Elliana Skinner

CIED 1003
Research Tools Using Mullins Library
Focus: Teaching English Education to High School Students
1. Source: Journal Article
a. Title: “I Just Don’t Get It”: Teachers’ and Students’ Conceptions of Confusion and
Implications for Teaching and Learning in the High School English Classroom
b. Author: Suzzane Plaut
c. Year Published: 2015
d. Summary: This article focuses on confusion in the English classroom and how to use it to
the advantage of both teachers and students. It states that simple confusions about
procedures may be signs of deeper confusions towards the concepts of English. The article
urges teachers to hone their skills in identifying whenever a student is confused so that the
teacher can explain it better. The article believes that confusion is not a problem to be
solved, but it is an opportunity for teachers to better understand students’ thinking. It is also
an opportunity for the student to gain a deeper understanding through thorough teaching of
the subject. This study was done through writing tasks. And, the conclusions of this study
are more prone to appear in English classrooms.
2. Source: Dissertation
a. Title: Citizenship education in English secondary schools: teaching and learning to transform
or conform?
b. Author: Nicola Samantha Horsley
c. Year: 2015
d. Summary: This dissertation discusses the role of active citizenship within an educational
classroom. It focuses on six English secondary school teachers to showcase how core
citizenship issues are reflected within the educational practice. The study looks at both how
students are active and the teachers’ understanding. The article argues that with the current
education policy in schools, the schools will not accommodate to teach citizenship directly.
It calls for teachers to fully understand the value of citizenship. Once teachers have an
understanding, they can then reinforce the values of citizenship through writing and English
classes.
3. Source: Book
a. Title: Reading Practices, Postcolonial Literature, and Cultural Mediation in the Classroom
b. Author: Ingrid Johnston and Jyoti Mangat
c. Year: 2012
d. Summary Sentence: This book discusses how teachers at secondary levels can using cultural
reading materials to better teach the students in the classroom their own literary and
experiential histories.
4. Source: Video
a. Title: Do You Speak American?
b. Author: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm); MacNeil/Lehrer Productions; Paladin
InVision, Ltd; WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.); KLRU (Television station :
Austin, Tex.)
c. Year: 2005
d. Genre: Documentary television programs
5. Source: Reference
 a. Title: The Oxford Companion to the English Language (2 ed.)
b. Author/Publisher: Oxford University Press
c. Year: 2018
d. Summary Sentence: This reference focuses on English language teaching, the advances of
the English language in a classroom, and English as a language known internationally.

Five different sources were used. Options:

Journal Articles: Provide name of journal, author, year, and a brief summary (6 to 7
sentences) of what the article was about. Do not include your opinion.
Theses and Dissertations: Provide name of dissertation, author, year, and a brief summary
(6 to 7 sentences) of what the theses/dissertation was about. Do not include your
opinion.
Books: Provide name of book, author and year. Provide one sentence on what the book is
about.
Audio: Provide name of audio, author and year. (Most of you will have to skip this search
and not count it as part of your five.)
Video: Provide name of video, author and year. Provide name of the Genre.
Reference: Provide name of reference, author or publisher, year, and a sentence on what
the reference is about.

Total Points 17