1st Edition
Knowledge in English Canon, Curriculum and Cultural Literacy
By Victoria Elliott
Copyright 2021
136 Pages
by
Routledge
136 Pages
by
Routledge
136 Pages
by
Routledge
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Focusing on a key area of debate within the world of secondary English, the ‘knowledge-based curriculum’, this book explores in detail the question of knowledge in the teaching of English in secondary schools, drawing on specific concrete cases and a range of academic theories. Knowledge in English also investigates how to teach both facts and skills through the required texts to produce a... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction: The ‘knowledge turn’ and ‘facts’ in English
Chapter 2 The construction of knowledge in English Literature
Chapter 3 Shared experiences of reading
Chapter 4 The case of Shakespeare
Chapter 5 Race and gender in the English curriculum
Chapter 6 Pinning down poetry: Facts, emotion and attitudes
Chapter 7 Cultural literacy in a UK context
Biography
Victoria Elliott is Associate Professor of English and Literacy Education at the University of Oxford, UK.
