Learning to teach English in the secondary school : a companion to school experience / edited by Jon Davison and Caroline Daly.

Includes bibliographical references : (p. 237-246) and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Which English? / John Moss -- introduction: where are you coming from? -- the diversity of English -- the Cox Report's five views of English -- consensus or compromise? -- principled positions -- the National Curriculum -- futures -- summary and key points -- further reading -- 2. Battles For English 1894--2014 / Jon Davison -- introduction -- the nineteenth century -- English and the Board of Education -- the Newbolt Report -- the 1930s -- Leavis -- English teaching postwar -- English from 5 to 16 -- Kingman cometh -- Language in the National Curriculum Project -- the Cox Report -- 1990--2014 -- summary and key points -- further reading -- 3. English As A Curriculum Subject / John Yandell -- introduction -- the scope of English -- the story of the National Curriculum -- framing the subject: the purposes of English -- the choice of text -- planning -- planning at KS4 -- summary and key points -- further reading -- useful websites.

Contents note continued: 4. Speaking And Listening / Gabrielle Cliff Hodges -- introduction -- observing speaking and listening -- exploring differences between spoken and written language -- exploring variety in spoken language -- planning and organising classrooms for speaking and listening -- speaking and listening and ICT -- progression and assessment in speaking and listening -- summary and key points -- further reading -- acknowledgements -- 5. Reading / Caroline Daly -- introduction -- reading in the National Curriculum -- making meanings out of texts -- reading strategies: individual, group, whole class -- supporting progression: reading the unfamiliar -- assessment -- summary and key points -- further reading -- 6. Writing / Gill Anderson -- introduction -- getting writing going -- speaking, listening, reading and writing -- audiences, purposes and genres -- debates about the teaching of writing -- responding to writing -- summary and key points -- further reading.

Contents note continued: website -- acknowledgement -- 7. Teaching Language And Grammar / Anne Turvey -- introduction -- grammar: implicit and explicit knowledge about language -- grammar: making use of a shared metalanguage -- exploring use and theorising structure -- analysing language in literature and in Children's writing -- summary and key points -- further reading -- 8. Media Education And Ict In English / Rob Mcinnes -- introduction -- English and media: the Simpsons incident -- w(h)ither media education? -- framing media education -- media literacy -- English and ICT -- students' learning and attainment -- summary and key points -- further reading and resources -- 9. Working With Digital Technologies / Theo Bryer -- introduction -- the digital revolution -- some history -- addressing an audience -- the National Curriculum -- processes involved -- media -- production -- filming strategies -- editing -- summary and key points -- further reading.

Contents note continued: 10. Drama In Teaching And Learning English / Theo Bryer -- introduction -- drama in the curriculum -- drama in education -- some history -- drama in your English classroom -- summary and key points -- further reading -- 11. Approaching Shakespeare / Anton Franks -- introduction -- starting points -- knowledge, attitudes and obstacles -- historical contexts -- the text: playwright, company and the conditions of production -- authenticity and interpretation -- assessment -- summary and key points -- further reading -- resources for teachers and teaching -- 12. Possibilities With Poetry / Gabrielle Cliff Hodges -- introduction -- the need for a rationale -- planning poetry lessons -- poetry across the age range -- early Key Stage 3: the pleasures of poetry -- later in Key Stage 3: focusing on interpretation -- entering Key Stage 4: the challenges of criticism -- summary and key points -- note -- further reading -- 13. Advanced Level English / Barbara Bleiman.

Contents note continued: introduction -- changes and developments in Advanced Level English -- an overview -- understanding the assessment objectives, knowing your awarding board specification -- classroom approaches -- encouraging independence and developing skills -- alternative interpretations -- the contexts in which texts are written and received -- the Writer's craft -- Language and Literature A Level -- IB, Pre-U and Creative Writing A Level -- summary and key points -- further reading -- 14. Critical Practice / Caroline Daly -- introduction -- student teacher development -- monitoring development -- developing roles and relationships -- reflection -- summary and key points -- note -- further reading.

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