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Peer reviewedCollege English, 1983
Presents a policy statement by the National Council of Teachers of English that identifies the ways in which the study of English contributes to the knowledge, understanding, and skills of those who will make up the society of the future. (JL)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Critical Thinking, Educational Objectives, Educational Principles
Download full textNardin, James T. – College English, 1965
Modern drama criticism is rebuked for taking the "closet drama approach" which reduces the theater to yet another type of philosophical and content-oriented literary genre. Group participation and discussion are suggested as means by which the student is encouraged to stage an imaginary performance leading to intelligibility and appreciation of…
Descriptors: Acting, College Students, Creative Dramatics, Creative Reading
Balliet, Conrad A. – College English, 1964
Spontaneity and personal freedom are seen as the fundamental requisites to creative teaching. Unseen pressures leading to increasing conformity in classroom procedures and methods are revealed and constrasted with unique examples of teaching Thoreau, Kafka, and Donne. Teachers are urged to rely upon their own creative impulses. (RL)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Classroom Communication, College Instruction, Creative Teaching
Parkinson, Thomas F. – College English, 1964
A course in advanced composition and analytical reading designed for elementary school teachers is proposed. Stressing the importance of literary appreciation of works of exceptional merit, the author returns to the systematic study of English composition using literature as the basis of the composition course. Some of the authors mentioned are…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Creative Thinking, Curriculum Development, Descriptive Writing
Halio, Jay L. – College English, 1964
A three-phase "journeyman" approach, inaugurated at The University of California (Los Angeles), to the training of teaching assistants in English is described in this article. The apprentice first works as an assistant to a regular staff member. The second phase involves the teaching of a freshman English section. Finally, with advancement to…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Freshmen, Doctoral Programs, English
Marder, Louis – College English, 1964
A number of techniques applicable to the teaching of Shakespeare are described with some illustrations from the author's own teaching experience. Analysis of dramatic structure receives significant attention with equal space devoted to the Gustav Freytag formula and the author's own technique. Literary, dramatic, social, and personal goals in the…
Descriptors: Biographies, Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Kitzhaber, Albert R. – College English, 1965
In a discussion of the problems involved in preparing for the first National Defense Education Act, Title 11-funded summer institutes for teachers of English, this article emphasizes difficulties that possibly might be encountered by the profession in directing and teaching effectively these training seminars for the first time. Recommendations…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, College Faculty, College School Cooperation, Educational Improvement
