Virginia's "College and Career Ready English Performance Expectations" grade 12 capstone course contains high-interest contextualized content designed to give certain students an additional boost for competent and successful entry into college and careers. The course will add to students' preparation for critical reading, college and…

This curriculum guide for Indio High School (California) describes a phased-elective English curriculum designed to meet the basic needs of high school students with more flexibility than traditional programs offer. The guide contains a list of courses divided to correspond to each of the eight phases in the English program. Each course in the…

Intended as a handbook for students of curriculum and teaching methods, this booklet surveys two of the three major elements of an English curriculum (goals and content) as defined by the National Council of Teachers of English. The first chapter traces some philosophical options open to the teacher and curriculum developer and offers a short…

Discusses the function of technical writing in the two-year college and outlines goals and suggested content for a two-year college technical writing program. (GW)

Describes the philosophy, organization, and content of freshman English courses in the Division of Junior Studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Attempts to correct and identify academic shortcomings in entering students through small group instruction, personal contact, and counseling/guidance services. (RL)

This curriculum guide outlines a multiphased elective English program for juniors and seniors in the Wilmington (Massachusetts) high schools. The alternative elective English courses are designed to increase academic achievement while allowing students to select courses on the basis of personal needs, interests, and future expectations. The five…

Racism, the ways in which it is manifested in higher education, and the effectiveness of its manifestations are discussed. The following proposals suggesting how English departments can contribute to the diminution of racism were made: (1) that single academic standards be required for black and white students in freshman English classes, (2) that…

This revised English curriculum guide contains descriptions of the numerous courses offered in eight South Bend high schools. A separate set of electives is presented for students in the 9th grade, and a nongraded phase program is presented for students in the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades. Course descriptions, course objectives, course content,…

This report is intended to provide school authorities with information useful in arranging courses of study and in providing proper conditions, to assist teachers in choosing instructional materials and in handling them according to the best teaching methods available, and to lay a foundation for articulating the movement for improved teaching of…

Criticizes the secretaries of state for education and science because their nationally agreed upon statements on course objectives, content, and assessment methods are too narrow and confining. (DF)

Reports on a survey of 571 college English departments which indicated that almost all use a core of works and have not abandoned traditional texts, that professors view multicultural understanding as a goal but not a primary goal of literature classes, and that such theoretical approaches as the history of ideas and New Criticism do influence…

Written to comply with Connecticut's legislative mandate that educational programs be planned, ongoing, and systematic, this guide to curriculum development in the language arts for kindergarten through twelfth grade advocates a curriculum in which there is a balance between basic skills programs--speaking, reading, writing, listening and…

THE ASSUMPTIONS, PROCEDURES, AND IMPACT OF THE 1958 CONFERENCE ON BASIC ISSUES IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH AND THE DARTMOUTH SEMINAR OF 1966 ARE COMPARED. A SHORT HISTORY OF THE EARLIER CONFERENCE AND THE ISSUES RAISED THEN INDICATE THE WAYS IN WHICH IT WAS BOTH REPRESENTATIVE OF ITS TIMES AND PROPHETIC OF FUTURE PROBLEMS. THREE SHIFTS IN THE…

The guide, designed for sixth, seventh, or eighth grade teachers and students presents six English instructional units for career exploration related to the occupational clusters transportation, communication (2), manufacturing, health, and business and office occupations. The units deal specifically with: the world of travel, the world of…

The main problem of the English teacher is discussed. This is stated to be administrative, i.e., he has to make a decision to determine how to organize all that he wishes to teach within the limitations imposed upon him by unavoidable circumstances. General aims regarded as appropriate for academic courses for British pupils in third, fourth,…