Ethical English Teaching and Learning in English as Spiritual, Moral and Religious Education

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.

Mark A. Pike is Reader in Educational Values and Pedagogy, School of Education, Leeds University, UK, and author of Teaching Secondary English and, with J. Mark Halstead, of Citizenship and Moral Education.

Introduction: Ethical English Teaching
Part 1: The Spirit of Ethical English Teaching
1. The Spirit of Teaching English
2. Well-Being through English
3. Relational Planning and Assessment in English
4. Professional Learning in the Spirit of English Teaching
Part 2: Character and Moral Education in Ethical English Teaching
5. Ethical Foundations of English Teaching
6. Character and Moral Education in English
7. Social and Citizenship Education in English
8. The Ethics of Professional Learning in English Teaching
Part 3: Believing in Ethical English Teaching
9. English Teaching as Pseudo-Religion
10. Valuing Multicultural English
11. Liberal English as Secularist Subject
12. Believing in the Professional Learning of English Teachers
Index