David Didau

Making Meaning in English (eBook, PDF)

Exploring the Role of Knowledge in the English Curriculum

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

What is English as a school subject for? What does knowledge look like in English and what should be taught? Making Meaning in English examines the broader purpose and reasons for teaching English and explores what knowledge looks like in a subject concerned with judgement, interpretation and value.

David Didau argues that the content of English is best explored through distinct disciplinary lenses - metaphor, story, argument, pattern, grammar and context - and considers the knowledge that needs to be explicitly taught so students can recognise, transfer, build and extend their knowledge of English. He discusses the principles and tools we can use to make decisions about what to teach and offers a curriculum framework that draws these strands together to allow students to make sense of the knowledge they encounter.

If students are going to enjoy English as a subject and do well in it, they not only need to be knowledgeable, but understand how to use their knowledge to create meaning. This insightful text offers a practical way for teachers to construct a curriculum in which the mastery of English can be planned, taught and assessed.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 404
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000331516
• Artikelnr.: 60861493

Autorenporträt

David Didau is an English teacher, education consultant and author. As well as having written a range of successful books for teachers, his blog learningspy.co.uk is widely recognised as one of the most influential education blogs in the UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: What is English For?
Chapter 2: Problems in English
Chapter 3: An Epistemology of English
Chapter 4: Noticing and Analogising
Chapter 5: Metaphor
Chapter 6: Story
Chapter 7: Argument
Chapter 8: Pattern
Chapter 9: Grammar
Chapter 10: Context
Chapter 11: Connecting the curriculum
Chapter 12: Into action