Century of English Essays / Caxton, Belloc

• Record Nr.: UNISOBSOBE00019813
• Autore: Caxton, William
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : Dent & Sons; New York : Dutton & Co, 1954
• Descrizione fisica: XII, 484 p. ; 18 cm
• Altri autori (Persone): Belloc, Hilaire
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

English teachers : the unofficial guide : researching the philosophies of English teachers / / Bethan Marshall

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464545003321
• Autore: Marshall Bethan <1958, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000
• ISBN: 0-203-75483-2; 1-134-69622-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (370 p.)
• Disciplina: 428/.0071/041
• Soggetti: English philology - Study and teaching - Great Britain; English teachers - Great Britain - Attitudes; 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: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Dedication; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The battle for the curriculum; 2. A brief history of English; 3. Finding a voice; A Rough Guide to English Teachers (after p. 56); 4. Analysing ; the characters; Old Grammarians; Pragmatists; Liberals; Technicians; Critical Dissenters; 5. The medium and the message; 6. Marking the essay; Appendix: copies of teachers' responses to the Rough Guide; Conclusion; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Bethan Marshall traces the competing traditions of English teaching and considers their relevance to the current debate through an analysis of English teachers' views about themselves and their subject. The findings are based on a highly original research method in which teachers were asked to respond to and comment upon five different descriptions of their approaches to English teaching.English Teachers - The Unofficial Guide:*contextualises current debates about English teaching within the subject's contested history*provides a vehicle for teachers to reflect on their ow