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Language, Literature and Identity: The future of English teaching in the 21 st Century Social and demographic trends

Language, Literature and Identity: The future of English teaching in the 21 st Century Social and demographic trends. Emily Keaney and Ben Rogers, ippr, January 2006. Structure. Why identity? Mapping the changes Positive developments in British identity. Challenges to overcome

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Language, Literature and Identity: The future of English teaching in the 21 st Century Social and demographic trends

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  1. Language, Literature and Identity: The future of English teaching in the 21st CenturySocial and demographic trends Emily Keaney and Ben Rogers, ippr, January 2006

  2. Structure • Why identity? • Mapping the changes • Positive developments in British identity. • Challenges to overcome • The implications for English teaching and the curriculum

  3. Why Identity? • Growth in extremism – BNP, Political Islam • Failure to honour minority identities • Decline in British Identity • Problems with British Identity (Brown thesis) • Rise in anti-social behaviour • Rise in civic and political disengagement • Poverty of white working class identities

  4. Major Trends • Increase in the size and diversity of Britain’s immigrant population • Decline in ‘given identities’ based on nation, religion, class, locality, politics • Growth of ‘elective identities’ – lifestyle/consumer • Decline in British Identity and growth Scottish, Welsh, etc identity

  5. Mean score on the national pride scale (1-4; 4 as most proud) by birth-cohort, 1981-2003 James Tilley and Anthony Heath (2004) 'The Decline of British National Pride', paper presented at the Elections, Public Opinion and Parties conference 2004, Oxford UK

  6. Mapping the changes England’s ethnic composition is more varied than ever before

  7. Traditional categorisations are losing their relevance

  8. Migration patterns are changing

  9. The changes are effecting the whole country

  10. Trends in Moreno Identity

  11. Positive developments in British Identity Racism has declined Self reported racial prejudice: per cent who see themselves as “very prejudiced” or “a little prejudiced”

  12. Identity is becoming more civic than ethnic

  13. Challenges to overcome • Racism • Hostility to immigration • Lack of cosmopolitan identities • Honouring minority identities • Intolerant Englishness? • Decline of British Identity?

  14. Bonding Identities • Are shared principles enough? • Do we need shared culture? • What sort? How thick?

  15. The implications for English teaching and the curriculum • What role does literature and language more broadly play in shaping identity? • What is the role of English teaching in developing and reflecting rich and tolerant national, minority and local identities?

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