Overview

Praise for the previous edition: 'This is a text that should accompany every student teacher of English and find its way on to the shelf of all practising teachers. This book excited me. It is written in a style that makes you want to try out activities and take up challenges. This book will encourage the student teacher to embrace the subject of English along with its associated values and debates' - ESCalate `If I was training to teach English today, this is the book I would want - an extraordinarily professional handbook of good practice ' - Geoff Barton, Times Educational Supplement, Teacher Magazine This essential companion for aspiring secondary English teachers has been extensively reworked to help students meet the very latest professional and academic standards, while also equipping them with the knowledge and skills they will need for the beginning of their teaching career. Focusing on the essentials needed to be a successful English teacher, the authors combine subject knowledge with ideas, examples and approaches for creating an effective, vibrant learning environment, and real examples of lesson plans and schemes of work. Each chapter clearly links practice to theoretical and critical perspectives on teaching, making this an ideal text for students working towards M-level credits or a Masters in Teaching and Learning. There are also brand new chapters which explore in greater depth specific areas of contention and challenging issues, including: - Diversities, including global perspectives on teaching English - The application and implications of using ICT - Multi-agency provision in personalising learning - Research methodologies - Transition from the training year and the first year as a teacher The latest requirements for Qualified Teacher Status are clearly signposted throughout, and activities at the end of each chapter help to reinforce knowledge and encourage reflection. Written by a team of highly respected authors, this new edition should be on every secondary English student's bookshelf.

Full Product Details

Author:   Stephen R Clarke ,  Paul Dickinson ,  Jo Westbrook
Publisher:   Sage Publications Ltd
Imprint:   Sage Publications Ltd
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781847872890

ISBN 10:   1847872891
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   13 November 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Book and How to Use It - Stephen Clarke and Paul Dickinson PART ONE: HISTORIES, IDEOLOGIES AND VALUES OF ENGLISH Developments in English - Paul Dickinson Planning and Progression - Jo Westbrook Assessment - Stephen Clarke Diversities within English: An Inclusive Approach - Jo Westbrook Personalized Learning and Multi-Agency Working - Louise Gazeley PART TWO: LANGUAGE, USE AND VARIETIES Speaking and Listening - Julia Sutherland English Language, Grammar and Functional English - Stephen Clarke Spelling - Stephen Clarke Teaching Multilingual Classrooms - Jenny Verney PART THREE: READERS, WRITERS AND TEXTS Developing Reading in the English Classroom - Val Fraser Wider Reading - Jo Westbrook Writing - Julia Sutherland and Jeff Wilkinson Teaching Poetry - Stephen Clarke PART FOUR: DRAMA, MEDIA AND SHAKESPEARE Introducing Media: Multimodal Texts in English - Keith Perera English and ICT - Paul Dickinson and Guy Merchant Doing Drama - Mick Connell Shakespeare - Stephen Clarke PART FIVE: ENGLISH 14 -19 Critical Literacy and Literary Theory - John Moss AS/A2 English Language - Matthew Beggs AS/A2 English Literature - Nick Hall PART SIX: DEVELOPING AND RESEARCHING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Research Methodologies for the English Classroom - Jo Westbrook Comparative Perspectives and Pedagogies - Naureen Durrani (with Nazneen Shah), Robinah Kyeyune, Peter Williamson and Jo Westbrook First Steps of the Newly Qualified English Teacher - Paul Dickinson and Naomi Key

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All in all, I would thoroughly recommend the book for both less and more experienced teachers. Sida-Nicholls is to be congratulated on achieving the near-impossible, a concise but readable book on how to teach English successfully within the current school climate. -- Francis Gilbert * NATE ITE Committee *

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