Broadening Your Students' Horizon: A Case Study of Text Selection in the Diverse and Changing World

Autor/inn/en	Little, Elizabeth; Aglinskas, Kendall
Titel	Broadening Your Students' Horizon: A Case Study of Text Selection in the Diverse and Changing World
Quelle	In: English in Australia, 57 (2022) 1, S.15-27 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0155-2147
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Social Change; English Instruction; Citizen Participation; Reading Lists; Student Needs; Diversity; Educational Change; English Teachers; Secondary School Students; Data Collection; Data Analysis; Reflection; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Sozialer Wandel; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Bildungsreform; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Sekundarschüler; Data capture; Datensammlung; Auswertung; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	Students graduating from secondary school in 2021 have received their education through some of the most contested years in recent history. This article argues that English text lists present a unique opportunity to engage students in a diverse range of ideas that can equip them to be active citizens in a rapidly transforming society. We argue that due to the socialising impact of literature, English text lists should incorporate a range of 'mirrors, windows and sliding glass doors' that broaden students' horizons (Bishop, 1990). We provide a case study of one secondary school on the rural-urban fringe of Melbourne, Victoria that wanted to meet and challenge the needs of students. The staff, with the support of leadership, conducted a Text Diversity Audit, drawing on the work of McLean Davies (2012) to complete three key stages: data gathering; reflection and analysis; and implementing change. In this article we discuss the challenges English staff faced in introducing change and draw on data from students to highlight their positive responses. Ultimately, we demonstrate that the opportunities presented by textual studies in English classrooms need to be embraced, and propose a series of steps that teachers and school leaders can follow to increase the diversity of text lists. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian Association for the Teaching of English. English House, 416 Magill Road, Kensington Gardens, SA 5068 Australia. Tel: +61-8-8332-2845; Fax: +61-8-8333-0394; e-mail: aate@aate.org.au; Web site: http://www.aate.org.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01