The English Studies Book: An Introduction and Companion - Softcover

Pope, Rob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415128676 ISBN 13: 9780415128674

Publisher: Routledge, 1998

Synopsis

The English Studies Handbook is a combination of critical dictionary, anthology, workbook and study guide. It is designed primarily for students studying English Language and/or Literature at colleges and universities. Inter-disciplinary in approach and highly flexible in its range of applications, it provides students and teachers with a text adaptable enough to support learning and teaching the whole range of introductory courses in English language, literature and culture.
Features:
* contains 100 common critical, theoretical and linguistic terms
* each entry is extensively cross-referenced, and includes a definition, critical historical application, activities, cues for discussion and notes for further reading
* includes numerous examples from a wide range of texts: contemporary and classic, literary and otherwise. Each extract is contextualised and cross-referenced to items in the body of the book
* introduces the historical, geographical, cultural and social complexities of 'English' and explores its study as a college and university subject
* introduces the major theoretical positions and provides practical approaches to the subject
* contains maps and a linguistic, literary and cultural chronology of 'Englishes'
Benefits:
* has a flexible structure suitable for a variety of courses and classroom contexts
* introduces students to a wide range of literary and non-literary texts
* can be used as a classroom text or as an aid to independent study
* provides an overview of current materials and strategies for teaching and learning.

About this title

Review

'A marvellously compact, all round guide to English, written primarily with the undergraduate in mind but suitable for everyone with an interest in the language. Seriously academic textbooks rarely make for interesting, accessible reading for the rest of us, but this is one very welcome exception.' - Writing Maga zine

'Useful to teachers as a handbook to the changing nature of English Literature, and a source of classroom activities' - English and Media Magazine

Synopsis

This is a combination of critical dictionary, anthology, workbook and study guide. It is designed primarily for students studying English Language and/or Literature at colleges and universities. Inter-disciplinary in approach and highly flexible in its range of applications, it provides students and teachers with a text adaptable enough to support learning and teaching across many kinds of introductory courses in English language, literature and culture. It contains 100 common critical, theoretical and linguistic terms. Each entry is extensively cross-referenced, and includes a definition, critical historical application, activities, cues for discussion and notes for further reading. Numerous examples are included from a wide range of contemporary, classic, literary and other texts. Each extract is contextualized and cross-referenced to items in the body of the book. The text introduces the historical, geographical, cultural and social complexities of "English" and explores its study as a college and university subject. It introduces the major theoretical positions and provides practical approaches to the subject.

Other features include maps and a linguistic, literary and cultural chronology of "Englishes" Benefits; a flexible structure suitable for a variety of courses and classroom contexts; and introductions to a wide range of literary and non-literary texts. This work can be used as a classroom text or as an aid to independent study. It provides an overview of current materials and strategies for teaching and learning.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415128676
• ISBN 13: 9780415128674
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 440