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Smith, Lorna; Thomas, Helena; Chapman, Susan; Foley, Joan; Kelly, Lucy; Kneen, Judith; Watson, Annabel – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2022
This paper tells a story of one student teacher's experiences as she considers the choice of fiction texts studied by young secondary learners of English, and how those texts are taught. Based on a series of interviews carried out in the South-West of England and Wales, the narrative provides a perspective on the limitations of current curricula…
Descriptors: Fiction, Student Teachers, Secondary School Students, Reading Material Selection
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Jogie, Melissa Reshma – Oxford Review of Education, 2015
How are English texts selected to teach students from culturally diverse backgrounds in Australia and England? The English curricula in both countries aim for students to read and interpret meanings through texts, while learning about their culture, and that of cultural others. However, the current list of prescribed texts in both curricula are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Diversity, Cultural Pluralism, Teaching Methods