The Teaching of Literature in a Singapore Secondary School: Disciplinarity, Curriculum Coverage and the Opportunity Costs Involved

Autor/inn/en	Towndrow, Phillip; Kwek, Dennis Beng Kiat
Titel	The Teaching of Literature in a Singapore Secondary School: Disciplinarity, Curriculum Coverage and the Opportunity Costs Involved
Quelle	In: Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 37 (2017) 3, S.389-402 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0218-8791
DOI	10.1080/02188791.2017.1302923
Schlagwörter	Longitudinal Studies; Literature; Secondary School Students; Foreign Countries; Secondary School Teachers; Decision Making; Teacher Student Relationship; Hermeneutics; Classroom Techniques; Classroom Communication; Observation; Interviews; Questionnaires; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Literatur; Sekundarschüler; Ausland; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Hermeneutik; Klassenführung; Klassengespräch; Beobachtung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fragebogen; Singapur
Abstract	Set against the backdrop of reinvigorating the study of literature and concerns about the adequate preparation of students for the world of work, this paper explores how a Singapore teacher presented a literary text in the classroom. Drawing on data from a large-scale representative sample of Singapore schools in instruction and assessment practices, we discuss some of the potential consequences of instructional choice-making from a disciplinary perspective. Our findings suggest, for example, that when teacher-dominated discourse and interpretations dominate, instructional flexibility and responsiveness are correspondingly limited and restricted. These courses of action, we contend, may occur contrary to teachers' plans and expectations. The paper closes by making a call for further longitudinal research across multiple research sites into the nature of literature pedagogy that has a strong disciplinary focus. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01