Take Off Into English Teaching! - How to Prepare for Your Secondary Teacher Training Programme

Informationen zum Autor Nicholas McGuinn has trained teachers of English and Drama for more than twenty years and is an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Education, University of York, UK. Zusammenfassung This must-have guide contains everything you need to know before embarking on your English training programme. From reflections on your chosen course and your preparations for interview to thinking about the demands of school-based training, this book encourages you to engage with the challenges of teaching in a realistic and enthusiastic manner. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter Outlines Part One: Starting Out: Planning and Preparing for Success 1. Taking Bearings 2. Target Setting and Progression 3. Recording Evidence Part Two: Who We Are and Where We Stand 4. Why Bother With Theory? A Closer Look at Praxis 5. What Kind of English Teacher Do You Want To Be? 6. Thinking About the Curriculum 7. Assessment in English: Key Issues Part Three: Taking Praxis Into School 8. Under the School Microscope: Observing and Being Observed 9. Classroom Observation: The Practicalities 10. Assessment Revisited: The School Context

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Mcguinn, Nicholas (University of York Mcguinn, McGuinn Nicholas
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.09.2017
• EAN: 9781138681453
• ISBN: 978-1-138-68145-3
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; English, EDUCATION / Professional Development, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Language Arts / General, teacher training, Secondary Schools, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: English language & literacy, EDUCATION / Teacher Training & Certification, Educational: First / native language, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Secondary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General