by Andrew Burn (Editor), Angela Goddard (Editor), Andrew Burn (Editor), Angela Goddard (Editor), John Richmond (Author), Peter Dougill (Editor)
Curriculum and Assessment in English 11 to 19: A Better Plan provides an overview of the subject in considerable breadth and depth, and offers a clear, balanced and forceful critique of the current English curriculum and its associated examinations for 11- to 19-year-olds in England, and of developments in the area during the past thirty years.
The book restates fundamental truths about how students speak, read and write English with confidence and control. It describes how English can be taught most effectively, calls for an urgent review of some aspects of the current National Curriculum and its examination arrangements, and - crucially - proposes viable alternatives. This invaluable resource for those working in English, media and drama education has a wide perspective and takes a principled and informed pedagogical approach.
Based on a series of much-admired booklets released by the UKLA in 2015, this accessible guide to both theory and practice will be of interest to teachers, student teachers, teacher-educators, advisers and policy-makers in the UK and internationally.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 248
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 02 May 2017
ISBN 10: 0415784492
ISBN 13: 9780415784498
If anyone wants a `better plan' for English they should read this book. It is a well worked through summary of the great and the good on English teaching; an analysis of the current, often problematic situation that now confronts us and a pleasant reminder of what might be achieved if English teachers were allowed to develop the curriculum themselves. One can only hope that a policy maker might pick this book up and see the sense written all the way through its pages. - Dr Bethan Marshall, Senior Lecturer in English Education, King's College London
Beautifully written and argued throughout, rooted in evidence of what works in classrooms and fully informed by accumulated knowledge of language and literacy development. The perfect antidote to curriculum-meddling politicians world-wide. Simply outstanding . - Professor Ronald Carter, School of English, University of Nottingham and Cambridge Language Sciences, University of Cambridge.