Research in the Teaching of English, Vol. 36, No. 4, May 2002

Table of Contents

• EDITORS’ INTRODUCTION: Seats of Authority

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  Keywords: College, Research

• Academic Literacy Perceptions and Performance: Comparing First-Generation and Continuing-Generation College Students

  Ann M. Penrose

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  Abstract: Examines first-generation students' perceptions of their academic literacy skills and their performance and persistence in college. Indicates that first generation students' self-perceptions represent critical factors in the college experience, underscoring the importance of helping students forge identities as members of academic communities.

  Keywords: College, Assessment, Pedagogy, Research

• Lessons from a Classroom Teacher's Use of Alternative Literacy Assessment

  Eurydice Bouchereau Bauer and Georgia Ernest Garcia

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  Abstract: Investigates the possible link between a classroom teacher's implementation of alternative literacy assessment and her classroom instruction. Illuminates the role that alternative literacy assessments can play in the classroom in terms of reflecting literacy task performance, presenting information on students' strengths and weaknesses, and improving the quality of instruction provided to all students.

  Keywords: Elementary, Assessment, Pedagogy, Research, Writing, Reading

• Elaborated Student Talk in an Elementary EsoL Classroom

  Maureen P. Boyd and Donald L. Rubin

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  Abstract: Examines the discourse in an English as a second or other language (ESoL) classroom in a best-case scenario that contrasted dramatically with more typical school settings. Samples student critical turns (SCTs) across a six-week literature-rich science unit. Shows that the teacher played a crucial role in extended dialogue among students.

  Keywords: Elementary, Language, Pedagogy, Research

• Annotated Bibliography of Research in the Teaching of English

  Deborah Brown, Catherine Beavis, Judith Kalman, Anne D'Antonio Stinson, and Melissa E. Whiting

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  Abstract: Presents annotations of 37 selected recent research in the teaching of English and related fields. Addresses bilingual/foreign language education, discourse processes, literacy, professional development, reading, teaching and learning of literature, teaching and learning of writing, and technology and literacy. Notes that most of the studies appeared during the six-month period from July through December 2001.

  Keywords: Elementary, Middle, Secondary, College, Assessment, Diversity, Language, Literacy, Literature, Pedagogy, Research, Technology, Writing, Reading

• GUEST REVIEWERS

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• Author Index

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• Subject Index

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