Learning to Teach English in the Secondary School

Learning to Teach English in the Secondary School by Jon Davison

This best-selling textbook combines theory and practice to present a broad introduction to the opportunities and challenges of teaching English in secondary school classrooms. Each chapter explains the background to current debates about teaching the subject and provides tasks, teaching ideas, and further reading to explore issues and ideas in relation to school experience. Already a major text for many university teaching courses, this new edition has been thoroughly updated in the light of new legislation and includes fresh chapters on the National Literacy Strategy, Media and ICT. Other chapters suggest a broad range of approaches to teaching such crucial areas as: reading and writing, speaking and listening drama, media studies and information technology grammar, poetry and language study Shakespeare post-16 English language and literature Written particularly with the new and student teacher in mind, this book offers principles and practical examples of teaching and learning in a twenty-first century context as new notions of literacy compete with demands of national assessment. Taking these changing ideologies as a starting point, the text also addresses questions about the nature of teacher education. It raises issues concerning competence-based courses, working with a mentor in school and monitoring the development of a student teacher.

'A very practical companionThe writers are experienced teacher-trainers and mentors, acutely aware of the need for precise objectives and clear planning...It is a serious and thought-provoking book...I shall order half a dozen copies.' - English in Education

'The must-have book for all English Trainees.' - PGCE student

Jon Davison is currently Professor of Education and Head of the School of Education at the London Metropolitan University. Jane Dowson teaches at De Montfort University, Bedford.

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ISBN 13	9780415306768
ISBN 10	0415306760
Title	Learning to Teach English in the Secondary School
Author	Jon Davison
Series	Learning To Teach Subjects In The Secondary School Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2003-06-26
Number of pages	344
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