TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kress,Gunther R.
TI  - English in urban classrooms: a multimodal perspective on teaching and learning 
SN  - 0415331692
AV  - LB1631 .E59 2005
U1  - 428.0071241 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - London, New York, NY
PB  - RoutledgeFalmer
KW  - English language
KW  - Study and teaching (Secondary)
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - England
KW  - London
KW  - High schools
KW  - English teachers
KW  - Training of
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-179) and index; Introduction -- A social and political framework for thinking about English -- A new approach to understanding school English: multimodal semiotics -- The English classroom as a multimodal sign -- The organization of time in the English classroom -- The pedagogic construction of 'ability' in school English -- The social production of character as an entity of school English -- Orchestrating a debate -- Only write down what you need to know: annotation for what? -- The textual cycle of the English classroom -- And so to some final comments
N2  - "In this ground breaking text, the authors span a range of issues central to contemporary school English. They collectively examine how English is shaped by policy, by institutions, and by the social relations of the classroom. By connecting policy and social context, the book provides a detailed account of factors such as the characteristics of urban multi-cultural schools, teacher formation and tradition, the ethos of School English departments, and the institutional changes that have shaped school English in urban classrooms and students' experiences of learning."--Publisher description
ER  -