English Language

‘John Haddon offers creative, systematic and challenging approaches which don’t bypass the text but engage children with it.’ – Trevor Wright, Senior Lecturer in Secondary English, University of Worcester, UK_x000D_ Teaching Reading Shakespeare is for all training and practising secondary teachers w..

‘John Haddon offers creative, systematic and challenging approaches which don’t bypass the text but engage children with it.’ – Trevor Wright, Senior Lecturer in Secondary English, University of Worcester, UK_x005F_x000D_ Teaching Reading Shakespeare is for all training and practising secondary teac..

This book is about teaching English with a commitment to environmental values drawing on ecocritical perspectives and examples of classroom practice. ...

This book is about teaching English with a commitment to environmental values drawing on ecocritical perspectives and examples of classroom practice. ...

Timely, thoughtful, and comprehensive, this text directly supports pre-service and in-service teachers in developing curriculum and instruction that both addresses and exceeds the requirements of the Common Core State Standards...

Originally published in 1986. The author discusses and illustrates the strengths and weaknesses of the 'systematic' approach to teaching writing and presents an overview of the nature of the writing process, to enable teachers to make clearer and more explicit statements about their objectives in se..

Both conceptual and pragmatic, this book examines the literary and pedagogical effectiveness of young adult literature from a critical, research-oriented perspective...

First published in 1967, this book was based on new descriptions of English emerging from recent research. It provides an introduction to the study of the English language for the first-year university student...

The English Teacher’s Drama Handbook is a rich, thought-provoking introduction to teaching drama within the English classroom. Divided into two sections, the first part of the book explores deological influences that have shaped drama's relationship with English over the past 250 years and aims to h..

The English Teacher’s Drama Handbook is a rich, thought-provoking introduction to teaching drama within the English classroom. Divided into two sections, the first part of the book explores deological influences that have shaped drama's relationship with English over the past 250 years and aims to h..

An accessible introduction to the analysis of English, helping you to understand the structure, meaning and use of the English language in the context of the Hallidayan systemic functional grammar model...

Published in 1985. Dialogue between teacher and pupil is a crucial factor in the learning experience. This book questions the role of language as a ‘natural’ vehicle for learning and considers how it may, in fact, hinder communication...