Language Education in the National Curriculum

Language education in the National Curriculum is an introduction in all aspects of language work in the National Curriculum. Written in the wake of seemingly permanent revolution in educational policy, it is the first to offer a considered analysis of change, a critique of policy, and a guide to good practice for teachers.
The book explores the roles in school of English both language and Literature, Foreign Language Teaching, and of associated activities like Drama and Media Education. It pays specific attention to the acquisition of literacy, to knowledge about language, and to bilingual education.
The text will provide a comprehensive introduction for teachers in training and a source of update for those already in the profession. Based on the research and development work of Southampton University's Centre for Language in Education, Language Education in the National Curriculum outlines a coherent and principled language policy for schools. A Note on Curriculum Legislation

Annotated List of Recent Government Reports Cited

Centre for Language in Education, University of Southampton

1. Language in the Curriculum

2. The National Curriculum as a Language Policy

3. English Teaching: Language, Literacy and Learning

4. Reading to Learn

5. Literature Teaching and the National Curriculum

6. Drama in Education

7. Media Education and the Secondary English Curriculum

8. Bilingual Learners: Community Languages and English

9. The First Foreign Language

10. Other Foreign Languages

11. Language Awareness

12. Language after Sixteen

"This is a most impressive collection, and is destined to become a point of reference for many years to come. The papers are all intelligently edited into a cohesive whole and are a rich source of Information on thoery and practice inlanguage education. There is no other book on this topic." Ron Carter, Nottingham University, UK.

Christopher Brumfit is the author of Language Education in the National Curriculum, published by Wiley. Language education in the National Curriculum is an introduction in all aspects of language work in the National Curriculum. Written in the wake of seemingly permanent revolution in educational policy, it is the first to offer a considered analysis of change, a critique of policy, and a guide to good practice for teachers.
The book explores the roles in school of English both language and Literature, Foreign Language Teaching, and of associated activities like Drama and Media Education. It pays specific attention to the acquisition of literacy, to knowledge about language, and to bilingual education.
The text will provide a comprehensive introduction for teachers in training and a source of update for those already in the profession. Based on the research and development work of Southampton University's Centre for Language in Education, Language Education in the National Curriculum outlines a coherent and principled language policy for schools.