All Outputs (3)

Oracy and cultural capital: the transformative potential of spoken language (2023)
Journal Article
Knight, R. (2024). Oracy and cultural capital: the transformative potential of spoken language. Literacy, 58(1), 37-47. https://doi.org/10.1111/lit.12343

The contribution of spoken language to outcomes for education and beyond, including attainment, wellbeing and empowerment is long‐established and has recently become more prominent under the title of oracy, often conceptualised as learning both to an... Read More about Oracy and cultural capital: the transformative potential of spoken language.

Exploring the identity of an undergraduate education programme (2023)
Book Chapter
Elliott, J., Knight, R., Clancy, S., & Morley, C. (2023). Exploring the identity of an undergraduate education programme. In M. Pulsford, R. Morris, & R. Purves (Eds.), Understanding Education Studies: Critical Issues and New Directions (21-29). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003296935-5

Really Saying Something? Speaking Up for Authentic Classroom Talk (2023)
Journal Article
Knight, R. (2023). Really Saying Something? Speaking Up for Authentic Classroom Talk. Forum: for Promoting 3-19 Comprehensive Education, 65(1), 98-107. https://doi.org/10.3898/forum.2023.65.1.12

Pupils’ talk within classrooms has recently seen a renewed focus of attention, usually under the banner of oracy. Much of the justification at policy level seems to stem from a ‘levelling-up’ agenda, based on oracy’s distinctive contribution to enhan... Read More about Really Saying Something? Speaking Up for Authentic Classroom Talk.