Reel English? : putting students in the 'frame' in the teaching of film

  • Mark Howie
  • , Andrew Burn
  • , Cal Durrant

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference PaperChapter

Abstract

Can 'English' cope in a post-industrial world which has radically extended the range of literacy practices young people engage in on a daily basis? This provocative question, asked by Julian Sefton-Green and Helen Nixon (2003) some years ago now, emphasises the tensions being created for subject English by the dynamic role of popular culture in young people's lives. Beyond its emphasis on an evolving understanding of literacy in and for this new century, the question posed by Sefton-Green and Nixon particularly draws attention to the central role popular culture plays in (adolescent) identity formation, the central historical concern of English (Peel, 2000).
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMedia Teaching : Language, Audience and Production
Place of PublicationKent Town, S. Aust
PublisherWakefield Press
Pages152-177
Number of pages26
ISBN (Print)9781862548077
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Keywords

  • english language
  • literature
  • study and teaching (secondary)
  • motion pictures
  • mass media

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