Starting English Teaching (Teaching Secondary English Series)

This book is aimed at new teachers and at teachers new to the teaching of English. Its main focus is the secondary classroom, but primary teachers too will find here much to interest them. Taking the National Curriculum in English as a starting point, but not necessarily the last word on the subject, Robert Jeffcoate looks at the theoretical issues involved in thinking about what English means, defining goals and planning the curriculum. He shows the how to go about developing a repertoire of skills in the different curriculum areas from drama teaching to teaching about the language. His suggestions are illustrated with detailed examples of classroom practice and with many quotations from pupils'own work. Social Sciences Book Cover 1 Title 4 Contents 5 General editor's preface 10 Preface 14 English teaching revisited (1987 9) 20 The subject of English 46 Developing an English curriculum 71 Speaking and listening 96 Reading 123 Writing 146 Teaching literature 172 Drama in English 196 Teaching linguistic awareness 222 Afterword: classroom management 245 Bibliography 254 Index 257

robert Jeffcoate Provides Many Practical Ideas For Developing A Repertoire Of Skills. He Illustrates His Suggestions With Detailed Examples Of Classroom Practice And With Many Quotations From Pupil's Own Work.