The Teaching of English

From the Sixteenth Century to 1870

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Hardcover | 20 July 1987

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For the first time textbooks and other educational writings published in England and America in the three centuries before the 'modern' phase of English teaching (about 1700 volumes in all) have been subject to a detailed and scholarly examination. Most of the American material will be new to readers outside the United States and much of it is little known there. The writings vividly demonstrate the development of English as a teaching subject: when its varied components were first taught, by what kinds of teachers, with what intentions and by what methods. The volume covers the teaching of literacy, of oral and written expression, of literature (especially poetry) and of linguistic skills. It ends with the growth of examinations, the set book and the formal essay. Extensive quotation throughout the work serves to bring the teachers of the past - and by inference their pupils - vividly and robustly to life. Ian Michael has made a major contribution to the history of education and of literacy, and of English in particular. Not only academic educationalists interested in the history of the curriculum, but teachers - from primary schools to university - who want to investigate the historical background of their subject and discover how their forerunners taught - will find this book of compelling interest.

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Non-Fiction Language & Linguistics Linguistics Literature, Poetry & Plays History & Criticism of Literature General Literary Studies Literary Studies from 1500 to 1800 Reference, Dictionaries & Guides Education Teaching of a Specific Subject History Specific Events & Topics in History

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List of tables
Preface
The enquiry: scope, method, texts
Reading, spelling, pronunciation: the elements
Reading, spelling, pronunciation: the skills
Interpretation: literature presented
Interpretation: literature taught
Expression and performance
Linguistic control
English: the development of a subject
Abbreviations
Bibliographies
Index
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