English in education: Special edition (vol. 58, issue 1): Race, language and (in)equality
(2024)
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Outputs (7)
What happened to knowledge about language? (2023)
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Recently, preparing a report for the Committee for Linguistics in Education, I made a content analysis of the linguistic terms used in the Ofsted (Citation2022) Curriculum Research Review for English. The most surprising result of my analysis was the... Read More about What happened to knowledge about language?.
Under which king, Bezonian? (2022)
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Reading the recent Ofsted Curriculum Research Review of English shortly after the accession of a new monarch to the UK throne brings to mind Pistol’s reply to Justice Shallow when he tries to claim authority under the king: “Under which king, Bezonia... Read More about Under which king, Bezonian?.
The genealogy of 'cultural literacy' (2022)
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The British government's current educational policy for England draws on E.D. Hirsch's writings on 'cultural literacy'. This paper aims to uncover the roots of Hirsch’s influential views through a genealogical critique. Hirsch admired the Scottish En... Read More about The genealogy of 'cultural literacy'.
Literary criticism, culture and the subject of “English”: F.R.Leavis and T.S. Eliot (2022)
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Keith Davidson: Linguistics and English education (2021)
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A tribute to Keith Davidson, who died in April 2021. Keith combined a deep and passionate knowledge of linguistics with an equally deep and passionate understanding of the teaching and assessment of English. His insight and engagement with key iss... Read More about Keith Davidson: Linguistics and English education.
Make grammar great again? (2021)
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The teaching of grammar has been strongly debated for decades, often with reference to an alleged decline in the 1960s. This article takes a historical perspective on grammar, or knowledge about language, within English Education. In the eighteenth c... Read More about Make grammar great again?.