Literacy and Children's Literature: Evidence from Actual Classroom Practice

Autor/in	Al Darwish, Salwa
Titel	Literacy and Children's Literature: Evidence from Actual Classroom Practice
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Training Studies, 3 (2015) 1, S.78-83 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2324-805X
Schlagwörter	Literacy Education; Reading Programs; Childrens Literature; English (Second Language); Elementary Education; Majors (Students); Language Teachers; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; Elementary School Teachers; Reading Motivation; Public Schools; Observation; Preservice Teachers; Grade 5; Reading Materials; Teacher Education Programs; Questioning Techniques; Reading Comprehension; Interviews; Parent Attitudes; Diaries; Lesson Plans; Qualitative Research; Kuwait + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Elementarunterricht; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lesemotivation; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Beobachtung; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Befragungstechnik; Fragetechnik; Leseverstehen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Elternverhalten; Diary; Tagebuch; Lesson planning; Unterrichtsplanung; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	This qualitative study aims at detecting areas that requires to be developed in the EFL reading program in elementary stages in Kuwaiti public schools by using children's literature. It also examines the reading program in the public elementary curriculum. The participants were six English language major students from the College of Basic Education in Kuwait. Those six students were in their senior year and have just recently finished with the micro- teaching course followed by their practicum and then as independent EFL teachers. The findings revealed that young learners should be encouraged to use books at an early stages which will later bring pleasure to these students. Furthermore, environment plays an important role in reading pleasure. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01