Poetry as a Venue for Meaningful Literacy: A Case Study of a Primary English Language Learner

• 영문명: Poetry as a Venue for Meaningful Literacy: A Case Study of a Primary English Language Learner
• 발행기관: 한국외국어교육학회
• 저자명: Song-Eun Lee
• 간행물 정보: 『Foreign Languages Education』Vol.30 No.1, 1~31쪽, 전체 31쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2023.03.31

영문 초록

In order to humanize and contextualize ESL/EFL learning, poetry writing has been suggested and considered as an effective strategy for meaningful literacy. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence for the pedagogical significance of poetry writing on language learning. To make up for the dearth of research about poetry writing, the present study explored to what extent a primary English language learner can express herself through poetry writing in an American classroom and the significance of poetry writing as meaningful literacy in ESL/EFL learning. Adopting a qualitative research approach, this small-scale case study conducted textual analyses of a young English language learner’s poetry works and in-depth interviews with her. Findings suggest that poetry writing encouraged the participant learner to express herself with her own voice, enhanced her L2 linguistic awareness, provided meaningful learning opportunities―authorship and readership―, and motivated the learner to overcome challenges as an English language learner. The present study contributes to the understanding of young English language learners’ poetry writing in the field.

목차

I. Introduction

II. Previous Research

III. Research Method

IV. Findings and Discussion

V. Conclusion

References

키워드

시 쓰기 영어학습자 초등영어교육 의미 있는 문해력 poetry writing English language learners primary English education meaningful literacy