1st Edition

A Guided Reader for Secondary English Pedagogy and practice

Edited By David Stevens Copyright 2013
160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

The Guided Reader for Secondary English draws on extracts from the published work of some of the most influential education writers to provide insight, guidance and clarity about key issues affecting Secondary English teachers. The book brings together key extracts from classic and contemporary writing and contextualises these in both theoretical and practical terms. The extracts are... Read more

Introduction; Chapter 1: Theoretical Models; Chapter 2: The Nature and Structure of the English Curriculum; Chapter 3: Historical perspectives; Chapter 4: Texts and intertextuality in the English classroom; Chapter 5: The arts context for secondary English; Chapter 6: Assessment and evaluation issues; Chapter 7: Linguistic and cultural contexts; Chapter 8: Future possibilities and tensions concerning secondary English.

Biography

David Stevens is Course Director of the PGCE (secondary) course and Subject Tutor for secondary English at the University of Durham, UK.