Evaluating VCE English Language Twenty Years On

Autor/inn/en	Mulder, Jean; Thomas, Caroline
Titel	Evaluating VCE English Language Twenty Years On
Quelle	In: English in Australia, 56 (2021) 3, S.5-23 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0155-2147
Schlagwörter	Educational History; Written Language; Oral Language; Foreign Countries; Grammar; Enrollment Trends; Language Usage; Student Attitudes; Metalinguistics; Teaching Methods; National Curriculum; Course Descriptions; Secondary School Students; English Instruction; English Literature; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Variation; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Geschriebene Sprache; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Ausland; Grammatik; Sprachgebrauch; Schülerverhalten; Metalanguage; Metasprache; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kursstrukturplan; Sekundarschüler; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Englische literatur; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Sprachenvielfalt; Australien
Abstract	Although "VCE English Language (EL)" has been offered for twenty years in Victoria, Australia, the subject, and especially students' experience of it, has had little evaluation. Using data from four surveys conducted across seven years with over 1500 Unit 3-4 "EL" students, augmented by VCAA enrolment data, a profile of "EL" students was compiled and their perceptions of "EL" analysed. Quantitative results reveal consistently high evaluations regarding enjoyment, raised awareness of English usage, relevance to everyday life, and strengthened written and spoken English skills, with qualitative analysis yielding rich insight into students' assessments of why they chose "EL," what they enjoyed most and what they found most challenging. These findings provide a better understanding of "EL's" place within English studies in Victoria, and validate "EL" as a model of a linguistics-centred approach to English language study that contextualises grammar teaching within texts reflective of everyday language use for extension nationally. (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