Boys Performing English
| Autor: | Pam Gilbert, Rob Gilbert, Robyn Henderson, Nola Alloway |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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| Zdroj: | Gender and Education. 15:351-364 |
| ISSN: | 1360-0516 0954-0253 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09540250310001610562 |
| Popis: | This article explores the gender dynamics of boys' responses to one Particular aspect of English teaching. oral performance work. It focuses on the possibility that the requirement to perform publicly in dramatic and other oral tasks may be an important factor in the rejection of English by many boys, and may contribute to boys' relatively poor achievement in English. The article provides a study of boys' engagement in English oral activities in two classrooms, and identifies a number of factors influencing boys' English learning. In particular, it shows that there is no simple relation between the performance requirements of English learning activities and boys' disengagement with English. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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