1st Edition
The Challenge of English in the National Curriculum
190 Pages
by
Routledge
190 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Challenge of English in the National Curriculum considers how particular aspects of a national curriculum can be reconciled with the best practice of the English teaching tradition. The authors are all practising teachers who look at the lessons of the past as well as their hopes for the future. Each chapter begins from a question raised by teachers when asked at in-service workshops about... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction, Robert Protherough, Peter King; Chapter 2 Can we raise the standard of speaking and listening?, John Johnson; Chapter 3 What is a reading curriculum?, Robert Protherough; Chapter 4 How do we teach pre-twentieth-century literature?, Judith Atkinson; Chapter 5 What is the range of writing?, Jan Sargeant; Chapter 6 Can we assess and keep sane?, Peter Brown; Chapter 7 How do we teach grammar?, Jane Lodge, Paul Evans; Chapter 8 How can we teach Shakespeare?, John Haddon; Chapter 9 What use are the new technologies?, Chris Abbott; Chapter 10 What is left of drama and media?, Nick McGuinn; Chapter 11 Key Stage 4, Nick Peim;
Biography
Robert Protherough is a freelance lecturer and writer and was formerly Senior Lecturer in Education at Hull University.,
Peter King is Senior Lecturer in Education and PGCE Director at Loughborough University.
A mine of information for the dedicated teacher, with a range of essays on key areas of English teaching from a variety of knowledgeable authors' Junior Focus
