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Debates in English teaching, edited by Jon Davison, Caroline Daly and John Moss

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Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Debates in English teaching

electronic resource

edited by Jon Davison, Caroline Daly and John Moss

Debates in subject teaching series

'Debates in English Teaching' encourages student and practising teachers to engage with and reflect on key topics, concepts and debates in subject teaching. It aims to enable teachers to reach their own informed judgements and argue their point of view with deeper theoretical knowledge and understanding., What are the key debates in English teaching today? Debates in English Teaching explores the major issues all English teachers encounter in their daily professional lives. It engages with established and contemporary debates, promotes and supports critical reflection and aims to stimulate both novice and experienced teachers to reach informed judgements and argue their point of view with deeper theoretical knowledge and understanding. Key issues debated include: the professional identity of English teachers attitudes to correctness in grammar and standard English the importance of the media and new technologies social class and literacy the nature of the dialogic classroom the role of wider reading the politics of early literacy. With its combination of expert opinion and fresh insight, Debates in English Teaching is the ideal companion for all student and practising teachers engaged in initial training, continuing professional development and master's level study

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