Exchanges between Two Rivers: Possibilities for Teaching Writing in the Northwest Territories
My action research investigation into place-conscious writing practices invited experienced Non-Aboriginal teachers from the Northwest Territories to think through writing practices that might engage Northern students, many of whom are Indigenous. In this paper, I will focus on what the teachers had...
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ftjcje:oai:cje.journals.publicknowledgeproject.org:article/1266 2024-10-06T13:51:40+00:00 Exchanges between Two Rivers: Possibilities for Teaching Writing in the Northwest Territories Catlin, Susan Jane 2013-07-15 application/pdf https://journals.sfu.ca/cje/index.php/cje-rce/article/view/1266 eng fra eng fre Canadian Society for the Study of Education / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation https://journals.sfu.ca/cje/index.php/cje-rce/article/view/1266/1562 https://journals.sfu.ca/cje/index.php/cje-rce/article/view/1266/1563 https://journals.sfu.ca/cje/index.php/cje-rce/article/view/1266 Copyright (c) 2018 Canadian Society for the Study of Education Canadian Journal of Education/Revue canadienne de l'éducation; Vol. 36 No. 2 (2013); 119-143 Revue canadienne de l'éducation; Vol. 36 No. 2 (2013); 119-143 1918-5979 0380-2361 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2013 ftjcje 2024-09-06T03:17:27Z My action research investigation into place-conscious writing practices invited experienced Non-Aboriginal teachers from the Northwest Territories to think through writing practices that might engage Northern students, many of whom are Indigenous. In this paper, I will focus on what the teachers had to say about the influences of aspects of Indigenous oral traditions on their writing pedagogies. I will consider the possibility that multiliteracies might provide a more dynamic conception of literacy that invites student engagement through multimodal connections and opens up spaces for Indigenous ways of knowing and being in approaches to teaching writing. Key words: writing pedagogy, multiliteracies, Indigenous education, oral traditions Article in Journal/Newspaper Northwest Territories Canadian Journal of Education (CJE) Northwest Territories |
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My action research investigation into place-conscious writing practices invited experienced Non-Aboriginal teachers from the Northwest Territories to think through writing practices that might engage Northern students, many of whom are Indigenous. In this paper, I will focus on what the teachers had to say about the influences of aspects of Indigenous oral traditions on their writing pedagogies. I will consider the possibility that multiliteracies might provide a more dynamic conception of literacy that invites student engagement through multimodal connections and opens up spaces for Indigenous ways of knowing and being in approaches to teaching writing. Key words: writing pedagogy, multiliteracies, Indigenous education, oral traditions |
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Exchanges between Two Rivers: Possibilities for Teaching Writing in the Northwest Territories |
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Exchanges between Two Rivers: Possibilities for Teaching Writing in the Northwest Territories |
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Exchanges between Two Rivers: Possibilities for Teaching Writing in the Northwest Territories |
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Canadian Society for the Study of Education / Société canadienne pour l'étude de l'éducation |
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Canadian Journal of Education/Revue canadienne de l'éducation; Vol. 36 No. 2 (2013); 119-143 Revue canadienne de l'éducation; Vol. 36 No. 2 (2013); 119-143 1918-5979 0380-2361 |
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