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Learning to Teach English in the Secondary School (Learning to Teach Subjects in the Secondary School Series)
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Product Description
This best-selling textbook has been thoroughly updated in light of new legislation and includes new chapters on the National Literacy Strategy and Media and ICT.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #296477 in Books
- Published on: 2003-06-26
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 344 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
'There is certainly a need for a second edition of this book. Teachers, student teachers, teacher educators and inservice providers will welcome thoughtful support for their work as they struggle to teach English in a creative as well as critical way.' - Eve Bearne, Homerton College, Cambridge, UK
'... The first edition has proved an invaluable resource and I look forward to seeing the new edition ... I would recommend the book to our students as an essential purchase.' - Muriel Robson, Vice Prinicipal, Newham College of Higher Education, Birmingham.
'A very practical companion. The 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
From the Back Cover
The second edition of this bestselling textbook has been thoroughly updated in the light of new legislation to include fresh chapters on the National Literacy Strategy, media and ICT. Combining theory and practice, Jon and Jane present a broad introduction to the opportunities and challenges of teaching English in secondary school classrooms. They provide a range of tasks, teaching ideas and further reading to explore issues and ideas, and suggest approaches to teaching crucial areas such as:
* reading, writing, speaking and listening
* grammar, poetry and language study
* Shakespeare.
Written with the new and student teacher in mind, this major text offers principles and practical examples of teaching and learning in the twenty-first century.
About the Author
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.
Jon Davison
Jane Dowson
John Moss
Joanna Westbrook
Gabrielle Cliff Hodges
Caroline Daly
Richard Bain
Elaine Scarrat
Rob McInnes
Peter Gilbert
Veronica Raybould
