Argues that English departments are experiencing a crisis of identity that is economic, political, and psychological. (SRT)

Discusses English coalitions, "Some Plain Truths about Teaching English" (a statement drafted by the Coalition of English Associations), problems of the profession with communications, and ADE history. (EL)

Presents the curriculum development work with which the English department at John Therry High School (New South Wales) has been involved, exploring five aspects of the project: (1) why the project was undertaken, (2) what the project is, (3) how the project worked, (4) the reality of the project, and (5) implications of the project. (HOD)

Recounts the processes involved in securing a grant from the National Humanities Faculty for the development of a new honors English curriculum. (HOD)

Presents a rationale for teaching writing in today's multi-media, electronic age and suggests teaching techniques for improving writing skills. (RB)

Author, who is Professor of Education at Goldsmiths' College, London, was conference chairman of the York International Conference in July, 1971. He gives his impressions of the purposes and achievements of the conference. (Editor/DR)

Address presented at the 1969 Seminar in Albuquerque, New Mexico of the Association of Departments of English (ADE), an affiliate of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA). (DS)

Reprints of this article are available free, limited supply, on a one-per-person basis from: ERIC Clearinghouse on the Teaching of English, 508 South Sixth Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820. (RD)

Teachers of composition and other subjects, if properly trained professionally, will not need centrally designed curriculum guides, except for illustrating techniques which worked with previous groups; a paper presented at annual Conference on English Education (7th, Syracuse, N.Y., March 28, 1969). (SW)

Examines the role of the electronic media in the English classroom. (HOD)

Describes the curriculum for undergraduates majoring in English at one of Oxford University's 35 colleges and suggests that it can serve as a model for high school students in the United States. (JL)

Two educators express their opinions on the relative merits of a traditional English curriculum v one that includes popular culture. (RL)

Offers guidelines, activities, and teaching methods that can be used in English classrooms serving bilingual, multicultural, and migrant youth. (RL)