James Britton on Education An Introductory Reader
James Britton on Education: An Introductory Reader by Myra Barrs, published by Taylor & Francis Group on December 27, 2024, spans 216 pages and is presented in English. This collection addresses significant educational questions that remain pertinent today, drawing from James Britton’s influential theories on language and learning. The Reader serves as a resource for teachers and students, facilitating exploration of the intricate relationships between language, thought, and emotion, as well as the connections between conscious and unconscious knowledge.
Readers will find a carefully curated selection of Britton’s key writings, which are fully annotated to enhance understanding. The text illustrates how Britton’s work integrates observation with theory, showcasing the evolution of language use from early stages to more complex forms of communication, including speaking, listening, reading, and writing. This edition is particularly valuable for those engaged in teacher education and training, as well as researchers and scholars interested in the historical and theoretical aspects of education and language arts.
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James Britton’s work addresses central educational questions that are as relevant today as they were half a century ago. Britton was the architect of a theory of language and learning which has influenced the thinking and practice of generations of teachers across the anglophone world. This Reader helps teachers and students explore his theories of the relationships between language and thought, between thinking and feeling, the links between unconscious and conscious ways of knowing, and the symbolising nature of language.
This carefully curated collection of Britton’s key writings renders his work accessible to today’s students, educators and researchers. Fully annotated chapters explore how his work fuses observation and theory in a remarkable synthesis, and demonstrates the continuities between the early use of language and later, more complex achievements in speaking, listening, reading and writing.
All those involved in teacher education and training, including researchers and scholars, will find this a rich and insightful text.
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