Telling stories: engaging critical literacy through urban legends in an English secondary school

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Telling stories: engaging critical literacy through urban legends in an English secondary school

Non-dominant voices have been further marginalised in the most recent National Curriculum in England (DfE 2014) and those working across the English teaching profession often find the subject framed according to narrow, assessment driven models and prescribed skill sets. This article brings together...

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Main Authors:	Jones, Susan, Chapman, Katie
Format:	Article
Published:	Emerald 2017
Subjects:	Critical literacy; English teaching; Curriculum English; Early career teaching
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39364/

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