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Direct linkTruman, Sarah E.; McLean Davies, Larissa; Buzacott, Lucy – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2022
This paper thinks with the concept of intertextuality to consider the multiple intersecting power structures inside and outside of literary education in secondary schools that continue to dominate text selection policies and teaching practices. We draw on our research with in-service teachers to reconsider how intertextual networks circulate on…
Descriptors: Power Structure, Secondary School Students, Literature, Teacher Attitudes
Wells, Shannon; Moon, Brian – English in Education, 2021
Secondary school English is shaped not only by complex institutional and discursive forces but also by the mundane reality of available resources. Among the resources used by teachers are commercial textbooks. Classroom textbooks can play a significant role in determining what gets taught in English lessons. They can also influence assumptions…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Secondary School Students, Textbooks, Teaching Methods
Rombalski, Abigail – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2020
Purpose: This article aims to share findings from a youth-informed study with interracial anti-racist youth activist groups in two urban high schools. Design/methodology/approach: The study used mostly critical ethnographic methods. Findings: The findings showed that the agency of youth activists amplified their literacies of love and resistance,…
Descriptors: Activism, Ethnography, Critical Theory, Teaching Methods
Download full textWhat Works Clearinghouse, 2023
Students need strong literacy skills to succeed in core academic subjects--English, mathematics, science, and social studies--and to be prepared for college and careers. "Reading Apprenticeship"® is a professional development program that aims to help teachers improve their students' literacy skills. The program also aims to improve…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Evidence Based Practice, Standards, Instructional Effectiveness
Aimee Trieu – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Technological advancements continue to present a variety of learning opportunities for students. The purpose of this interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) study is to seek an understanding about students' experiences with a virtual reality (VR) activity in an Advanced Placement English course. Analyzing the observations and interactions…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Reading Skills, English Instruction, Language Arts
Taiwana Walker – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of the study was to explore the use of visuals as it applied to English Language Arts instruction for teachers in suburban and urban middle and high schools in a metropolitan area in the state of Georgia. This study was implemented to address the reading needs of students in response to the changing context of literacy in an age of…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking
Bender, Geoff – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2022
This article presents the results of five open-ended surveys administered to two Advanced Placement classes in a primarily White high school in upstate New York. Surveys sought to explore how students make sense of the course diversity selection, Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart," which was inserted into a primarily White textual…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, English Literature, English Instruction, Power Structure
Joanne O’Mara; Glenn Auld; Yin Paradies; Cassandra Alpium, Contributor; Meaghan Beaucaire, Contributor; Roxene Beech, Contributor; Brittany Bell, Contributor; Rebekkah Cranson, Contributor; Tim Delphine, Contributor; Paul Garner, Contributor; Erin Horton, Contributor; Jennifer Kernahan, Contributor; Catherine Milvain, Contributor; Alicia O’Keefe, Contributor; Martina Polaskova, Contributor; Douglas Rowell, Contributor; Stephanie Savopoulos, Contributor; Benjamin Taylor, Contributor; Kelvin Wong, Contributor; Melanie Whelan, Contributor; Leteasha Yamada, Contributor; Michael Ziemer, Contributor – English in Australia, 2022
The Australian Curriculum provides a warrant for all subject English teachers to enact the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures Cross-curriculum priority (CCP). This priority is 'designed for all students to engage in reconciliation, respect, and recognition of the world's oldest continuous living cultures' (ACARA, n.d.-a).…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Teaching Methods, Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries
Mannix, Timothy – English in Australia, 2018
The study of English, like the teaching of English, is bound with thematic concerns of love. Notions of love, and the range of experiences that come with them, coalesce in learning spaces when both teachers and students analyse texts, unpack social issues, and construct arguments in daily teaching and learning practice. Within the broader social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, English Teachers, English Instruction
Miller, Dan L. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2021
Quotations yield the greatest insight from the fewest words. In addition to the wisdom and guidance quotations provide, teachers effectively use quotations in displays, presentations, speeches, research, writing prompts, classroom lessons, and discussions. Students employ quotations for speeches, classroom assignments, as sources of inspiration…
Descriptors: Intellectual Property, Teaching Methods, Student Interests, English Instruction
Napolitano, Marc; Killinger, Mimi – Honors in Practice, 2021
Contemporary emphases on standardization, specialization, and selectivity in higher education alienate students and teachers from their own creativity, intellectual curiosity, and personal stories. This trend runs counter to the central focus of honors on fostering a diverse, scholarly learning environment. Authors suggest that integrating student…
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, Honors Curriculum, Teaching Methods, Alienation
Seton, Henry – Educational Leadership, 2021
As more classrooms return to in-person instruction, many teachers are longing for lessons built around student discussion. Student discourse frequently floundered over the past year amidst inconsistent camera usage, weak microphones, internet lags, and the overall awkwardness of virtual classrooms. The Socratic seminar is a particularly seductive…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Teaching Methods, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Lesson Plans
Elliott, Victoria; Olive, Sarah – English in Education, 2021
In this paper, we report data from the first national survey of secondary Shakespeare teaching in the UK, conducted online in 2017-18 with a sample of 211 teachers distributed through England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. We report on what is taught and why. Our survey shows that the most popular play in the UK is "Macbeth,"…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, English Literature, National Surveys, English Instruction
Lesley, Mellinee; Higgins, Amy; Beach, Whitney; Stewart, Elizabeth; Keene, Johanna – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2023
Many high schools in the United States are contending with modest student writing achievement and looking for ways to enhance teachers' writing instruction. This is especially the case for schools deemed to be "underperforming" and struggling to reform writing pedagogy against an accumulation of teacher and leadership turnover, limited…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Grade 10, High School Teachers, Literacy
Thayre, Marisol – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In light of an increased focus on the importance of soft skills to academic achievement and success later in life, educators are looking towards social-emotional learning (SEL) as a means for addressing the diverse needs of students. This qualitative study was aimed at understanding how secondary English Language Arts (ELA) teachers use literary…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Language Arts, English Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
