This book draws on original research and a language based pedagogy approach to examine how secondary schools in the UK can devise and implement coherent language and literacy across curriculum policies and strategies, so that grammar and associated metalanguage becomes an integral part of their day to day curriculum practices. The research was undertaken in three 11 to 18 secondary schools in England, where the majority of students are categorised as having English as a second language (EAL), and where a significant minority are also socially disadvantaged in two of the three. The author argues that paying explicit attention to the linguistic structures through which subject knowledge is realised can be of benefit to all pupils in ways that are also socially just and democratic. This book provides an important bridge between academic theory and educational practice that will appeal to applied linguists and sociolinguists, as well as to teachers, teacher trainers and practitioners.




About the Author
Urszula Clark is Professor of English and Linguistics at Aston University, Birmingham, UK.




Reviews
"Developing language and literary in English across the secondary school curriculum provides the educational context for which an SFL-based approach is designed to help learners achieve the first type of critical understanding. ... [This book] show the incredible reach and potential of SFL-based pedagogies. ... the books show a high sensitivity to teachers' beliefs, needs and realities." (Anne McCabe, Language, Context and Text, Vol. 4 (1), 2022)



Book Information
ISBN 9783030066185
Author Urszula Clark
Format Paperback
Page Count 265
Imprint Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG