Boys' Literacy Development: Navigating the Intersection of Popular Culture, New Literacies, and High-Stakes Assessments

Autor/inn/en	Yeung, Daniel; Curwood, Jen Scott
Titel	Boys' Literacy Development: Navigating the Intersection of Popular Culture, New Literacies, and High-Stakes Assessments
Quelle	In: English in Australia, 50 (2015) 2, S.21-29 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0155-2147
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; High School Students; Males; Literacy; Learner Engagement; Student Development; Adolescents; Student Motivation; Popular Culture; Student Interests; Multiple Literacies; High Stakes Tests; Qualitative Research; Case Studies; Focus Groups; Interviews; Lesson Plans; Work Sample Tests; Research Methodology; English Teachers; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Schulische Motivation; Popkultur; Studieninteresse; Qualitative Forschung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lesson planning; Unterrichtsplanung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Australien
Abstract	Prior scholarship suggests that many boys are disengaged from school-based literacy because they do not see its value or significance in their lives. In response, this study investigates the role of popular culture and new literacies in motivating adolescent boys within secondary English. Drawing on sociocultural approaches to literacy research, this case study at a boys' high school in Australia builds upon previous research on boys' literacy and offers insights into the potential connections between boys' school-based literacy practices and their out-of-school interests and experiences. The findings indicate that teachers positively believe in the potential for new literacies and popular culture texts to motivate and engage adolescent boys. At the same time, the study suggests that some boys find new literacy practices unnecessary as they move into their senior years of high school and prepare for the New South Wales Higher School Certificate exam. (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	2020/1/01