English teaching for democratic futures: The role of language, literacy and literature in developing creative and critical thinkers
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Riddle, Stewart, Lowien, Nathan and Barton, Georgina. 2024. "English teaching for democratic futures: The role of language, literacy and literature in developing creative and critical thinkers
." Goodwyn, Andrew, Durrant, Cal, George, Marshall, Manuel, Jacqueline, Sawyer, Wayne and Shoffner, Melanie (ed.) English language arts as an emancipatory subject: International perspectives on justice and equity in the English classroom. United Kingdom. Routledge. pp. 40-50
| Chapter Title | English teaching for democratic futures: The role of language, literacy and literature in developing creative and critical thinkers |
|---|---|
| Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
| ERA Publisher ID | 3137 |
| Book Title | English language arts as an emancipatory subject: International perspectives on justice and equity in the English classroom |
| Authors | Riddle, Stewart, Lowien, Nathan and Barton, Georgina |
| Editors | Goodwyn, Andrew, Durrant, Cal, George, Marshall, Manuel, Jacqueline, Sawyer, Wayne and Shoffner, Melanie |
| Page Range | 40-50 |
| Chapter Number | 3 |
| Number of Pages | 11 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
| ISBN | 9781032746029 |
| 9781032746074 | |
| 9781032740052 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003470052 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003470052-4/english-teaching-democratic-futures-stewart-riddle-nathan-lowien-georgina-barton |
| Abstract | The chapter examines the role of language, literacy and literature in developing creative and critical thinkers, making strong claims for the political importance of English. We share accounts from Australian secondary English teachers regarding their perspectives on how an English curriculum can support young people to become creative and critical thinkers, who can participate fully in democratic modes of being and belonging. In particular, the chapter explores the enabling and constraining elements of the Australian Curriculum: English (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority 2022), with its curriculum strands of language, literacy and literature. Teachers considered how the language strand might support the development of a more democratic society, the purpose of literacy in a democratic society, and how literature can be used to engage students in creative and critical thinking. While the curriculum under examination is drawn from the Australian context, the findings have broad implications for English as an emancipatory subject across multiple contexts. |
| Keywords | English curriculum; democratic education; critical and creative thinking; English teachers |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390104. English and literacy curriculum and pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL) |
| Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
| Byline Affiliations | School of Education |
| University of Southern Queensland |
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