1st Edition
Take Off into English Teaching! How to Prepare for your Secondary Teacher Training Programme
By Nicholas McGuinn
Copyright 2018
232 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Planning to become a secondary English teacher? This must-have guide contains everything you need to know before embarking on your training programme. From your reflections on your chosen course and your preparations for interview to thinking about the demands of school-based training, this book encourages you to engage with the challenges of teaching in a realistic and enthusiastic manner. It... Read more
Introduction Chapter Outlines Part One: Starting Out: Planning and Preparing for Success 1. Taking Bearings 2. Target Setting and Progression 3. Recording Evidence Part Two: Who We Are and Where We Stand 4. Why Bother With Theory? A Closer Look at Praxis 5. What Kind of English Teacher Do You Want To Be? 6. Thinking About the Curriculum 7. Assessment in English: Key Issues Part Three: Taking Praxis Into School 8. Under the School Microscope: Observing and Being Observed 9. Classroom Observation: The Practicalities 10. Assessment Revisited: The School Context
Biography
Nicholas McGuinn has trained teachers of English and Drama for more than twenty years and is an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Education, University of York, UK.
