Post-O-Level Studies in Modern Languages

Post-O-Level Studies in Modern Languages
Author: C. V. Russell
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2014-05-17
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1483149412

Post-O-level Studies in Modern Languages is a 14-chapter book that begins with an explanation of the changing structure of the sixth-form curriculum and the outlining of a model curriculum based on five areas of experience: communication; sociological and cultural aspects; mathematics; scientific education; and aesthetic experience. The book also discusses the transition from O-level to advanced studies; the study of literature in the A-level curriculum; and the French and literary studies in the sixth-form curriculum. Other chapters tackle the A-level examination syllabus, as well as some problems and suggestions in integrated language studies. Modern languages in industry and commerce, role of the language laboratory in post-O-level studies, and modern language tests in the United States are also explained.

Teaching Modern Foreign Languages in Secondary Schools

Teaching Modern Foreign Languages in Secondary Schools
Author: Ann Swarbrick
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2013-10-11
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1136415777

A companion to Aspects of Teaching Secondary Modern Foreign Languages, this book charts developments during the past few decades of reform in MFL teaching, considering the origins of these reforms and analysing their impact on the classroom. The reader is divided into four sections: 'Controversies and disagreements' is an overview of changes to MFL teaching and learning during the last thirty years; 'MFL, schools and society' looks at the role of MFL in a wider social and educational context; 'Developing strategy' looks at how more effective MFL teaching might be achieved; 'Research and the MFL teacher' looks at the implications for classroom practice of recent research into MFL teaching and Learning.

L2 Writing Assessment

L2 Writing Assessment
Author: Anthony Green
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2022-12-07
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3031150112

This book tackles three choices that face developers of L2 writing assessments: defining L2 writing abilities; collecting evidence of those abilities (usually by getting L2 writers to write something); and judging their performance (usually by assigning a score or grade to it). It takes a historical view of how assessment developers have made those choices, how contemporary practices emerged, and of alternative techniques that have risen and fallen over time. The three sections each tackle one of these choices. The first considers the social functions that define L2 writing and assessment; the second relates how assessment tasks have adapted to changing conceptions of languages, writing, and assessment; and the third explores how scoring systems have evolved. Each section brings the reader up to date with current issues confronting writing assessment (both in large-scale testing and in language classrooms) before considering the new opportunities and challenges of the digital age. This book will be of interest to students, scholars and practitioners in language assessment, language education, and applied linguistics.

Education in England and Wales

Education in England and Wales
Author: Franklin Parker
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 499
Release: 2018-02-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1351253840

Originally published in 1991, this title was begun just before passage of the Education Reform Act of 1988 (ERA 88), which was implemented in the 1990s. This major act along with still-in-force provisions of the 1944 Education Act (with its 17 amendments) comprises the statutes governing education in England and Wales. The study reflects both the criticism and the praise showered on that important legislation, particularly in the Brief History and School Structure sections, and in Chapter 1 with its longer than usual annotations on ERA 88.

Teaching Modern Foreign Languages at Advanced Level

Teaching Modern Foreign Languages at Advanced Level
Author: Norbert Pachler
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2002-11
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134630530

Designed to complement Learning to Teach Modern Foreign Languages in the Secondary School, this book focuses specifically on the skills and processes of teaching MFL at A and A/S level in schools and colleges. The book is divided into three sections: the changing nature of A and A/S level courses; bridging the gap between GCSE and A level; and planning, teaching and assessment. With chapters on learner independence, teaching and learning grammar, planning topics and programmes of work, working with literature, and vocational alternatives, the book will be an essential text for all secondary MFL students and teachers.

School Subject Teaching

School Subject Teaching
Author: Ashley Kent
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2013-12-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317844947

Covering each of the core curriculum areas in turn, this is a reference on school subject teaching. The authors assess the development of teaching within each subject area since the 1944 Education Act up to the year 2000. Future challenges are also explored.

The Secular City

The Secular City
Author: T. D. Hemming
Publisher: University of Exeter Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1994
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780859894166

The City is for the Enlightenment a central preoccupation, that social space where both the utopian and the pragmatic concerns of the eighteenth century come together in a typical tension. Unlike St Augustine's Civitas Dei, this is to be a city of men and women, planning their social geometry, interacting commercially, elaborating, as far as possible, human and secular principles of justice. This collection of specially commissioned essays, all by distinguished eighteenth-century specialists, charts the process from a variety of angles.

Teaching Literature in the A Level Modern Languages Classroom

Teaching Literature in the A Level Modern Languages Classroom
Author: Katherine Raithby
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2019-07-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1351399020

This book provides essential support and advice on using literature in the A level modern languages classroom, addressing key concerns such as ways to approach this task and how to maximise the benefit to students. There are strategies for understanding works of different genres as well as ways to analyse plot, characterisation, themes and style, all presented in a logical way that allows existing teaching methods to be built upon. Including a step-by-step approach to all aspects of planning, resourcing and teaching literature in modern languages at advanced levels, this book covers essential topics such as: Why teaching and studying literature is important How to choose the text Preparing and introducing the literary text Understanding the characters, themes, style and structure Writing examination essays Ways to spark creative language use before and beyond the set text Based on the latest A level modern languages syllabus, this practical book will help both new and experienced teachers approach teaching literature with more confidence, which will enrich their students' language learning and inspire their creativity beyond examination requirements.

Education In A Post Welfare Society

Education In A Post Welfare Society
Author: Tomlinson, Sally
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2005-11-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0335217532

Providing a critical overview of education policy since 1945, this book includes chronologies of education acts, reports and initiatives and summaries of major legislation.