Wednesday, March 18, 12:00-1:00 PM (EST, Montreal)
Reading the (class)room: Educational practice as folklore and text
ABSTRACT
Education research often draws a clear line between policy and practice, with a large body of literature investigating how and when policy succeeds at organizing educational practice. However, this research leaves unexplored how a lack of policy can serve as a powerful organizing force for educational spaces. Drawing from an institutional ethnography of adult language and literacy instruction in Qu茅bec, this presentation will explore how pedagogical practices develop and are transmitted in an educational context where externally-produced guidance and teaching resources are scarce. The presentation will argue for an understanding of pedagogical practice as shaped not only by top-down policy and bottom-up practical knowledge, but also by folklore, that is, knowledge that is orally transmitted and constantly revived and revised through action. It will argue that these practices function as texts, and that viewing them as such offers a way to fill in analytical gaps created by the policy-practice divide and ultimately producing a more complete account of how pedagogical practices are developed and transmitted.
Language of presentation:听English, with examples in other languages
Mode of delivery:听synchronous via Zoom
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The Grad Talks provide opportunities for graduate students (MA thesis and PhD) who are conducting research on language education and applied linguistics to showcase their work and receive constructive feedback. It also gives students an opportunity to build community of like-minded people, make connections, and network. Students can choose to present work at different stages of their research: initial, ongoing or completed.
Typically, graduate students have 20 minutes to do an informal presentation about a chosen topic followed by a 40-minute discussion with the audience. The talk can be guided by a Power Point presentation or an outline. The Grad Talks are delivered via Zoom (not video recorded) and they take place on Thursdays at a time that is convenient for you. This event is hosted by 涩里番鈥檚 Faculty of Education. If you're interested in presenting at Grad Talks, contact Li Peng at li.peng2 [at] mail.mcgill.ca.
Grad Talks Team
Li Peng: Organizer
Laura Uribe Valencia &听Yunjia Xie: Host
Angelica Galante: Coordinator
Grad Talks is sponsored by the , and co-organized by the Research Group and 涩里番's Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE).
