ABSTRACT
Edited by three authorities in the field, this Handbook presents contributions from experts across the world who report the cutting-edge of international research. It is ground-breaking in its holistic, evidence-informed account that aims to synthesize key messages for policy and practice in English, language and literacy teaching.
A comprehensive collection, the Handbook focuses on the three key areas of reading, writing, and language, and issues that cut across them. The international emphasis of all the chapters is extended by a final section that looks directly at different countries and continents.
The authors address many key issues including:
- why pupil motivation is so important
- the evidence for what works in teaching and learning
- the place of Information Technology in the twenty-first century
- the status of English and other languages
- globalisation and political control of education.
This definitive guide concludes by discussing the need for better policy cycles that genuinely build on research evidence and teachers’ working knowledge in order to engage young people and transform their life chances.
A powerful account that will be of interest to students, researchers and academics involved with education.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |110 pages
Reading
part |77 pages
Writing
part |61 pages
Language
part |157 pages
Teaching English, language and literacy
chapter |9 pages
Becoming culturally responsive
chapter |9 pages
The text environment and learning to read
part |105 pages
English, language and literacy teaching: countries as contexts
chapter |12 pages
Comparative international studies of reading literacy
chapter |11 pages
A Tale of the Two Special Administrative Regions (Sars) of China
chapter |9 pages
Bilingual educational programmes in Indian schools
part |9 pages
Conclusion