Making Meaning in English - 9780367611101

Taylor & Francis

Making Meaning in EnglishExploring the Role of Knowledge in the English Curriculum\nAuthor(s): David Didau\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367611101, 978-0367611101\nSynopsis\nWhat is English as a school subject for? What does knowledge look like in English and what should be taught? Making Meaning in English examines the broader purpose and reasons for teaching English and explores what knowledge looks like in a subject concerned with judgement, interpretation and value. David Didau argues that the content of English is best explored through distinct disciplinary lenses metaphor, story, argument, pattern, grammar and context and considers the knowledge that needs to be explicitly taught so students can recognise, transfer, build and extend their knowledge of English. He discusses the principles and tools we can use to make decisions about what to teach and offers a curriculum framework that draws these stran.