1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910787333403321

Autore

Kempe Andy

Titolo

Speaking, listening and drama / / Andy Kempe and Jan Holroyd

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-134-00961-5

1-315-06491-X

1-134-00954-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (121 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HolroydJan

Disciplina

792/.071241

Soggetti

Drama - Study and teaching

English language - Spoken English

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 2004 by David Fulton Publishers Ltd.

"A David Fulton book"--Cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Language and learning; Introduction; The rise and realities of oracy in the classroom; Speaking, listening and learning; Speaking and listening across the curriculum; Speaking, listening and key skills; 2 Speaking and listening in English and drama; The English context; Speaking and listenlng in drama; Working together; 3 Speaking and listening in the curriculum; Why teach speaking and listening?; Speaking and listening in the National Curriculum; The Key Stage 3 strategy; Speaking and listening at GCSE

Speaking and listening in the drama curriculum4 Understanding spoken English; Standard spoken English; Language variation; Appropriateness; 5 Investigating speech; The features of spoken English; Ellipsis; Spoken clauses; Discourse markers; Modality; Deixis; Purposefully vague language; 6 Words and actions; Visual and aural literacy; The voice as instrument; Appropriateness to context; Register; 7 Using playscripts as models of speech; Speaking for a purpose; Instructing: Lives Worth Living by Lawrence Evans and Jane Nash; Recounting: Spoonface Steinberg by Lee Hall

Narrating: Sparkleshark by Philip RidleyExplaining: The Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht; Persuading: Oh What a Lovely War by Theatre



Workshop; Discussing: A Number by Caryl Churchill; Analysing and questioning: The Biko Inquest by Jon Blair and Norman Fenton; 8 Teaching and assessing speaking and listening; Organising the classroom; Organising the pupils; Finding and using resources; Learning to listen; Monitoring progress; Ensuring progression; Progress; Assessing and reporting; Assessment procedures; Peer and self assessment; Recording and reporting

9 Speaking and listening in classroom practiceWarm-ups and starter activities; Voice and breathing exercises; Listening exercises; Small group exercises; Whole lessons and sequences; Radio drama; Hitting the headlines; Having a say; It's what you wear; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

<P>Written for practicing and trainee English and Drama specialists, this text clarifies what constitutes useful knowledge about spoken English and how pupils aged 11-16 can develop their skills in speaking and listening through the use of drama. It provides English and drama exercises to improve speaking and listening skills; and methods of assessing a pupil's ability and understanding. Suitable for the English classroom and the drama studio alike, this book succeeds in making this important element of the curriculum both coherent and exciting.</P>



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910822380303321

Autore

Lucas Gavin <1965-, >

Titolo

The archaeology of time / / Gavin Lucas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-134-38426-2

0-203-00492-2

1-134-38427-0

1-280-07944-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Collana

Themes in archaeology

Classificazione

15.30

Disciplina

930.1

Soggetti

Archaeology

Time

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 (p. 137-147) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Beyond chronology; Time and the archaeological record; Time in past societies; Case study: the life and times of a Roman jar; Conclusions: forgetting the past; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

It might seem obvious that time lies at the heart of archaeology, since archaeology is about the past. However, the issue of time is complicated and often problematic, and although we take it very much for granted, our understanding of time affects the way we do archaeology.This book is an introduction not just to the issues of chronology and dating, but time as a theoretical concept and how this is understood and employed in contemporary archaeology. It provides a full discussion of chronology and change, time and the nature of the archaeological record, and the perception of time and his