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Creigh, Jocelyn – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1978
Proposes that literature is a means to understanding life and society. (MKM)
Descriptors: Course Objectives, English Curriculum, Higher Education, Literature

Jones, Dan C. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1981
Examines the invitations and speech situations implicit in lyric poetry that often alienate students with little poetry experience. Presents five conditions English teachers can provide that will make poetry more accessible to students, particularly the invention needed to accept the "invitation" of a poem. (HTH)
Descriptors: College English, Course Objectives, English Instruction, Higher Education
Cargill, Kima; Kalikoff, Beth – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2007
In this essay, the authors argue that linked-course learning communities serve students at nonresidential metropolitan public universities by increasing their academic achievement, reducing their attrition, and engaging them in the project of public education. They use a winter 2004 research project to argue that linked courses create supportive…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Public Education, Quasiexperimental Design, Experimental Groups

Skelton, Terry – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1980
The specific communication tasks required of "middle level" or vocational-technical employees are reviewed. Guidelines for planning a technical communication course to meet those tasks are recommended. (HTH)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Course Objectives, Course Organization, Technical Writing

Barbier, Stuart – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2003
Reviews briefly the literature associated with the Conference on College Composition and Communication's "Students' Right to Their Own Language" statement. Explores the status of standard English at community colleges in Michigan, as expressed in first-year composition course objectives and descriptions. Considers the history of the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Objectives, Educational History, Freshman Composition

Gold, R. Michael – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1991
Argues that an anthology of professional essays (because of its intellectual demands) can impede rather than facilitate mastery of basic writing skills. Suggests that the main criterion in selecting readings should be a good match between the audience assumed by the chosen texts and the actual audience in the classroom. (SR)
Descriptors: Anthologies, Audience Awareness, Course Objectives, Essays

Fenstermaker, John J. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1980
Cautions against overemphasizing poor mechanics and overlooking content in writing classes as an overreaction to the problem of deteriorating writing skills. (MKM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Course Objectives, Critical Thinking, Higher Education

Fry, William A. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1974
Discusses the progress women have made in establishing their indentity and provides a sample outline for a course in literature. (RB)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives