Publisher's Synopsis
This practical guide focuses on the needs of children in middle and secondary schools, but will also be useful to primary school teachers who are curriculum leaders in English or trainee teachers in their first year of teaching.;The book provides a basic background supported by further reading and references, to help teachers gain the required skills, from planning and marking work to relations with students and colleagues.;Material is drawn from the observations of 30 teachers in the first year of their careers, while the authors explain the day-to-day activities of a teacher's life alongside an analysis of the different approaches to teaching English. It tries to show an awareness of the needs of teachers and the pressures upon them and takes a realistic approach to teaching and life in the classroom.
