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Student Teachers and Models of English
Frank Hardman,John Williamson +1 more
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The authors explored the views of 23 English graduates in the early stages of a postgraduate training course to discover how they conceptualised the subject in the light of Cox's models as they make the transition from higher education to secondary school English teaching.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...read more
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The Cox Models Revisited: English Teachers' Views of their Subject and the National Curriculum
Andy Goodwyn,Kate Findlay +1 more
TL;DR: This paper examined the views of the English teaching profession about the current National Curriculum for English, the Cox Models of English and the rationale for their subject and found that English teachers are increasingly opposed to the dogmatic and prescriptive nationalistic Cultural Heritage model enshrined in the current Orders for English.
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Rhetoric and Practice in English Teaching
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Personal Growth through English--policy and practice
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Re-positioning the subject: trainee English teachers' constructions of grammar and English
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English Teachers and the Cox Models
TL;DR: The introductory section of the Cox Report describes five models of English teaching as discussed by the authors, and these constitute a broad map of current thinking: it is possible to identify within the Engl...
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English Teaching and Media Education
TL;DR: The relationship between English and media education the story so far the media context English teaching and media theory integrating media education facing issues and overcoming anxieties making it work.