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Association of Departments of English, New York, NY. – 1967
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…
Descriptors: Degree Requirements, Degrees (Academic), Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1990
Intended to provide educators with a comprehensive overview of Alberta, Canada's Integrated Occupational English Language Arts Program for Senior High School Language Arts, English 16, Grade 10, this document combines a program of studies description and a curriculum guide into one document. The guide discusses the Integrated Occupational English…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Foreign Countries
Bogdan, Deanne – 1988
The choice between the fusion of literature and life and a pedagogy of engagement, on the one hand, and the separation of literature and life and a pedagogy of detachment, on the other, is a painful one. Philosopher of education James Gribble would rather risk some form of aestheticism than allow that a great work of literature could be viewed in…
Descriptors: Censorship, Critical Reading, Educational Philosophy, English Curriculum
Bogdan, Deanne – 1988
A literary communication model cannot adjudicate the conflicting claims of transformation and enculturation: that literature is intrinsically educational, that it conduces to psychic growth as a process, irrespective of subject matter and free from the dangers of indoctrination, but that the imperative to make it instrumental to political ends…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, English Curriculum, Epistemology, Foreign Countries
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Goldblatt, Patricia – MultiCultural Review, 1997
Describes a multicultural English course for gifted high school students in Canada. A tone of understanding and acceptance is set through appealing to students' own experiences in an interdisciplinary approach to world literature. Reading examples of postcolonial writings broadens student horizons and makes them more willing to explore a…
Descriptors: Course Content, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development
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Cummins, Jim; Cameron, Linda – English Quarterly, 1994
Presents the debate on linguistic and cultural diversity within the broader discourse of educational reform across Canada. Argues that issues related to English-as-a-Second-Language students have been marginalized in back-to-basics discourse. Critiques this marginalization and analyzes the inherent contradictions of its champions. (HB)
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Cultural Differences, Educational Change, Educational Trends
Mol, Anne Marie – 1992
Implementation of a new program is a complex process of putting ideas into action. Program implementation can be characterized through the identification of interrelated factors which determine the success or failure of implementation of an innovation. Writing as a process has been perceived as a successful teaching methodology for many years, but…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College English, English Curriculum, Foreign Countries
Lavigne, Jean Claude – 1973
Plans to improve instruction in English as a second language during a five-year period in Quebec, Canada, are outlined. The observations are based on the program established by the Minister of Education, Mr. Francois Cloutier. The study examines: (1) the current situation; and (2) proposed measures including teacher training, language programs,…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, English Curriculum, English (Second Language), Inservice Teacher Education
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Gambell, Trevor J. – English Quarterly, 1986
Provides various definitions of censorship; describes a case of censorship in New Brunswick, Canada; explains what happens to materials that have been challenged; and provides a challenged materials policy and a list of books that have been challenged in Canada. (SRT)
Descriptors: Censorship, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, English Curriculum
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Barrell, Barrie R. C.; Hammett, Roberta F. – English in Education, 1999
Investigates how technology can be integrated into existing secondary English language arts curricula in ways that avoid the perpetuation of social injustice, withstand inequalities, and resist false commercial ideologies. Describes preservice English teachers' web pages constructed in response to E. Anne Proulx's novel "The Shipping…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, English Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Virginia State Dept. of Volunteerism, Richmond. – 1989
This document is the official guide for teaching English Language Arts in the elementary schools of Canada's Northwest Territories. It reflects a student-centered, process-oriented, integrated and culture-based approach. It emphasizes teaching language (whether it be English or aboriginal) in meaningful, interactive contexts and evaluating…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cooperative Learning, Cultural Context, Curriculum Guides
Edmonton Public Schools (Alberta). – 1977
A partial immersion bilingual (English-Ukrainian) program which included Grades 1 to 3 was examined to determine: (1) the program students' achievement in mathematics, English and Ijrainian; (2) the attitudes of parents and program personnel toward the program; (3) the program students' level of cognitive development; and (4) reasons students left…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, English Curriculum
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Gambell, Trevor J. – English Quarterly, 1986
Provides a background of response theory, two Canadian perspectives on response theory, a description of transactional response theory and response-centered curriculum, a discussion of the concepts of participant and spectator roles in literature and of the idea of narration and storying as literature, and a discussion of analysis and criticism.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Literary Criticism
Edwards, Peter – 1973
A study was conducted to determine how effective was the Communications Program in providing special assistance to students who were experiencing serious difficulty with the English language. Forty-eight students were used in the experimental group at Britannia Secondary School and a further twenty-six students from Templeton Secondary School…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, English Curriculum, English Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Morgan, Robert – Journal of Educational Thought/Revue de la Pensee Educative, 1995
Explores some of the problematic historical commitments of English studies and reasons for the current rhetoric of crisis within the discipline. Focuses on English as reading and the issues of identity, otherness, and cultural politics in English studies. Argues that a move toward a Cultural Studies perspective is overdue, describing several…
Descriptors: Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Literacy, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
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