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Salomone, Ronald E., Ed. – FOCUS: Teaching English Language Arts, 1985
Focusing on a wide range of interdisciplinary themes and ideas for humanities instruction, the 17 articles in this journal issue discuss the following topics: (1) literature, humanities, and the adult learner; (2) the role of the humanities in educating for a democracy; (3) humanities in the marketplace; (4) literature versus "great books" in high…
Descriptors: Adults, Censorship, Class Activities, Classroom Environment
Download full textLevin, John Stewart, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1998
This journal focuses on organizational change within the community college and its reflection of social movement and institutional identity. The first article, "Organizational Change and the Community College," by John Stewart Levin, demonstrates how change determines the character of the institution. "In Search of Vision and Values: The Minnesota…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Policy, Annotated Bibliographies, College Administration
JLTN Quarterly, 1996
This document consists of the four issues of the "JLTN Quarterly" issued from December 1995 to October 1996. This journal for high school Japanese language teachers contain articles on class activities and classroom teaching techniques. These include: exercises in interpretation of a Toys "R" Us store map and advertising; a…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Context, Daily Living Skills
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1981
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 35 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) characterization of native Americans in children's and young adult's fiction written by native American and nonnative American authors; (2) fantasy fiction;…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliotherapy, Black Literature
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1982
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 14 titles deal with the following topics: (1) the rhetoric of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; (2) the rhetorical strategies employed in the political speaking of George C. Wallace in the 1968 United States presidential…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, Communication Research, Court Litigation
Peer reviewedSewell, Ernestine P., Ed. – English in Texas, 1981
The major articles in this journal issue deal with various aspects of young adult literature. Specific topics covered in the articles are (1) questions worth asking students about young adult novels, (2) the five major functions of adolescent literature in high school literature programs, (3) Southwestern literature for adolescents, (4) teaching…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Classroom Techniques, Literary Criticism
Matthews, Dorothy, Ed. – Illinois English Bulletin, 1983
This special journal issue contains nine articles on the subject of using popular literature in the classroom. Subjects covered in the articles include (1) using vernacular supernatural literature to teach the skills of literary analysis, (2) teaching Agatha Christie's "Curtain," (3) pairing the classics with detective fiction, (4) using fantasy…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1982
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 18 titles deal with the following topics: (1) the rhetorical theory and practice of Walter Lippmann; (2) communication, "root-metaphor" orientation, and decision making; (3) teaching as rhetoric; (4) the conditions and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Attitude Change, Classroom Communication, Communication Research
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1980
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 33 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) storytelling; (2) the short story; (3) metaphor and simile; (4) fairy tales; (5) American science fiction; (6) contemporary American fiction; (7) objective and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliotherapy, Black Literature, Childrens Literature
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1982
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 26 titles deal with a variety of topics including the following: (1) multicultural representation in children's books, (2) moral education through literature, (3) the effect of death awareness on the protagonists of selected…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Characterization
Matthews, Dorothy, Ed. – Illinois English Bulletin, 1985
The literature selections serving as the basis for writing assignments in the articles in this journal issue range from time-honored English classics ("Beowulf,""Sir Gawain and the Green Knight") and American standards ("A Farewell to Arms,""The Scarlet Letter") to contemporary fiction. The articles deal with works by women writers (Shirley…
Descriptors: Assignments, Classics (Literature), Critical Thinking, English Instruction
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1980
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The ten titles deal with the following topics: (1) rhetorical theories for college writing teachers, (2) contemporary rhetorical criticism of literary art, (3) the rhetoric of the new religious cults, (4) Victorian argument, (5)…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Content Analysis
Karolides, Nicholas J., Ed. – Wisconsin English Journal, 1983
The six articles in this focused journal issue are concerned with literature teaching on the secondary and college level. The titles and authors of the articles are as follows: (1) "Aesthetic Reading and Teaching: 'Candide' Revisited" (Michael G. Gauthier); (2) "Discovery: The Role of Subjective Response in Initiating the Literature…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Aesthetic Values, Book Reviews, Censorship
Stewart, Donald, Ed. – Kansas English, 1979
The three articles in this journal issue focus on the real meaning of competency in reading and writing. The first article, "Minimums and Optimums," argues against the establishment of minimum competency tests and for an increase in instructional time. "Placement Testing: The Objective Irrelevant," the second article, maintains that the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bulletins, Competency Based Education, Critical Reading
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1980
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 20 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the campaign communication during the Carter-Ford television debates; (2) apprehensiveness and performance in public speaking; (3) a history and criticism of…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Churches, Communication Research, Connected Discourse
