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Richings, Vicky Ann; Nishimuro, Masateru – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2017
This paper reports on findings from a classroom study on the introduction and effectiveness of new methods of instruction using English literature in a Japanese high school setting. It is based on data compiled during a two-year research project. In this paper, we will detail the investigation and findings from an analysis of student questionnaire…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Literature, High Schools, Teaching Methods
Schifter, Catherine C.; Cipollone, Maria; Moffat, Frederick – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
This paper describes an exploratory study observing the use of "Minecraft" (a popular sandbox style online video game environment) in a high school English literature classroom. We use Piaget and Inhelder's (1969) constructivist theories about the formal operational stage of development to interpret the concepts of plot and…
Descriptors: Video Games, Computer Games, High Schools, English Literature
Moeller, Victor – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2005
Author Victor Moeller contends that authentic learning begins only when teachers challenge students with real questions that demand solutions. Here, he aims to help teachers of the next generation develop skills of independent, reflective, and critical thinking with this book. It explains how to use film to bring Shakespeare to life through…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Strategies, Films, English Literature
National Council of Teachers of English, 2006
This document is a compilation of the four issues in the 23rd volume of "Classroom Notes Plus." Each issue of "Classroom Notes Plus" contains descriptions of original, unpublished teaching practices, and of adapted ideas. The August 2005 (v23 n1) issue includes: Sharing Responses to Literature via Exit Slips (Barb Wagner); Letting Learners Teach…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Teaching Methods, Student Reaction, Peer Teaching