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Once Upon a Time in the ELT Classroom : using Children’s Books in ELT as Resources for Differentiation

Zervopoulos, Iléana
(2023)

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Supervisors
Meunier, Fanny
Faculty
Faculté de philosophie, arts et lettres
Degree label
Master [120] en langues et lettres modernes, orientation germaniques, à finalité didactique
Abstract
enThis MA dissertation aims to explore the use of children’s literature as an authentic resource for differentiation in the English Language teaching (ELT) classroom, filling a gap in the existing literature. The study naturally adopts a sociomaterialist approach, emphasising the centrality of material use in language teaching. The corpus consists of five children’s books centred around the themes of “being oneself/different” and retellings of Shakespeare’s plays. These books are examined to understand how they could potentially be applied in various contexts of differentiation. The findings demonstrate that the process of differentiation through children’s literature can start with minor adjustments and progress towards a comprehensive approach. The analysis presents six possibilities for differentiation using children’s books as resources for ELT, which involve different combinations of the three differentiation levels: content, process and production (Forget 2017). Concrete examples of strategies are provided and can serve as guidelines for ELT teachers seeking to differentiate. Furthermore, the importance of aligning these strategies with key concepts from the existing literature, like agency and scaffolding, is highlighted. All in all, this thesis offers valuable insights into the effective use of children’s books as tools to address the heterogeneity among students in the ELT classroom.