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Akst, Geoffrey, Ed.; And Others – 1984
An outgrowth of a conference of developmental faculty and administrators interested in exploring computer-based education, this monograph presents 26 papers devoted to microcomputer applications in college basic skills programs. Included are 5 papers on general topics, 13 on language teaching, 7 on mathematics, and 1 dissent paper. Articles range…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Download full textDillon, Dallas E.; Piro, Vince; Nicoll-Johnson, Mark – 1997
The three papers collected in this document present opinions for and against the use of anthologies in introductory writing and literature classes at community colleges. The first paper, "College Students Must Read Book-Length Works," by Dallas E. Dillon, proposes that students, even non-traditional community college students, should be pushed to…
Descriptors: Anthologies, College English, Community Colleges, English Instruction
Gere, Anne Ruggles, Ed.; Shaheen, Peter, Ed. – 2001
This book is a collection of classroom-tested ideas for helping students explore how literature and "the canon" are made, what the term "American" means, and how the phrase "American literature" obscures the presence of multiple "literatures" that are both individually compelling and mutually enriching. Each…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Classroom Techniques, Critical Reading, English Instruction
Yagelski, Robert P., Ed.; Leonard, Scott A., Ed. – 2002
An effort to contribute to the "story" of English teaching in the United States at the dawn of the new millennium, this book presents 17 essays that tell diverse and complex stories of the value and difficulty of teaching English. The voices in this volume represent an eclectic rather than a comprehensive group of teachers and scholars,…
Descriptors: Business, Curriculum Development, Economics, English Instruction
Gibbs, Jerel; And Others – 1994
Reflecting on the partnership that exists between teachers and students, this resource guide provides a glimpse into the experiences of educators who reflect on their own teaching and learning about writing. The resource guide is part of the "Student Expressions" series, whose aim is to provide a forum for celebrating the writing of…
Descriptors: American Indians, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, High Schools
Lanoue, David G., Ed.; Wilson, Vivian A., Ed. – 1988
This collection of essays is introduced by Paul Connelly, who focuses on how the essayists encounter problems boldly and recognize opportunity in them--the essays are less local reports of various successful process approaches to teaching writing than a record of the willingness to experiment, to take risks, to learn. The essays and their authors…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, College English, English Instruction
Hayes, Ira, Ed. – 1998
Intended for teacher educators, beginning teachers, classroom leaders, and administrators, this essay collection offers practical advice on topics such as evaluating student writing and creating support systems for beginning teachers. The essays discuss how the "real world" of teaching matches--or fails to match--novice teachers'…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English Instruction, English Teachers, Language Arts
Connors, Robert J., Ed.; And Others – 1984
Noting the rediscovery by composition scholars of the tradition of classical rhetoric, this collection of essays explores the resurgence in the teaching of written discourse in college English departments. The 18 articles and their authors are as follows: (1) "The Revival of Rhetoric in America," by Robert Connors, Lisa Ede, and Andrea…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, English Instruction, Epistemology, Higher Education
National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL. – 1981
Reflecting the thought and work of many classroom English teachers, the activities presented in this booklet are a sample of ideas exchanged at the 1980 convention of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) held in Cincinnati, Ohio. The suggested activities are grouped into four categories: (1) a miscellany of writing assignments that…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Wolff, Janice M., Ed. – 2002
This collection of essays brings together Mary Louise Pratt's original essay, the 10-year-old "Professing in the Contact Zone," with 14 responses that interpret, extend, and challenge Pratt's work. The essays examine how contact zone dynamics play out in various pedagogical spaces. Following an introduction by the editor, essays in…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Higher Education
Spurlin, William J., Ed. – 2000
This international collection of essays presents a contemporary overview of issues of sexual identity as they relate to teaching and learning in English from elementary through university levels. Coming from teachers in classrooms in India to North America to South Africa to Europe, the essays theorize lesbian, gay, and transgendered positions in…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cultural Context, Elementary Secondary Education, English Curriculum
Rhode Island State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Providence. – 1996
This framework is designed to serve as a general map for the development of English language arts curricula by schools, school districts, or collaboratives. It is not a curriculum guide. Rather, it provides a structure that local agencies can employ in planning curriculum and instruction tailored to their own needs and circumstances. This…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, English Curriculum
Shanahan, Timothy, Ed. – 1994
Growing out of a 1992 conference that attracted teachers and educators from around the world, this book presents 13 essays which share the insights of 16 leading university scholars and teacher-researchers regarding the re-emergence of teacher education as a central focus in the field of English education. The book explores what teachers of the…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, English Teacher Education
National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL. Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar. – 1991
Noting that, contrary to the first conference, disagreements began to surface among the conference participants of the second conference, this proceedings contains papers presented at the second conference on the teaching of grammar (except for a preconference workshop and one paper). Papers in the proceedings are: "Keynote: Finding Reasons…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Grammar
Berlin, James A., Ed.; Vivion, Michael J., Ed. – 1992
This book opens up ways of teaching and devising programs which place the students' cultural experiences at the center of language production and consumption. It provides concrete models of cultural studies programs and classrooms for high school and college teachers who would like to try the "cultural studies approach." It also offers a…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Curriculum Development, English Curriculum, English Instruction
