Ethical English : Teaching and Learning in English As Spiritual, Moral and Religious Education.

Intro -- HalfTitle -- Series page -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword by David Stevens, UK -- Foreword by Thomas Lickona, USA -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Why 'Ethical' English? -- PART ONE Ethical English as spiritual education -- 1 Ethical English -- Searching for the spirit of English -- The dangers of spirituality -- Aesthetic response to literature -- Study questions. -- 2 Well-being in English -- English as a 'Spiritual Home' -- Well-being in other worlds -- Two teachers and two homes -- Well-being through reading -- Subject knowledge and social justice -- Study questions. -- 3 The art of planning and assessing English -- The art of planning English -- The ethics of planning English -- The art of assessing English -- The ethics of assessing English -- Study questions. -- 4 The spirit of professional learning in English -- Teacher research: 'Going the Extra Mile' -- Action research case study 1 (Helen, PGCE student teacher) -- Action research case study 2 (Mark, Head of English) -- The 'Poetic' in professional learning -- The spirit of professional learning: The inner life of the teacher -- The spirit of action research -- Study questions. -- PART TWO Ethical English as moral and character education -- 5 Educational foundations for English teaching -- Enlightenment values in English -- Romantic values in English -- Ethical 'Behaviour Management' -- Ethics and ethnicity in English teaching -- Study questions. -- 6 English as moral and character education -- Subjective or objective? -- The Moral Law (Natural Law) -- Teaching universal virtues -- Teaching character in English -- Character education on the playing fields of England -- Study questions. -- 7 Learning citizenship and character in English -- English: Liberal art for liberal society -- Liberty, equality and rationality in a free society.

Learning to speak English well -- Freedom of interpretation -- Critical literacy and Education for Democratic Citizenship (EDC) -- Good readers and good citizens -- Citizens of good character -- Behaviour Management and the Literatures of Dignity and Freedom -- Study questions. -- 8 The character of professional learning -- Developing as an ethical English teacher -- The character of the English teacher -- The teacher as role model -- Virtues in the classroom: The character of the teacher -- Developing good character through literature and life -- Study questions. -- PART THREE Ethical English as religious education -- 9 English as a pseudo-religion -- The gods of the house -- The English teacher as pastor, prophet and priest -- Reading sacred texts: Shavuot -- Free readers -- Personal growth and individual autonomy -- Cultural analysis and criticality -- Study questions. -- 10 Multicultural English -- English and multiculturalism -- 'Other', 'Different' or 'Contemporary' cultures and traditions? -- English and the 'Otherness' of all -- Eschewing religious differences? -- Study questions. -- 11 English as secularist subject -- Secular attitudes in English -- Free speech, freedom of religion and the Bible -- Liberal attitudes and the Bible as literature -- The Lord's Prayer -- Study questions. -- 12 Believing in professional learning -- Seeing the 'Movie' not the 'Snapshot': Validity and generalizability -- Seeing the 'Selfie': Values and worldviews in teacher research -- Imaginatively learning about religion -- Avoiding imaginative failure and learning from religion -- Study questions. -- Appendix 1: A self-audit of subject knowledge for teachers of English -- Appendix 2: UK Standards for teachers (2012) -- Bibliography -- Index.

Ethical English addresses the 'ethos' of English teaching and draws attention to its 'spirit' and fundamental character, identifying the features that English teaching must exhibit if it is to continue to sustain us morally as a liberal art and to provide the learners of increasingly plural societies with a broad ethical education. Mark A. Pike provides practical examples from the classroom, including assessment and teaching, knitting these with an ethical critique of practice, stimulating readers to engage in critical reflection concerning the teaching of English. This book not only shows readers how to teach English but also helps them to critically evaluate the ethics of the practice of English teaching.

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