What are the implications for classroom practice in secondary English teaching?
How is the contruction of English as a subject changing as a consequence of digital technologies?
With an emphasis on a combination of practical approaches and theoretical underpinning, this volume is essential reading for all teachers, students and researchers concerned with the teaching of secondary English in a digital environment. Authors represent and discuss the best of current practice within international settings. The book addresses all major areas of the English curriculum and explores how ICT can most effectively develop current models and contribute to future paradigms of English teaching. 2. English teachers and the use of ICT in the classroom 3. Teaching English Literature in the UK classroom: Constructing meanings; glossing texts 4 Language change and language identity 5 Opportunities for talk 6 Collaborative writing 7 New media and cultural form: the case of the database and narrative 8 Constructing (and deconstructing) reading through hypertext 9 Multi-media in the classroom 10 Confident Thinking, Individual Voice and Constructive Dialogue 11 Looking to the Future