The complete guide to becoming an english teacher

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 essentialsneeded 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. Eachchapter clearly links practice to theoretical and critical perspectives on teaching, making this an ideal text for students working towards M-level creditsor 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. INDICE: List of Abbreviations / Acknowledgements / Stephen Clarke & Paul Dickinson The Book and How to Use It: Introduction / SECTION ONE: HISTORY IDEOLOGIES AND VALUES OF ENGLISH / Paul Dickinson Developments in English: Text2txt/ Jo Westbrook Planning and Progression: the Heart of the Matter / Stephen Clarke Assessment / Jo Westbrook Diversities within English: An Inclusive Approach / Louise Gazeley Personalising and Learning / SECTION TWO: LANGUAGE, USE AND VARIETIES / Julia Sutherland Speaking and Listening and Thinking / Stephen Clarke English Language, Grammar and Functional English / Stephen Clarke Spelling it Write / Jenny Verney Teaching Multilingual Classrooms / SECTION THREE: READERS, WRITERS, AND TEXTS / Val Fraser Developing Reading in the English Classroom / Jo Westbrook Wider Reading: the Pleasure of the Text / Julia Sutherland & Jeff Wilkinson Writing:Finding a Voice / Stephen Clarke Teaching Poetry: Heat and Silence / SECTION FOUR: DRAMA, MEDIA, SHAKESPEARE / Keith Perera Introducing Media: Multimodal Texts in English / Paul Dickinson &Guy Merchant English and ICT: The Electronic Word / Mick Connell Doing Drama: Standing Up for English / Stephen Clarke Learning Them his Language: Shakespeare / SECTION FIVE:ENGLISH 14 -19 / John Moss Critical Literacy and Literary Theory / Matthew Beggs AS//A2 English Language / Nick Hall AS//A2 English Literature / SECTION SIX: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES AND PEDAGOGIES / Nazneen Shah with Naureen DurraniPakistan / Robinah Kyeyune Uganda / Peter Williamson USA / SECTION SEVEN: DEVELOPING AND RESEARCHING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE / Jo Westbrook Research Methodologies for the English Classroom / Paul Dickinson & Naomi Key Walking into the Sky: First Steps of the Newly Qualified Teacher

• ISBN: 978-1-84787-289-0
• Editorial: Sage Publications
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés