Snapshots of language and literature teaching in Denmark and England. Issue 6 (1st November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kelly, Peter; Dorf, Hans
• Is Part Of: Education 3-13. Volume 44:Issue 6(2016)
• Page Start: 727
• Page End: 735
• Publication Date: 2016-11-01
• Subjects: Danish teaching -- English teaching -- language and literature teaching -- lower secondary teaching -- comparative pedagogy; Education -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Education, Primary -- Periodicals; Education, Elementary -- Periodicals; 372.942
• DOI: 10.1080/03004279.2015.1009146
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0300-4279

Abstract

Abstract : To illustrate differences in lower secondary-level language and literature teaching, we contrast a typical teaching episode in Denmark with one in England. Both reflect the dominant discourses in each country alongside recent policy initiatives, and each exemplifies a different orientation to language and literature teaching focussing on performance in England and a personal formation in Denmark. Descriptions of the episodes are linked to wider debates and potential areas for further consideration are identified.