Use of language across the secondary curriculum / / edited by Eve Bearne

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455147003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999
• ISBN: 1-134-70949-8; 1-280-33271-9; 0-203-01854-0; 0-203-27154-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BearneEve <1943->
• Disciplina: 428/.0071/241
• Soggetti: Language arts (Secondary) - Great Britain; Language arts - Correlation with content subjects - Great Britain; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: language and literacy; Questions and issues: the social and cultural aspects of language; 'Sticks and stones': the power of language; Talking in class: spoken language and effective learning; Narrative and the development of values; Starting points: raising standards of literacy; Improving literacy: establishing a culture of change; Learning through language: Wirral takes action; Reading and gender; Language and learning: the three Rs; rights, responsibilities and resources; Will it work? The language of interaction in mathematicsCommunicating knowledge and ideas: the use of language in science; Drama and historical writing at Key Stage 3; Developing a critical eye; React, research, respond and reflect: language and learning in art; The language of self-assessment: towards aesthetic understanding in music; Using reflective practice to monitor and evaluate language and learning; Difficulties with literacy and learning; Making connections I: James; a pupil with literacy difficulties; Making connections II: access to learning for pupils with special ; educational needsConclusion: Language in use; from policy to practice; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Educational policy is becoming more concerned with the need to ensure that people leave school or college fully literate. We need good oral communicators in the workplace, and being able to understand and respond to different kinds of language is vital in today's society. Included here is a detailed and highly readable account of the ways in which language affects every aspect of study - it crosses all subject boundaries, yet it is commonly seen as the sole responsibility of the English teacher to manage this area of the curriculum. The first section of the book looks at the ideology b