Browsing Department of Language and Literacy Education by Issue Date
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Displays for the primary school classroom
(I.N.T.O. [Irish National Teachers Organisation], 2013)While traditionally, Irish classrooms have displayed examples of published posters and teacher-generated charts on the walls, with changing constructivist methodologies which value the involvement of pupils, further learning ... -
Exploring the impact of lesson study on the theory-practice gap in pre-service teacher education
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)Studies of initial teacher education have repeatedly revealed a disparity between the theory taught in teacher education programmes and the subsequent practice of these teachers in the classroom (Allen, Butler-Mader & ... -
Investigating communicative strategies in novice professional communities of practice: a comparative study of engineering and marketing meetings
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)This study is concerned with the linguistic analysis of a subcorpus of Engineering and Marketing meetings within the context of Authentic Workplace Projects. The study considers the context of Authentic Workplace Projects ... -
Using electronic books to engage young readers
(I.N.T.O. [Irish National Teachers Organisation], 2013-02)Electronic books offer a fun, interactive, multimedia rich approach to sharing stories with children. Although teaching reading has traditionally focused on using conventional printed books, there is a growing shift ... -
Exploring the impact of teacher education pedagogy on EFL reading teacher identities: a United Arab Emirates case (Pre-published version)
(Routledge, 2014)In response to a demand by government authorities to significantly improve educational practices in the UAE, and to simultaneously Emiratize and professionalize the teaching profession (Mograby, 1999; UAE Ministry of ... -
Pre-service Primary Teachers' understanding of mathematical problem posing and problem solving: exploring the impact of a study intervention
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)The results of national assessments – National Assessment in Mathematics and English Reading (Shiel, Kavanagh and Millar, 2014) and international assessments- Programme for International Student Assessment (2011) and ... -
Integrating, fostering and encouraging the development of literacy skills in the Irish Primary science classroom
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)The National strategy to improve literacy and numeracy among children and young people 2011-2020 in Ireland states that we need to prioritise literacy and numeracy through positive interventions and integrating these skills ... -
A mixed methods investigation of effective online comprehension strategy instruction within the Irish Primary School context
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)This study was based on an embedded mixed methods design. In this study, qualitative data was embedded within a quasi-field experimental design. The researcher adopted quantitative methods to test the hypothesis that a ... -
Representations of race and racism in the textbooks used in southern black schools during the American Civil War and Reconstruction era, 1861–1876 (Pre-published version)
(Routledge, 2016-08-30)During the American Civil War and Reconstruction era, 1861–1876, formerly enslaved men and women demanded access to education. Aided by northern white missionaries, free blacks and some southern whites, freed men and ... -
In between the lines of the Primary language curriculum: teacher involvement in the process of curriculum change
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2017)The process of curriculum change and reform can be challenging and complex. It is an area which is often neglected both in educational scholarship and contemporary debate, particularly within the Irish context. This is ... -
Literacy in transition, literacy at the transitions: (Dis)continuities in literacy’s position in the broader curriculum (Pre-published version)
(Literacy Association of Ireland, 2018)Literacy has been conceptualised and reconceptualised, positioned and repositioned, backgrounded and foregrounded in myriad ways in Irish schools over the past decades and centuries. While it has always tended to dominate ... -
“It’s very hard to know how much is the EAL and how much is the learning difficulty”: Challenges in organising support for EAL learners in Irish primary schools (Pre-published version)
(ILSA [Irish Learning Support Association], 2018)The growth in linguistic diversity in Irish primary schools presents significant opportunities. Learners for whom English is an additional language (EAL) contribute to the rich tapestry of our classrooms. However, ensuring ... -
Student teachers’ evolving conceptions of self, learning and teaching: a longitudinal study (Pre-published version)
(Taylor & Francis [Routledge], 2019)Access to elementary school teaching in Ireland is provided through concurrent and consecutive programmes of teacher education which are accredited by the professional standards body for the teaching profession, The Teaching ... -
A historical analysis of senior cycle state examinations in the school subject English from 1878-2016: a longitudinal study
(2021-05-04)This thesis critically examines senior cycle examination in Ireland for the school subject English from colonial to modern times. It explores the development of examinations as a method of senior cycle assessment and, in ... -
Investigating language corpora as a grammar development resource
(2023-09-25)The digital era has brought new concepts and transformations into language development and has given rise to technology-based approaches to learner autonomy. It has shifted the focus from deductive to inductive learning, ... -
Using CLIL to support teacher language awareness in the Irish language in English-medium primary schools: an analysis of the impact on second language teaching and learning competency
(2023-09-26)This study sought to examine CLIL as a mechanism to enhance teacher language awareness (TLA) in English-medium schools in the Republic of Ireland. The potential of this enhancement of TLA is to support teachers’ own language ... -
An teagasc ábharbhunaithe trí mheán na mionteanga: iniúchadh criticiúil ar chreidiúintí, tuiscintí agus cleachtais an mhúinteora eacnamaíochta baile san Iar-bhunscoil ghaeltachta
(2023-10-27)Bhí sé mar aidhm ag an taighde seo iniúchadh criticiúil a dhéanamh ar chreidiúintí, tuiscintí agus cleachtais an mhúinteora Eacnamaíochta Baile san iar-bhunscoil Ghaeltachta. Bíodh is go bhfuil raidhse leathan litríochta ...