Showing papers by "Frank Hardman published in 1993"

Co-operative group work and the development of metadiscoursal skills

Abstract: The concept of metacognition and what it has to offer in practical terms for teachers is slowly gaining ground. Its application in the teaching of reading has been explored elsewhere but here Frank Hardman and Sue Beverton argue that this should be applied to the talk processes. For this purpose they coin the term ‘metadiscoursal’. Their preliminary research leads them to propose that there should be a move away from whole-class teaching and teacher domination of discourse.

Student Teachers and Models of English

Abstract: The introductory section of the Cox Report, which formed the basis of the National Curriculum for English in England and Wales, posits five models for the teaching of English which it claims give a broad approach to the subject. Critics, however, suggest there is an unresolved conflict between the subject philosophies of the models represented in the report which might be perceived more sharply by those entering teaching. This paper explores the views of 23 English graduates in the early stages of a postgraduate training course to discover how they conceptualise the subject in the light of Cox's models as they make the transition from higher education to secondary school English teaching. An open‐ended questionnaire together with an attitude questionnaire taken from a study of English teachers are used. The findings suggest that the student teachers, like the English teachers, recognise and broadly support all five models; differences do emerge, however, over the degree of support for the cultura...