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Peer reviewedWade, Barrie – British Journal of Special Education, 1989
"English for Ages 5 to 11," a report prepared by the English Working Group (England), is presented as a positive step toward improved English instruction for special education students, as it returns to a pupil-centered view of teaching/learning, supports entitlement to a full English curriculum, and integrates assessment into…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textMilner, Joseph O'Beirne, Ed.; Milner, Lucy Floyd Morcock, Ed. – 1989
Representing Australia, Canada, England, the United States, and Wales, this collection of essays focuses on ways in which teachers can adapt classroom activities and modify writing assignments to encourage personal response and exploration of texts. Essays, their authors, and nationalities are as follows: (1) "The River and Its Banks:…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Literature Appreciation
Collins, Fiona; Hollinshead, Liz – 2000
Visiting a historic site provides a rich stimulus for all kinds of work in English. This handbook offers a range of ideas for work on site for teachers of all Key Stages. The handbook suggests activities which will deepen students' engagement and enable the potential of a visit to be explored within the context of English, and to deliver history…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Heritage Education
Gregory, Susan – Use of English, 1981
Relates one teacher's experiences in teaching students from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. Explains how she was able to increase the students' self-confidence when speaking before their peers. (FL)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English Instruction, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
Basic Skills Agency, London (England). – 1997
Noting that the achievements of boys have been the subject of growing concern in England for a number of years, this booklet indicates some ways to improve the achievement of boys in literacy. The booklet focuses on work in secondary schools and is based on visits to 14 mixed secondary schools in urban, suburban, and rural areas. It begins with a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Change, English Departments, English Instruction
Boys, Chris J.; And Others – 1988
This book discusses, from a British perspective, the ways in which higher education, and particularly the teaching of undergraduates, responds to the influences of the environment of which the labor market is a major element. It is based on studies made between 1984 and 1987 of 49 departments in nine higher education institutions: four…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Business Education, Economics Education, Educational Change
Tchudi, Stephen N., Ed.; And Others – 1986
Conceived at an executive board meeting of the International Federation for the Teaching of English, this book describes the classroom practices of English teachers in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, England, and the United States. The 82 articles are divided into the following areas: (1) a history of teaching English in each country; (2) new…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Drama, Educational Assessment, Educational History
