This series of books co-published with the National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE) will reflect the organisation’s dedication to promoting standards of excellence in the teaching of English, from early years through to university level. Titles in this series will promote innovative and original ideas that have practical classroom outcomes and support teachers' own professional development.
By John Hodgson, Ann Harris
August 09, 2024
Literacy and Growth is a unique genealogical study of English teaching in the UK and abroad since the 18th century. Focusing specifically on the concepts of literacy and growth, this book explores key moments in the development of ideas about English teaching. Hodgson and Harris reveal the ...
By Andrew Atherton
November 16, 2023
What does it mean to experience a work of literature? What role does response play in the creation of literary meaning? And what matters – really matters – in the teaching of English Literature? In this book, Andrew Atherton offers a powerful and timely account of the vital role that student ...
By Theo Bryer, Maggie Pitfield, Jane Coles
September 21, 2023
Drama at the Heart of English is unique in its exploration of drama’s potential to revitalise English as a secondary school subject. It focuses specifically on the value and inclusive nature of educational drama practices in the reading of literary, dramatic and multimodal texts in the English ...
By Lorna Smith
April 21, 2023
Creativity in the English Curriculum is essential reading for anyone involved or interested in the teaching of English, offering both a detailed history of how creativity has informed the tradition of teaching English, and how it should be used to position this teaching in the future. Highlighting ...
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By Andrew Goodwyn, Jacqueline Manuel, Rachel Roberts, Lisa Scherff, Wayne Sawyer, Cal Durrant, Don Zancanella
November 30, 2022
The fourth volume in the successful IFTE series provides an international perspective on the knowledge and professional development of the English teaching workforce. It provides a state-of-the-art review of English teaching and teachers and how they are developed over time. With contributions from...
By Victoria Elliott
December 29, 2020
Focusing on a key area of debate within the world of secondary English, the ‘knowledge-based curriculum’, this book explores in detail the question of knowledge in the teaching of English in secondary schools, drawing on specific concrete cases and a range of academic theories. Knowledge in English...
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By Furzeen Ahmed, Marcello Giovanelli, Megan Mansworth, Felicity Titjen
October 29, 2020
This book offers both a scholarly and practical overview of an integrated language and literature approach in the 16-19 English classroom. Providing a comprehensive overview of the identity of the subject, it outlines the pedagogical benefits of studying a unified English at post-16 and provides ...
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By Andrew Goodwyn, Cal Durrant, Wayne Sawyer, Lisa Scherff, Don Zancanella
October 15, 2018
The seminal Dartmouth Conference (1966) remains a remarkably influential moment in the history of English teaching. Bringing together leading voices in contemporary English education, this book celebrates the Conference and its legacy, drawing attention to what it has achieved, and the questions it...
By Martin Illingworth, Nick Hall
October 09, 2018
This unique guide to teaching English Language empowers teachers to lead a successful course that will encourage students to be independent and analytical linguists. Covering all areas of linguistic investigation across different exam board specifications and rooted in theoretical perspectives, ...
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By Andrew Goodwyn, Cal Durrant, Louann Reid, Lisa Scherff
September 05, 2017
Literature teaching remains central to the teaching of English around the world. This edited text brings together expert global figures under the banner of the International Federation for the Teaching of English (IFTE). The book captures a state-of-the-art snapshot of leading trends in current ...
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By DAVID STEVENS, Karen Lockney
August 22, 2017
In an age when national identities are a subject of popular debate, along with issues of place in relation to immigration, displacement and mobility, it is particularly important that educators are supported in their reflections on how best to respond to such pertinent issues in their daily ...
By Simon Gibbons
May 02, 2017
English and Its Teachers offers a historical overview of the development of secondary English teaching in schools over the past 50 years. Initially charting the rise of a new progressive approach in the 1960s, the book then considers the implications for the subject and its teachers of three ...