Rhetoric, Oracy and Citizenship: Curricular Innovations from Scotland, Slovenia and Norway

Autor/inn/en	Holmes-Henderson, Arlene; Žmavc, Janja; Kaldahl, Anne-Grete
Titel	Rhetoric, Oracy and Citizenship: Curricular Innovations from Scotland, Slovenia and Norway
Quelle	In: Literacy, 56 (2022) 3, S.253-263 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Holmes-Henderson, Arlene)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1741-4350
DOI	10.1111/lit.12299
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Citizenship Education; Oral Language; Language Skills; Rhetoric; Democratic Values; Persuasive Discourse; Children; Adolescents; Cultural Differences; United Kingdom (Scotland); Slovenia; Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Rhetorik; Persuasion; Persuasive Kommunikation; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Kultureller Unterschied; Slowenien; Norwegen
Abstract	This article positions rhetoric as a bridge between oracy and citizenship education. The first comparative curricular study of Scotland, Slovenia and Norway, it demonstrates shared policy aims and practical challenges in the delivery of oracy and citizenship education in these three nations. We argue that the study of rhetoric equips young learners with the skills to think critically, listen actively and speak strategically. But rhetoric goes further than existing policy ambitions for oracy; it includes civic training, and cultivates skills for democratic deliberation and participation in society. Rhetoric empowers young people with the knowledge and skills to construct compelling arguments, and deconstruct the arguments of others, thereby cultivating eloquent and critical citizens. We explore the motivations for the teaching of rhetoric (to learners aged 7-16) in each national educational system, which range from significant coverage (Slovenia) to scant reference (Scotland), with Norway representing the middle ground, and we assess the importance of ancient teachings of rhetoric in contemporary classrooms. We outline the policy and curricular challenges associated with training teachers to teach rhetoric and share testimonies from both staff and students regarding their learning experiences with something which is 'new' to many, yet 'ancient' to some. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01