scholarly journals Complexity, Contradiction, and Carnival: Microethnographic Research on Student Disruption in a High School English Language Arts Classroom

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 70-93
Author(s):  
Matt Seymour
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Language Arts ◽  
English Language Arts ◽  
English Language ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Classroom Management Strategies ◽  
Student Disruption

[full article in English]  When teaching, many educators must respond to unruly and disruptive students. While most scholarship on student disruption focuses on classroom management strategies and tactics, few studies consider the nature of the disruption, its ideological significance and the social consequences that follows. Via ethnographic methods and microethnographic discourse analysis, this paper examines the complexity and contradictions of macro- and microstructures as they manifest during a student’s disruption of a classroom discussion of a novel in an 11th and 12th grade English Language Arts class in the United States. Using Bakhtin’s notion of carnival as a theoretical framework, this paper examines the pattern of disruption in the classroom that evoked multiple and contradictory ideologies and both maintained and subverted power structures in the context. Contrary to the belief that classroom disruptions are always challenges to power, they sometimes reinforced power relations on a broader cultural level. This paper urges that research and scholarship embrace complexity and contradiction as inherent in the interactions of people in schools and seeks to rethink how educators view and respond to classroom disruption. It concludes by advocating that embracing complexity and contradiction will better allow teachers and researchers to think through systems of education as a way to effectively and ethically intervene when these structures prove problematic.

scholarly journals The Relation Between easyCBM and Smarter Balanced Reading and Mathematics Assessments

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-35
Author(s):  
Julie Alonzo
Keyword(s):  
Language Arts ◽  
English Language Arts ◽  
English Language ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
The United States ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Benchmark Assessments ◽  
Mathematics Assessments ◽  
Reading Measures ◽  
Math Score

This study investigated the relation be- tween the easyCBM Benchmark Assessments in both mathematics and reading and the Smarter Balanced assessment, widely adopted across the United States. Data for the study were obtained from a convenience sample of approximately 1,000 students per grade in grades 3-8 provided by two school districts in the Pa- cific Northwest. Results indicate that the easyCBM CCSS math assessments are a strong predictor of the Smarter Balanced total math score, with correlations ranging from .69 to .84 across grades and seasonal benchmarks. Linear regression analyses indicate that the different easyCBM CCSS math measures account for 68% to 77% of the variance in Smarter Balanced total math score. In addition, all of the easyCBM read- ing assessments are significantly related to the Smart- er Balanced English language arts total score, with correlations ranging from .50 to .69 across grades, measure types, and seasonal benchmarks. Linear re- gression analyses indicate that the different easyCBM reading measures account for 50% to 62% of the vari- ance in Smarter Balanced English language arts score.

Context and Implications Document for: Teaching English language arts methods in the United States: a review of the research

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-188
Author(s):  
Donna L. Pasternak ◽  
Samantha Caughlan ◽  
Heidi Hallman ◽  
Laura Renzi ◽  
Leslie Rush
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Language Arts ◽  
English Language Arts ◽  
English Language ◽  
The United States ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Language Arts Methods

scholarly journals Lesson Study as an Intervention to Develop Prospective English Language Teachers' Classroom Management Skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 398-414
Author(s):  
Ertan Altınsoy
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Lesson Study ◽  
English Language ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Methodological Foundation ◽  
Classroom Management Strategies ◽  
Study Experience

This study investigated six pre-service ELT teachers' engagement of collaborative Lesson Study, Japanese professional development model, and intended to explore its impact on their classroom management skills. The qualitative research design was used as the methodological foundation of the study since the Lesson Study experience of the participants was thoroughly observed in its natural context through research lesson applications. The large volume of data collected using a variety of data collection tools was analyzed using Atlas. Ti qualitative software. The study revealed that Lesson Study intervention impacted the participants' classroom management skills in various dimensions at varying degrees, especially in increasing awareness about the observation of student learning, giving instructions, and lesson planning aspects. The study further presented that Lesson Study provides a reformist professional development opportunity for pre-service teachers to practice various classroom management strategies in various actual classroom settings.

scholarly journals Classroom Management Strategies in English Language Teaching: A Perspective of English Teacher

