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http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/919384 - An examination of the
quality and conceptualisation of English teaching Griffiths, Tom
G. - The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Education & Arts,
School of Education - The conceptualisation of English teaching
differs greatly between and within elementary and secondary
contexts. Framed as the instruction of literacy, literature,
language arts and more, the teaching of English is shaped by
often conflicting opinions regarding what matters in the
teaching of English and how English can best be taught. Drawing
on Smagorinsky’s (2002) discussion of the principled practice of
English, and on characteristics of good teaching that research
has demonstrated to enhance student authentic achievement
(Newmann, Marks, & Gamoran, 1998; Author, 2003), this paper
presents the findings of a large crosssectional analysis of the
nature and quality of the teaching of English in elementary and
secondary schools as represented in a