Aim of the conference was to provide a broad and deep examination of the concepts of continuous assessment as they apply to English teaching. Author believes that more emphasis will be placed on talking. Drama is seen as an activity, and creativity in all its modes of expression. (Editor/RB)

Writing a composition should be an exercise in thinking, as well as an exercise in using one's language. (CK)

Several important principles of second dialect teaching are discussed and a scheme for a twelve week program in teaching English as a second dialect is presented. Part one of this article appeared in "English Language Teaching" v22 n3 May 1968. (FWB)

Discusses the functions of the writing laboratory at Innis College, Toronto, Canada. (SW)

Based on this study, the relationship between competency in the application of shorthand theory and achievement in shorthand dictation becomes increasingly evident as the time-interval between dictation and transcription increases. (CH)

Argues that editor William Allen White was striving to set a social and political agenda that would advance business values and bring prosperity to his home state, Kansas. (FL)

Describes one method of introducing journal writing to a junior high school class and offers a number of journal writing assignments. (MM)

Describes a newsreading program designed for journalism students in a reporting class. (HOD)

Reviews literature on relationship between syntactic complexity (especially as measured by T-unit and clause length) and quality of written composition. Concludes that neither T-unit length nor clause length is a good predictor of writing quality. Lists implications for teachers in the field. (BRR)