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Phelan, James – 1991
This book is a journal kept over 15 months from January 1987 to March 1988 by a tenured member of the English Department at Ohio State University (OSU). The book is an attempt to convey the quality and texture of life at OSU, with its ups, downs, and level places; its satisfactions, frustrations, and routines; its successes, disappointments, and…
Descriptors: College English, College Faculty, English Departments, English Instruction
McClelland, Ben W.; Donovan, Timothy R. – 1985
As a follow-up to the successful book "Eight Approaches to Teaching Composition," this collection of 13 original essays presents the major research and scholarship in the related fields that are shaping the theory and practice of composition studies. Each chapter defines a special area of study, assesses its published literature from the…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Educational Trends, English Departments, Linguistic Theory
Mersand, Joseph – 1977
The 26 lectures and addresses in this book are all concerned with methods of instruction in secondary school English classes. They are organized into seven major sections: an introduction which considers the emerging curriculum in English and the aims of English instruction; individualization of instruction; teaching reading, writing, and…
Descriptors: English Curriculum, English Departments, English Instruction, Individualized Instruction
Smith, Louise Z., Ed. – 1988
A tribute to the work of Ann Berthoff, this book--a collection of 6 poems and 21 essays--explores issues in the philosophy and teaching of composition. Each of the five sections is introduced with a poem by Marie Ponsot. Essays and their authors consist of (1) "Genre Theory, Academic Discourse, and Writing within Disciplines" (James F.…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, English Departments
Download full textPival, Jean G. – 1974
The growing demand on English departments for language-oriented courses for prospective teachers offers increased opportunities to the departmental linguist(s). English linguists possess a special expertise in language structure and analysis that gives them a unique advantage in designing and teaching such courses. A look at the training needs of…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Career Development, Dialects, Elementary School Teachers
Enos, Theresa – 1996
This book combines personal stories of rhetoric and composition teachers with statistical data derived from various government and academic research studies to document gender experiences of college writing teachers and administrators. Anecdotal evidence was drawn from a survey questionnaire mailed to 3,000 college writing teachers, follow-up…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Colleges, Educational History, English Departments
