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Direct linkReynolds, Todd; Townsend, Bethany – English in Education, 2018
For some teachers, the call for more dialogic instruction and less monologic instruction has led to the belief that student-led discussions require complete teacher silence. That leads to questions about whether there is enough scaffolding for the students when the teacher does not speak; on the other hand, a teacher-centred classroom invokes the…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), English Teachers, English Instruction
Turvey, Anne; Lloyd, Jeremy – English in Education, 2014
The heart of this article is an account written by a student at the end of the course. In this account Jeremy charts his changing views about teaching literature. Influenced by the work of Jerome Bruner (1986) and others, he argues for greater 'flexibility' in the ways we conceptualise 'critical response' to a literary text. The work his Year 9…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Teaching Methods, English Instruction, Secondary School Teachers
Peer reviewedFox, Geoff – English in Education, 1979
Draws teaching suggestions from an analysis of secondary school students' comments about their experiences with fiction. (AA)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Fiction, Literature Appreciation, Novels
Peer reviewedCook, Jackie – English in Education, 1991
Discusses the novel "Web of Dreams" by Virginia Andrews, a favorite among many secondary students. Considers the book as subject for secondary English study. Claims that the novel defies most teacherly prejudices about formula writing. Provides detailed criticism of the novel. (HB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Literary Criticism
