Although English-as-a-second-language (ESL) programs for matriculated students have been a presence in U.S. higher education since the 1940s, little has been documented in the literature concerning ESL courses, ESL placement tests, and the procedures in which incoming students are placed into appropriate classes.The present study takes three…

This study examined uses of adolescent literature included secondary teacher preparation in English, math, science, and social studies education at 12 institutions. Analyses revealed programs emphasized adolescent literature in a variety of ways and most often in courses for English majors. Only two institutions required that prospective math,…

A critical analysis of the Roberts English materials for grades three through six. (RD)

Whimsical impressions of the annual convention of the Canadian Council of Teachers of English (Winnipeg, Manitoba, August 1970); appeared originally in Skylark," official publication of the Saskatchewan English Teachers Association. (Editor/RD)

THE EXTENT TO WHICH MISSOURI LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAMS INCORPORATE THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH (NCTE) GUIDELINES, HOW MISSOURI COMPARES WITH OTHER STATES IN REGARD TO PRESENT CONCEPTS OF LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAMS, AND HOW THE LANGUAGE ARTS ARE APPROACHED AND TAUGHT IN MISSOURI WERE THE CONCERNS OF THIS STUDY. SELECTED MISSOURI SCHOOLS…

Describes the development and benefits of an inservice program to improve poetry teaching in middle school and high school English classes. (EL)

For a 1969 report on graduate programs in English, the Association of Departments of English, obtained information from chairmen or directors of graduate study in English at 223 institutions. This document contains some of the information collected for the full report (available through ERIC as "Graduate Programs in English: A 1969…

Concludes that the recent growth of interest in rhetoric has been reflected in the graduate curriculum in English. Looks at program size, content, and curriculum and offers brief outlines of each program studied. (FL)

Maintains that students' understanding of the language structure" is of relatively low priority in elementary language arts education. (Author/RD)

FOR A REPORT ON GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN ENGLISH, THE ASSOCIATION OF DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH AND THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER AT THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION OBTAINED INFORMATION FROM CHAIRMEN OF DEPARTMENTS OFFERING GRADUATE WORK IN ENGLISH. SOME OF THE BASIC DATA ASSEMBLED FOR THE FULL REPORT (AVAILABLE AS TE 500 075) ARE THE FIVE…

A description of the 100 level English program at Ohio University, an explanation of how the program got started, and a brief evaluation of how the students and faculty responded to the program are included in this paper. Acknowledging that the students come into the program with 12 years or more of study of English composition and literature, the…

Non-college bound seniors in high school were enrolled in a new program that consisted of 20 units of work. Grades were based upon accumulated points. Student interest and motivation were high because they were allowed to work in areas they found interesting while working at their own speed. (Author/LF)

States that the basis of the functional illiteracy problem lies in the fact that high school teachers are trained in literature rather than in language, i.e., competent reading, writing, listening to, and speaking the English language. Believes the high school English teacher training program should be given over to a new faculty committed to the…

Describes the objectives and background of a project designed to implement change in a school district's written communication program and analyzes the data obtained from writing evaluation forms. (HOD)

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