"'Cause I'm a G": Identity Work of a Lesbian Teen in Language Arts

Autor/in	Vetter, Amy M.
Titel	"'Cause I'm a G": Identity Work of a Lesbian Teen in Language Arts
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 54 (2010) 2, S.98-108 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1081-3004
DOI	10.1598/JAAL.54.2.2
Schlagwörter	Language Arts; Discourse Analysis; Homosexuality; Literacy; Adolescents; Females; High School Students; Interviews; Student Projects; Social Attitudes; Consciousness Raising; African Americans; Educational Environment; Sexual Identity + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachkultur; Diskursanalyse; Homosexualität; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Weibliches Geschlecht; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schulprojekt; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Bewusstseinsbildung; Afroamerikaner; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität
Abstract	Framed around the perspective that identities matter in relation to literacy learning, this case study examined the identity work of June (pseudonym), a lesbian youth in an 11th-grade high school language arts classroom. Informal interviews with June about her work on a multigenre research project in relation to LGBTQ issues were analyzed using the constant-comparative method and discourse analysis. Findings indicate that she positioned herself as a reader and writer in new ways because of an assignment that provided her the opportunity to explore her sexuality. I propose that teachers consider making youth's experiences, including LGBTQ experiences, the centerpiece of literacy instruction. More work, however, needs to be done to explore how educators can create curricula and school communities that recognize and celebrate sexual identities as a part of literacy learning. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10