Teaching Secondary English as if the Planet Matters

ISBN-13: 9780415561464 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 200 str.

Sasha Matthewman;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

Looks at how English can be taught with a commitment to education for sustainable development drawing on ecocritical theory and classroom practice and offers inspiration for teaching English lessons with critical environmental awareness. This book also includes suggested teaching activities and reflections from teachers.

Recenzje

'This is an important book for all concerned with the teaching and learning of English, exploring new and hugely significant areas in a scholarly, thought-provoking and eminently practical way.' - David Stevens, University of Durham

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Elements of the crisis  Chapter 2. Ecocriticism: The literary critical response  Chapter 3. The English curriculum and environmental thinking  Chapter 4. Ecocritical poetry: A fresh approach to teaching nature poetry  Chapter 5. Animals in the classroom: the potential of anthropomorphism  Chapter 6. Writing the story of consumption and waste  Chapter 7. Understanding environmental debate and discourses  Chapter 8. Reading the City  Chapter 9. Future visions: merging fact and fiction  Chapter 10. Place-based writing: Venturing outside  Chapter 11. New subject territory and ‘New’ Media

O autorze

Sasha Matthewman is a Senior Lecturer in Education at the Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol where she leads the PGCE English course.