ENGLISH

Rethinking English in Schools: A New and Constructive Stage (Continuum Studies in Education)

By Brian Street , Viv Ellis , Carol Fox

Book information

Publisher
Continuum
Year
2008
ISBN
0826499228, 9780826499226
LCC
LB1576 .R47 2008
Open Library ID
OL11455058M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14698065 bytes)
Pages
264\264
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Why should young people study a subject called English? This question lies at the heart of this fascinating monograph, which brings together the diverse perspectives of many leading thinkers about English and literacy education. This meticulously researched and well-written collection takes as its starting point the importance of the history of the subject in the formation of its constitution and its boundaries. First and foremost, it proposes that questions of aims and values have informed these choices. Equally, it suggests that returning to these educational questions helps us to understand curriculum and pedagogy in complex ways that a simple focus on content and methods neglects. Curriculum and pedagogy bring learners, teachers, institutions and the wider society into the debate. >

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