Language and Literacy Education (Peer reviewed publications)

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)

Brosnan, AnneMarie (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 ...

Student teachers’ evolving conceptions of self, learning and teaching: a longitudinal study (Pre-published version)

Gardiner-Hyland, Fiodhna; Horgan, Kathleen (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 ...

Literacy in transition, literacy at the transitions: (Dis)continuities in literacy’s position in the broader curriculum (Pre-published version)

Burke, Patrick (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)

Gardiner-Hyland, Fiodhna; Burke, Patrick (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 ...

“Working with learners”: shaping and contextualizing a teacher education methodology course in the U.A.E. (Pre-published version)

Gardiner-Hyland, Fiodhna (TESOL Arabia, 2007)

Language teacher education programs have traditionally focused on transmission, product-orientated approaches that are applicable to any teaching context. However, there is a growing shift towards a constructivist, ...

10 ways to encourage beginning reading in an Emirati home

Gardiner-Hyland, Fiodhna (International Printing Press, 2011)

Parents worldwide play a significant role in the development of their children’s reading (Trelease, 2006). Yet, the fostering of home reading practices seems to be a challenge in both the United Arab Emirates and wider ...

Modeling the use of electronic books to engage young EFL readers in a teacher education methodology course in the U.A.E. (Pre-published version)

Gardiner-Hyland, Fiodhna; Hyland, Padraig (TESOL Arabia, 2008)

Teaching “Reading” has traditionally focused on using conventional printed books. However, there is a growing shift towards interactive reading approaches, some of which may incorporate digital media. This article discusses ...

Read aloud experiences in a second language Arabic context: effects upon vocabulary acquisition (Pre-published version)

Gardiner-Hyland, Fiodhna; Malmaith, Seeham (TESOL Arabia, 2010)

Teachers exhibit a variety of styles in reading aloud, which influences vocabulary development. This study examined the effects of two conditions on student’s second language English vocabulary acquisition: listening to ...

A musical approach to shared reading: effects upon English vocabulary acquisition in an Arabic environment

Gardiner-Hyland, Fiodhna (TESOL Arabia, 2010)

The notion of music enhancing language learning is increasingly common in the bilingual classroom. Yet, little is known about the effects of music on second language vocabulary acquisition. This article ...

In my reading classroom…Emirati student teachers constructing teaching styles in the college classroom (Pre-published version)

Gardiner-Hyland, Fiodhna (TESOL Arabia, 2012)

Those entering the education profession in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) often face considerable obstacles in the government’s primary school system, particularly in the teaching of English reading. Traditional curricula ...

Exploring the impact of teacher education pedagogy on EFL reading teacher identities: a United Arab Emirates case (Pre-published version)

Gardiner-Hyland, Fiodhna (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 ...

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