Issues in English Teaching
Issues in English Teaching invites primary and secondary teachers of English to engage in debates about key issues in subject teaching.The issues discussed include:*the increasingly centralised control of the curriculum, assessment, and pedagogy in the school teaching of English in England and Wales...
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| Format: | eBook Book |
| Language: | English |
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London
Routledge
2000
Taylor and Francis Taylor & Francis Group |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Series: | Issues in Teaching Series |
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| ISBN: | 9780415206648, 0415206642, 9780415206655, 0415206650 |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover -- Issues in English Teaching -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Notes on contributors -- Introduction to the series -- Introduction: Jon Davison and John Moss -- 1. Reading rights and responsibilities: Eve Bearne and Gabrielle Cliff Hodges -- 2. Can teachers empower pupils as writers?: Carole King -- 3. (Re)Defining literacy: how can schools define literacy on their own terms, and create a school culture that reflects that definition?: Hazel Bryan and Jo Westbrook -- 4. The current status of oracy: a cause of (dis)satisfaction?: Teresa Grainger -- 5. Drama sets you free-or does it?: Jonothan Neelands -- 6. What is(n't) this subject called English?: Muriel Robinson -- 7. 'Correct' or 'appropriate'? Is it possible to resolve the debate about which should be promoted in the classroom?: Chris Davies -- 8. Variation in English: looking at the language from the outside: Stephen Bax -- 9. Exploring other worlds: escaping linguistic parochialism: Adrian Holliday -- 10. Student teachers and the experience of English: how do secondary student teachers view English and its possibilities?: Sue Leach -- 11. The cultural politics of English teaching: what possibilities exist for English teachers to construct other approaches?: Nick Peim -- 12. The canon: historical construction and contemporary challenges: Janet Maybin -- 13. How should critical theory inform English teaching?: John Moss -- 14. What has sexuality got to do with English teaching?: Viv Ellis -- 15. Gender difference in achievement in English: a sign of the times?: Caroline Daly -- 16. Literacy and social class: Jon Davison -- Bibliography -- Index