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What happened to knowledge about language? (2023)
Journal Article
Hodgson, J. (2023). What happened to knowledge about language?. English in Education, 57(2), 73-75. https://doi.org/10.1080/04250494.2023.2193383

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?.

The genealogy of 'cultural literacy' (2022)
Journal Article
Hodgson, J., & Harris, A. (2022). The genealogy of 'cultural literacy'. Changing English, 29(4), 382-395. https://doi.org/10.1080/1358684X.2022.2081530

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'.