Essential Grammar - The Resource Book Every Secondary English Teacher Will Need

Essential Grammar will provide clarity and teacher expertise to the area of English curriculum. By exploring grammar as applied to literary analysis, this highly accessible book provides an extensive overview of how to use grammar to enhance the teaching of academic and creative writing.

List of contents

Section 1: The Grammar Debate 1. What is grammar and why is it important? 2. Which grammar? Section 2: Definitions and Principles Of Teaching 3. Definitions 4. Teaching Grammar: from encounter to mastery Section 3: Reading and Writing 5. Grammar for READING 6. Grammar for WRITING 7. Attitudes to language and opportunities for linguistic investigation Section 4: Curriculum and Beyond 8. English Curriculum 9. For Leaders

About the author

Jennifer Webb is an English teacher, school leader, educational author and speaker. She tweets as @funkypedagogy and runs the popular blog www.funkypedagogy.com
Marcello Giovanelli is Reader in Literary Linguistics at Aston University. He has previously authored Teaching Grammar, Structure and Meaning (2014), Knowing About Language (2016) and Teaching English Language and Literature 16-19 (2021), all for Routledge.

Summary

Essential Grammar will provide clarity and teacher expertise to the area of English curriculum. By exploring grammar as applied to literary analysis, this highly accessible book provides an extensive overview of how to use grammar to enhance the teaching of academic and creative writing.

Product details

• Authors: Marcello Giovanelli, Giovanelli Marcello, Jennifer Webb, Jennifer Giovanelli Webb, Webb Jennifer
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.06.2023
• EAN: 9781032007137
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3200713-7
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; English, Teaching of a specific subject, For secondary education, Educational: English language: reading & writing skills, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Language Arts / Grammar