Aristotelian rhetorical theory and communication theory applied to analysis of film theory. (CH)

Describes a program for preparing community college teachers and for satisfying inservice needs of those already teaching in the two-year college. (TO)

A brief consideration of film study, television, advertising and an exploratory project. Author attempts to appraise mass media in terms of contemporary society and school curriculum. (HB)

Outlines a course in photography for use in secondary school art classes to develop perceptual awareness and extend range of vision. (DS)

Discusses the educational value of the mass media and popular culture as reflective of our contemporary human condition. (DD)

Raises some points on film teaching and makes a case for including the study of film and television as part of the school curriculum for English teaching. (RB)

Having argued that visual literacy looks toward and creates a different kind of learner, exposes the intricacies of a visual language and adds a new dimension to the definition of literature, the author presents several ERIC abstracts designed to help teachers focus on films. (Author/JB)

A description of an English course for high school slow learners in which students discussed and wrote about the moral dilemmas presented in two films shown in class. The author advises how such a course should be conducted and notes the value of student evaluation of the course. (JB)

Discussion of three films which document Mexican-American workers' protest movements: "Salt of the Earth,""Huelga!" and "Decision at Delano." (RD)

Tightening economic conditions have forced sociology instructors interested in using expensive visual materials in their classes to seek other sources of funding support. Discussed are innovative ways of funding and administering courses making use of commercial films. The team-taught course, "Images of Women in Film," is used as a case study.…

Calls for intellectual training very different from that which produces the traditional British literary intellectual. Asks that higher education produce critical intellectuals of a practical kind. Shows how film study provides practical knowledge with an assessment of the production of knowledge and the realm of thought itself. (PD)

An argument for increased attention to visual literacy, both as a research topic and in the classroom. (RL)

Describes a method, used in intermediate French classes on the university level, which uses films to improve listening comprehension skills. (AM)