ERIC Number: EJ1266701
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 10
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Finding Voice: Debating in Secondary School English
Stockdale, Fiona
Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, v27 n3 p285-294 2020
This essay explores the place of debating, talk and group work in the Secondary English classroom. It discusses the ways in which pupils in one student teacher's year 7 class thrive in the dialogic classroom against the backdrop of curricular and attitudinal change. It considers the importance of talk and debate amongst the 'communities of practice' in schools and universities in empowering teachers to challenge and navigate policies, theories and practices. In exploring the role of play, student experiences and different forms of talk, this essay highlights their vital importance in relation to teaching and learning in English and in the formation of English teachers.
Descriptors: Debate, English Instruction, Middle School Students, Grade 6, Teacher Empowerment, Communities of Practice, Cooperative Learning, Role
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Elementary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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