Learning to Teach English in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience (Learning to Teach Subjects in the Secondary School Series) (Volume 1)

This forward-looking book combines theory and practice to present a broad introduction to the opportunities and challenges of teaching English in secondary school classrooms. Each chapter explains the background to current debates about teaching the subject and provides tasks, teaching ideas, and further reading to explore issues and ideas in relation to school experience. With reference to new legislation, the chapters suggest a range of approaches to the teaching of reading, writing, speaking and listening, drama, media study, information technology, language study, grammar, poetry, Shakespeare, GNVQ and A Level English Language and Literature. Learning to Teach English in the Secondary School offers principles and practical examples of teaching and learning in the context of the end of the twentieth century when new notions of literacy compete with the demands of national assessment. Taking as its starting point the changing ideologies of English as a subject, the text addresses questions about the nature of teacher education. It raises issues concerning competence-based courses, working with a mentor in school and monitoring the development of a student teacher. Learning to Teach Subjects in the Secondary School series, edited by Sue Capel, Tony Turner and Marilyn Leask. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Introduction to the series......Page 7 List of illustrations......Page 9 Notes on contributors......Page 13 Acknowledgements......Page 15 Note......Page 17 Introduction Jon Davison and Jane Dowson......Page 18 Which English? John Moss......Page 22 Battles for English 1: 1870 1980 Jon Davison......Page 39 Battles for English 2: English and the National Curriculum Jon Davison and Jane Dowson......Page 56 Working with the National Curriculum Jane Dowson......Page 76 Speaking and listening Gabrielle Cliff Hodges......Page 96 Reading Caroline Daly......Page 119 Writing John Moss......Page 144 Knowledge about language and teaching grammar Richard Bain......Page 166 New literacies: media and IT Jon Davison and Elaine Scarratt......Page 183 Drama John Moss......Page 217 Approaching Shakespeare Jane Dowson......Page 240 Possibilities with poetry Gabrielle Cliff Hodges......Page 259 Teaching English at 16+: GNVQ and GCE A Level Peter Gilbert and Veronica Raybould......Page 284 Teaching English: critical practice Jon Davison and Jane Dowson......Page 310 Bibliography......Page 326 Index......Page 338 This best-selling textbook combines theory and practice to present a broad introduction to the opportunities and challenges of teaching English in secondary school classrooms. Each chapter explains the background to current debates about teaching the subject and provides tasks, teaching ideas, and further reading to explore issues and ideas in relation to school experience.Already a major text for many university teaching courses, this new edition has been thoroughly updated in the light of new legislation and includes fresh chapters on the National Literacy Strategy, Media and ICT Blends theory and practice to present a broad introduction to the practice of teaching English in secondary school classrooms. It looks at how students and practising teachers can monitor and develop their own practices. This best-selling textbook has been thoroughly updated in light of new legislation and includes new chapters on the National Literacy Strategy and Media and ICT.