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-113
Author(s):  
Rifdah Diniatulhaq ◽  
Annafi Ananda Oktaria ◽  
Azwar Abbas
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Structure Interview ◽  
Curriculum Planning ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Classroom Management Strategies ◽  
Learning Conditions

The essence of classroom management is the creation of more conducive student learning conditions. The conducive learning conditions are the most important prerequisite for the smooth implementation of student learning activities, so that the smooth learning process influences the learning outcomes more optimally. Good class management is one that can serve and help students' needs in learning. Therefore, the characteristics and needs of students are the first things that need to be known and taken into account by the teacher as well as possible. To collect the data, the researchers used semi-structure interview and the obtained data were analyzed with descriptive-qualitative method.The result showed that there are three dominant aspects of classroom management system, namely; curriculum and instructional management’s (i.e. curriculum planning, making the lesson plan, scheduling, method implementation learning and assessment), management behavior (i.e. teacher sets and enforces the rules and the procedure, teacher starts the lesson, teacher builds relationships with students, teachers apply discipline and consequences and teacher is involved in the process learning), and management of the environment (i.e. class settings namely structuring furniture and determining the number of students).

scholarly journals Classroom management problems pre-service teachers encounter in ELT

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 511-520
Author(s):  
Kubra Keser ◽  
Fatih Yavuz
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Senior Year ◽  
Classroom Management Strategies ◽  
Management Problems

Different ideas and different perspectives on classroom management have long been debated. This study opens a new horizon in classroom management issue by shedding light on the classroom management problems and strategies to overcome these problems by student-teachers at teaching practice courses. The research was designed with a mixed method by using both qualitative and quantitative data from the 4th year students at English language teaching (ELT) department at Balıkesir University. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews with senior students. The main interest of the study was to understand the classroom management problems of ELT student-teachers and their strategies to cope with these problems. The results revealed that classroom management problems generally stem from the noisy and talkative students and crowded classes. The solutions of senior year students include using different teaching methods with well-organised activities and setting good relationships with the students. Keywords: Classroom management, problems, teacher training, classroom management strategies.

scholarly journals Emotions Attributions of ELT Pre-service Teachers and Their Effects on Teaching Practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-28
Author(s):  
Mariza G. Méndez López
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Attribution Theory ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Teaching Practicum ◽  
Classroom Management Strategies ◽  
English Language Teachers

This article presents the results of a qualitative study which aimed to develop an understanding of the emotions experienced by pre-service English language teachers during their teaching practicum and the emotions’ effects on instructional teaching. Attribution theory was used as a framework for analysing the results, while the data were gathered through classroom observation, reflection journals, and semi-structured interviews. Results revealed a need for language teaching programmes to include classroom management strategies; however, there is also evidence of the urgent need for socio-emotional support to be provided to pre-service teachers to help them shape their teaching practice through reflection. Providing a space for pre-service teachers to reflect on their beliefs and discuss the emotions experienced during practicum may help to instil commitment and responsibility in future teachers.

scholarly journals Teaching English language arts methods in the United States: a review of the research

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna L. Pasternak ◽  
Samantha Caughlan ◽  
Heidi Hallman ◽  
Laura Renzi ◽  
Leslie Rush
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Language Arts ◽  
English Language Arts ◽  
English Language ◽  
The United States ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Language Arts Methods

A Comparative Study of EFL Classroom Management Strategies employed by Public and Private School English Teachers

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Nauman A Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
English Language ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Classroom Management Strategies ◽  
English Language Teachers

<div><p>This research project was a comparative study of classroom management practices of English language teachers in secondary level public and private sector schools of Lahore. The purpose of the research was to establish the practices and the strategies used by the English language teachers. A total of 200 including 100 public sector and 100 private sector school teachers, teaching English language, were randomly selected for the present research using random sampling techniques. A close-ended questionnaire was developed by the researchers to collect data from the respondents. The researchers personally collected the data. After receiving the data they were entered into the spreadsheet of SPSS version 21.0. Different statistical techniques were used to analyze the data. Mean scores along with standard deviations were calculated in descriptive statistics. In inferential statistics, independent sample t-tests and one-way ANOVA were calculated. There were significant differences in the classroom management strategies used by public sector and private sector English language teachers. Policy recommendations were given for the administration of the schools to encourage EFL teachers to effectively use classroom management strategies.</p></div>

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