The issue addressed in this paper is the relationship between form in fictional prose and form in other uses of language, particularly those uses important in composition theory. Form in composition theory has traditionally had two ways of identifying units of analysis: (1) the sentence and semantic units, and (2) pragmatic and rhetorical units.…

This monograph is designed to help English teachers see what it is that the literary theory of deconstruction has to offer them as they pursue their work. The monograph focuses on the implications of deconstruction for the English classroom in American schools. It includes a discussion of Jacques Derrida's philosophy of reading and writing a…

This second edition of "Beyond the Wasteland" provides an updated review of broadcast criticism. It offers teachers information to sharpen their own critical capacities and help for exploring media criticism with their students. It also provides suggestions and contextual insights for the mass media researcher. The book is divided into…

The easiest way to isolate significant influences on the English teacher in the last 15 years and to assess the impact of research on classroom practice is to study the network of constraints and pressures surrounding the teacher. Some changes in direction and emphasis in education occur according to which political party is in power. The years…

Briefly surveys educational attitudes toward a foreign-language discipline, expands on the validity of the parallels between foreign languages and rhetoric and composition, and traces the background, growth, and achievements of that discipline as a model for a similar movement in foreign languages. (CB)

Reviews current research in the teaching of English in Australia and concludes that there is a large volume of highly relevant research and that a way must be found to disseminate it to potential clientele. (DF)

Examines the implications of structuralism for reading and English instruction. Argues that, according to Structuralism, literature worth reading confronts readers with the gap between writing and thought and forces them to consider their own thinking and, in a larger sense, their own place within the culture. (MM)

Argues that the teaching method instructors use to present poetry--direct/indirect, analytic/subjective, or reader focused/text focused--is influenced by the kind of relationship they wish to establish with the students. (MM)

Discusses reasons for Black and Puerto Rican inner-city students' resentment toward learning and using Standard English. (BE)

Considers the criteria for purchasing microcomputers, videodisc players, and videotape equipment for use in a school system. Suggests applications of such equipment in English classrooms. (RL)

Outlines desirable teacher characteristics outlined in the National Council of Teachers of English "Statement on the Preparation of Teachers of English and the Language Arts" and discusses research on the effect of teacher characteristics on students, focusing on a study of the effects of teachers' belief systems on classroom environments and on…

Outlines problems facing the National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE) in the 1980s, suggests some positive actions that NATE can begin to take, and notes the need for a radical change in the present public image of the English teacher. (GT)

Surveys major learning theories and their application to teaching, concluding that lecturing does not require students to conceptualize in the way open discussion does. Outlines literature teaching goals that are clarified by a cognitive perspective. (MKM)

Describes the process of bibliotherapy, outlines its uses, and briefly reviews research on bibliotherapy in elementary and secondary schools, colleges, prisons, and hospitals. Journal available from Saskatchewan Educational Research Association, Faculty of Education, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S OA2, Canada. (GT)

Describes the problems inherent in the attempt to bring a politics of location to composition. Foregrounds the problems of assuming such an approach. Proposes ways for composition researchers to theorize their locations through self-examination. Proposes changes in research practice based on the same insights. (HB)