English Teachers - The Unofficial Guide: Researching the Philosophies of English Teachers / Edition 1

by Bethan Marshall

Overview

Bethan Marshall traces the competing traditions of English teaching and considers their relevance to the current debate through an analysis of English teachers' views about themselves and their subject. The findings are based on a highly original research method in which teachers were asked to respond to and comment upon five different descriptions of their approaches to English teaching.
English Teachers - The Unofficial Guide:
*contextualises current debates about English teaching within the subject's contested history
*provides a vehicle for teachers to reflect on their own practice and locate themselves within the debate
*opens up the debate on assessment practices within English teaching.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415240789
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/23/2000
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Bethan Marshall taught English in London comprehensives for several years before taking up her current post as a lecturer in education at Kings College London. A frequent commentator on educational policy, she writes regularly for the broadsheets as well as the TES.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 The battle for the curriculum; Chapter 2 A brief history of English; Chapter 3 Finding a voice; Chapter 3_1 A Rough Guide to English Teachers; Chapter 4 Analysing the characters; Chapter 5 The medium and the message; Chapter 6 Marking the essay;

Editorial Reviews

Marshall (education, King's College, London, England) writes an analysis of the results of her survey of British secondary school English teachers who were asked to comment on five different descriptions of their approaches to English teaching. Marshall gleaned from their responses the type of teaching method the respondents preferred, and extrapolates from this the philosophical and pedagogical groups to which they belong. She uses this information to draw conclusions on how the variety of approaches they employ fuels England's debate over education. The text includes a lengthy discussion of the history of teaching methodologies in England. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

'The book is well written with apt literary references and Bethan Marshall is superb at using her literary skills to analyse the use of language.' - Joy Alexander, The Use of English

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