Secondary English for Generation Alpha - Humane Pedagogy for Local, National and International Contexts

Secondary English for Generation Alpha seeks to promote a humane, responsive, and creative pedagogy for English that will develop and enrich understanding and enjoyment of language in all its forms (speaking, listening, reading and writing) and help students develop into successful members of their home and wider communities.

List of contents

Epigraph - In all its forms
Introduction
Section 1: Speaking and Listening
1: Dialogue in the English classroom
2: Linguistic Justice efforts in England's schools
Section 2: Interpreting Literature
3: How do students read and interpret whole texts and become engaged readers?
4: Making meaning together: how can literary theory develop critical reading skills in English?
5: Drama-based pedagogy and reading in the secondary English classroom
6: Poetry in the Moment
Section 3: Exploring Non-Fiction
7: Literary non-fiction in a post-truth era curriculum
8: From the perspective of trees: developing students eco and socio-critical literacies with non-fiction texts
Section 4: Fostering Writing
9: Hands on: Using a 'PlayBox' to support teachers develop racial literacy through workshops and personal writing
10: Four ways personal language autobiographies can transform the English teaching of Generation Alpha
11: 'Made in Stoke-on-Trent'. From Potters to 'Best China' Poets: Creating a collaborative poetry anthology
12. Metalinguistic knowledge and writing development.

About the author

Dr Lorna Smith is Associate Professor of Education at the University of Bristol.

Product details

• Authors: Lorna (University of Bristol) Smith
• Assisted by: Lorna Smith (Editor), Smith Lorna (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032765990
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3276599-0
• No. of pages: 164
• Series: National Association for the Teaching of English NATE
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / Professional Development, EDUCATION / Curricula, EDUCATION / Arts in Education, Organization & management of education, Secondary Schools, Educational administration and organization, Teaching skills and techniques, Philosophy & theory of education, Teaching skills & techniques, Philosophy and theory of education, Teaching of a specific subject, Primary & middle schools, Primary and middle schools, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Secondary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Language Arts