
Bacon, Susan, Ed.; Humbach, Nancy, Ed. – 1996
The 26 units of Spanish instruction for grades K-8 presented here were developed by participants in a 1995-96 teacher institute. The units are designed to help children and adolescents learn both language and culture through Mexican legends. Activities help introduce the legend, test comprehension, and extend the meaning, to develop deeper…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Elementary Education, Folk Culture, Foreign Countries
Layzer, Carolyn – 1993
This paper discusses the use of contemporary legends in the teaching of language and culture, specifically in English-as-a-second-language. Contemporary legends are a type of folk narrative, but unlike folk tales, they are believed to be true. They usually concern ordinary people who are known to the narrator, occur in familiar settings, and are…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Folk Culture
Abernethy, Francis Edward, Ed.; Satterwhite, Carolyn Fiedler, Ed. – 1997
This book is composed of 21 essays that define and illustrate the folklore of Texas. Following the introduction, the six essays concerned with defining are: "Classroom Definitions of Folklore" (F. E. Abernethy); "Defining Folklore for My Students" (Joyce Roach); "Folklore and Cinema" (Jim Harris); "Toward a…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Definitions, Folk Culture, Heritage Education
Young, Terrell A., Ed. – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2004
As an instructional tool, folk literature can foster literacy, promote cultural awareness, and create connections with the content areas. Yet few resources provide background about folk literature and how to use it your classroom. "Happily Ever After" fills this gap with a reader-friendly collection of articles that define folk literature and its…
Descriptors: Folk Culture, Mythology, Cultural Awareness, Oral Tradition
Holtzberg, Maggie – 1995
This bibliography lists books, articles, and journals as well as a selection of sound recordings and videotapes to assist individuals and teachers researching the folklife of Georgia. Print resources are organized under 10 major categories including: (1) "General Folklife Studies"; (2) "Fieldwork Methodology"; (3)…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Cultural Background, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnography