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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779943103321

Titolo

Issues in English teaching / / edited by Jon Davison and John Moss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000

ISBN

1-134-62436-0

1-134-62437-9

1-280-33328-6

0-203-02151-7

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 289 p

Collana

Issues in subject teaching

Altri autori (Persone)

DavisonJon <1949->

MossJohn <1957->

Disciplina

428/.0071/041

Soggetti

English language - Study and teaching (Elementary) - England

English language - Study and teaching (Elementary) - Wales

English language - Study and teaching (Secondary) - England

English language - Study and teaching (Secondary) - Wales

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-277) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.