Framing sports culture as a viable site for research and inquiry in the English language arts classroom, this article documents an investigation into the opportunities for research and inquiry teachers provided for students in selected secondary sports literature classes. Data collection involved gathering teacher‐ and student‐generated artifacts, observing classroom instruction, and conducting interviews with teachers and students. Data analysis produced findings that account for three distinct research opportunities: (1) contemporary issues research calling for students to explore “controversial topics" in sports culture; (2) a historical synthesis positioning students to investigate historic sports rivalries; and (3) a media analysis requiring students to replicate published research into the representation of female athletes in media. The study contributes to recent efforts scholars have made to advance the study of sports culture and related texts as a viable approach to teaching English language arts in ways that honor students’ interests and experiences.

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争议，竞争和代表：体育文化作为研究和研究的场所

本文将体育文化定为英语艺术教室中进行研究和探究的可行场所，本文记录了对研究和探究老师为特定中学体育文学课程的学生提供的机会的调查。数据收集包括收集老师和学生生成的文物，遵守课堂教学以及与老师和学生进行访谈。数据分析产生的发现说明了三个不同的研究机会：（1）当代问题研究，要求学生探索体育文化中的“有争议的话题”；（2）历史综合定位，使学生能够研究历史上的体育竞赛；以及（3）a媒体分析，要求学生将已发表的研究成果复制到女运动员在媒体中的代表性。