Reviews selected English and language arts curriculum guides in use in five provinces--British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Nova Scotia. The discussion focuses on the literature sections of the curriculum guides. (SRT)

Discusses implications of Saskatchewan's nine-year-old Division IV English curriculum guide of the final report on the quality and future direction of education in the province, published in February 1984 by the Minister's Advisory Committee on Curriculum and Instruction Review. Suggests revision to bring English curricula into line with the new…

Considers some recent British criticism of the traditional senior secondary school English literature-examination dominated curriculum and suggests that these criticisms have relevance to the curriculum in Canada and other English-speaking nations. (FL)

Advocates the reorientation of English education curricula toward a more language-centered approach in Canadian institutions of higher learning. (KS)

Summarizes and criticizes report findings. (KS)

Examines the 21 most commonly used novels in English classrooms in Quebec, Canada. Finds that 86 percent of the novels were written by men, 82 percent of the main characters were men, and that female characters were more submissive than men. Notes that a qualitative analysis demonstrates the same gender bias as the quantitative results. (RS)

Provides information about 11 educational groups or resource centers that are actively involved in initiating and promoting media education throughout Canada. Gives summaries of activities, addresses, names and phones numbers of contacts, and other information. (HB)

Contains a description of what English is understood to be in the public and secondary schools across Canada. (RB)

Describes the English program in the public elementary and secondary schools of Saskatchewan, Canada. (RB)

Discusses the poetry of Canada's native peoples and argues that it deserves a place in the English curriculum. (AA)

Reports changes in high school graduation requirements in general and English requirements in particular and discusses in more detail the proposed changes in the grade 10 practical English curriculum (MM)

Describes a proposed senior years English program, plans for piloting an English language arts program, and progress made in implementing a kindergarten through grade 12 English language arts program. (AEA)

Presents a case study of how the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa adapted to the challenge of linguistic and cultural diversity. Suggests how this school's experiences parallel the shifts that many Canadian schools are struggling with in the 1990s. (HB)

Discusses the philosophy for the teaching of English and describes the English program in the public elementary and secondary schools of Alberta, Canada. (RB)

Presents a historical overview of the genesis and evolution of media education in Ontario, Canada. Reviews various textbooks in the field. Considers the impact of cultural studies and some of the current criticisms of the field. Concludes with the key factors of successful media education programs. (HB)