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Rethinking English in Schools: Towards a New and Constructive Stage
Contributor(s): Ellis, VIV (Editor), Fox, Carol (Editor), Street, Brian (Editor)
ISBN: 0826499228     ISBN-13: 9780826499226
Publisher: Continuum
OUR PRICE:   $242.55  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: January 2008
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Annotation: 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 thinking. This meticulously researched and well-written study takes as its starting point the importance of the history of the subject in the formation of its constitution and its boundaries. Contributors include: Janina Brutt-Griffler, Bruce Horner, Min-Zhan Lu, Joy Alexander, Carol Fox, Ray Misson, Wendy Morgan, Patrick Walsh, Bob Fecho, and Tony Burgess.
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BISAC Categories:
- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Language Arts
- Education | Educational Policy & Reform
- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading & Phonics
Dewey: 428.007
LCCN: 2007026644
Series: Continuum Studies in Education (Hardcover)
Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9.2" (1.20 lbs) 264 pages
 
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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.

Contributor Bio(s): Ellis, VIV: - Viv Ellis is Professor and Head of the Department of Education at Brunel University, London, UK, and Professor II at Bergen University College in Norway.