Recognising the popularity of partnership models, this article questions the current literature on partnership within the humanities and explores the possibility of effectively implementing partnership within the English discipline, through exploration of the traditional modes of learning associated with specific disciplines and the barriers that…

We use an experimental course collaboration that occurred in the winter of 2012 as a case study for an approach to interdisciplinary collaboration between Theatre and Humanities courses, and we argue that the theatre methodology of "devising" can serve as a particularly rich locus for collaboration between Theatre students and other…

Critically examines the theoretical and practical considerations involved in the setting up of a humanities interdisciplinary curriculum with a strong English component. (RB)

Four teachers comment on (1) the humanities as works of art, (2) ways to use multimedia programs in emphasizing the humanities, (3) the lifelong influence of one humanities course, and (4) the need to concentrate on each separate humanities discipline in teaching an interdisciplinary course. (EL)

Advocates treating the discipline of English as a part of the arts. Suggests that a whole curriculum would give equal attention to the arts, humanities, and mathematico-scientific studies. (HTH)

Intended for administrators and policy makers, as well as teachers, this digest examines the current state of humanities instruction and the evolving place of humanities in the high school English classroom. The digest first explores differing definitions of the humanities, and discusses reasons for the decline in emphasis on humanities…

Points out that composition and literature often can be best taught when combined with architecture, philosophy, music, or other subjects. (EL)

The industrial model has penetrated every avenue of American existence; even education is compartmentalized in the United States for the purposes of management and immediate efficiency. One initial step that has been taken toward creative and constructive change in education is the institution of cross-disciplinary humanities courses. English…

Describes the techniques used by an American literature teacher to expose students to the influences that shaped American literature.(EL)

Describes interdisciplinary English programs in the following areas: reading, study, and communication skills; career exploration; humanities instruction; and social concerns. A bibliography is included. (DF)

Presents a case for incorporating humanities instruction into the study of literature and suggests activities by which teachers can go beyond literary devices in individual works to encompass the humanistic components of the cultures that produced them. (EL)

Describes four student projects carried out in one English department's humanities program in l968. (EL)

Describes a secondary English unit on the rural heritage of the United States that sharpens knowledge and skills in the humanities, including English, art, music, and history. Rural music, magazines and literature, historical materials and biographies, and field trips are suggested. A bibliography of materials is included. (DF)

Describes a number of thematic units that integrate work in various disciplines, including language arts, social studies, science, and mathematics. Among the topics of the suggested units are time, survival of the fittest, nature, Mexico, the history of the West, animals, and bridges. (DF)

Offers writing activities based on the Bayeux Tapestry for use in art, communications, home economics, physical education, psychology, history and social studies, and science and mathematics classes. (EL)