Victoria Elliott

Knowledge in English

Canon, Curriculum and Cultural Literacy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 155mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9780367354176
• ISBN-10: 0367354179
• Artikelnr.: 60040278

Autorenporträt

Victoria Elliott is Associate Professor of English and Literacy Education at the University of Oxford, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: The 'knowledge turn' and 'facts' in English 2. The
construction of knowledge in English Literature 3. Shared experiences of
reading 4. The case of Shakespeare 5. Race and gender in the English
curriculum 6. Pinning down poetry: Facts, emotion and attitudes 7. Cultural
literacy in a UK context