English in Urban Classrooms: A Multimodal Perspective on Teaching and Learning (2)

By: Jill Bourne and Anton Franks and John Hardcastle and Carey Jewitt and Ken Jones and Gunther Kress and Euan Reid

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Synopsis: English in Urban Classrooms is a ground-breaking text that spans a range of issues central to school English today. It extends not only to the spoken and written language of classrooms, but also to other modes of representation and communication that are important in English teaching. This includes image, gesture, gaze, movement and spatial organisation. The team of experienced and expert authors collectively examine how English is shaped by policy, institutions and the social relations of the classroom. By connecting issues of policy and social context, the book provides a detailed account of factors such as: the characteristics of urban multi-cultural schools teacher formation and tradition the ethos of school English departments the institutional changes that have shaped school English in urban classrooms students' experiences of learning. This book offers a fascinating and enlightening read, not only to those involved in English teaching, but also to educational researchers, policymakers, linguists and those interested in semiotics and multi-modality.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781134322664
Related ISBNs:: 9780203397305, 9780415331692, 9780415331692, 9780415331685, 9780415331685
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 05/05/20
Copyrighted By:: Jill Bourne, Anton Franks, John Hardcastle, Carey Jewitt, Ken Jones, Gunther Kress, Euan Reid
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Education
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.