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Secondary English in the Common Curriculum in Northern Ireland: An Opportunity for Excellence?
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Farren, Sean – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1991
Examines the position of English in the new common curriculum for Northern Ireland schools. A distinctive feature of the program is its emphasis on speaking and listening skills. (18 references) (JL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Listening Skills
Knowledge about Language: An Old Controversy in New Programmes.
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Farren, Sean – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1992
Recent proposals to make Knowledge about Language (KAL) an integral part of the teaching of English in Britain and Northern Ireland are discussed. The KAL debate is traced from the 1975 Bullock Report, which ended the teaching of traditional grammar, through the lack of progress to the present day. (Contains 19 references.) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Policy, English, Foreign Countries
Culture, Curriculum and Educational Policy in Northern Ireland.
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Farren, Sean – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1991
Discusses the historical background and community reaction to recent reforms in Northern Ireland's educational treatment of cultural heritage studies, highlighting the cross-curricular approach taken to cultural studies and changes affecting the status of the Irish language. (35 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries