In England, drama is part of young people's core entitlement in the National Curriculum Orders and in the "Framework for Teaching English: Years 7, 8 and 9." It exists as an academic subject in its own right as GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) and beyond. This guide is intended for teachers of drama within English, as…

At Ball State University in Indiana, the basic course (COMM 210) focuses communication concepts and skills with the goals of helping students understand basic communication principles, providing them with the opportunity to improve their communication skills, and enhancing their awareness of communication's role in culture. Special emphasis is…

This annotated bibliography presents an overview of journal articles and books on public relations that can be helpful to teachers and students as well as to practitioners and managers. New categories for this 1999 edition of the bibliography include Public Relations Theory, Feminist Issues in Public Relations, and Environmental Public Relations.…

This book considers the question of whether, or to what extent, a critical period limits the acquisition of a first language as well as a second language acquired postpubertally. The diversity of opinion on this question is represented in this volume. It is a question that has been approached by researchers working in linguistic theory, evolution…

This paper advances a plan for unifying communication educators and students. The paper first responds to Frank E.X. Dance's paper "This Above All" ("Spectra," 1982) and asserts that ethical K-12, college, and university communication educators should facilitate their students' exploration and integration of alternative…

Employers' attitudes toward employees' speech affects hiring. (CH)

Describes a project in which student teachers at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington are being prepared to teach beginning reading using the language-experience approach. (CS)

Paper presented to the staff of the English Language Branch--Defense Language Institute, Lockland Air Force Base, Lockland, Texas, 1973. (HW)

Discusses the format and adaptability of the intensive language course for various instructional levels. (RS)

Describes an instructional project, How to Tell a Foreigner to Berlin the Way,'' designed to give 8th graders practical experience in using English; format based on the text London--People ans Pictures,'' Cornelsen-Velhagen & Klasing, Berlin. (RS)

Presents 45 types of oral drills used in teaching English as a foreign language and gives practical hints as to their most effective use in the classroom. (RB)