This book is intended to be a stimulus for educators who want to teach or plan curriculum with the long view in mind. The book states that although sustainability--meeting today's needs without jeopardizing the interests of future generations--has become a dominating force in diverse disciplines, it has yet to play a substantive role in English…

Discusses curriculum planning and improvement with the focus on the needs of the individual student. (RK)

Address delivered at the Association of Departments of English (ADE) Seminar, June 29-July 3, 1970, at San Fernando Valley State College, Los Angeles, California. (DS)

A slightly different version of Black Literature for the Culturally Deprived Curriculum," English Journal," Vol. 59, no. 9 (December 1970), pp. 1229-1233 (see TE 200 982). (RD)

The author provides a personal account of the actions taken by several teachers at Naperville High School to individualize a traditional Freshman English course through learning modules and a credit/no credit grading system. (Editor/SJL)

Describes procedures used by a group of teachers in Sheffield, England, in developing a syllabus for English instruction. Discusses details of the syllabus and indicates assessment methods that were established. (GT)

The executive director of the National Council of Teachers of English introduces a group of articles on the English curriculum and outlines what principals as instructional leaders can do to strengthen their English departments. (Author/JM)

Examines undergraduate English programs through a survey of 108 American colleges and universities. Argues that the overwhelming emphasis on the study of literature gives students a narrow impression of the field, and that departments should offer, in addition, opportunities to study creative writing, languages and linguistics, and composition and…

Describes how English department chairs might successfully order and structure their departments. Analyzes two central characteristics of English departments as political entities: purpose and values. Lists several observations about departmental organization. (HB)

This article provides a pragmatic approach to the development of theme units in a secondary English program for verbally talented students. The article provides a rationale for theme-based teaching, describes the structure of a thematic unit, and provides guidance on teacher development of thematic units. A unit on "losses/gains" is presented as…

Sketches the history of the Pacesetter initiative to reform high school English curricula. Discusses the pros and cons of the Pacesetter agenda, including its assessment instruments. (HB)

Argues that the confused thinking of the planners of Great Britain's National Curriculum for English is reflected in the relationship between speech and writing. Criticizes the curriculum's view that there is little difference between spoken and written English. Asserts that teachers can encourage in students a creative, flexible, and personal…

Charges that the sanctity of the English classroom is being dismantled in Great Britain, partly through efforts toward development of a National Curriculum for English. Criticizes the curriculum planners' apparent belief that anyone can teach English. Suggests that English instruction should prepare students not just for occupations, but for life.…