In this study 236 high school seniors in New York state answered a questionnaire, and fifteen were given a follow-up interview, concerning their perceptions of the English program. It was concluded that: (1) it is unlikely that any single comprehensive English program will meet the needs of all students; (2) teacher interests and values may be…

The purpose of this book is to help students and teachers learn how to explore the art form of film and to help them understand it. Ways of exploring films are suggested in articles such as "Film as Dramatic Literature," and "The New Audience: From Andy Hardy to Arle Guthrie." The book is divided into chapters based on use in the classroom; among…

Reports responses to a 1978 survey of English department chairpersons regarding such topics as reductions in the number of doctorates awarded annually, measures taken to prepare graduate students for college teaching, recent revisions in graduate programs, interdisciplinary options for graduate students, the presence of composition components in…

Points out that graduate programs in English should prepare students to meet the actualities of the employment market and the needs of departments that may hire them. (GW)

Discusses recent developments in media education that reflect the concern of teachers at all levels about the ability of students to comprehend and practice the variety of media to which they are constantly exposed and through which they develop many of their concepts of the world. (SRT)

Comments on the lack of general agreement as to the aims and objectives of English instruction and draws attention to need for dissemination and continuation of research work that will help schools construct coherent schemes of work based on an understanding of stages of development in students' mastery of meaning construction in modes of writing,…

Briefly reviews the history of English language instruction and presents a set of guidelines for designing an integrated language arts curriculum for the secondary school. (HOD)

This booklet compares the Pacesetter English course in English language arts for twelfth-grade students with the "Standards for the English Language Arts," recently published by the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association. The aim of the booklet is to demonstrate the links between the Standards…

Author states that subjecting all English teachers to a flattening, homogenizing planning methodology, merely sets up restricted channels for thinking, trivializing the work of able teachers and sanctifying the ineptitude of weak ones. Routinized response to formula drives out real thinking, real planning. (Author)

Describes a curriculum in which teachers and students cooperatively plan both curriculum and courses, in Newton Center, Massachusetts; a paper presented at convention of National Council of Teachers of English (Washington, D.C., November 28, 1969). (RD)

Keynote address at the Association of Departments of English (ADE) Seminar, June 22-26, 1970, at the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. (DS)

Provides examples of locally developed programs in Hawaii, describing the K-12 Hawaii English Language Program (HELP) started in 1966 and listing (with brief annotations) 17 other programs. Discusses advantages/disadvantages of locally developed programs and suggests development of programs in such areas as political/cultural studies of the…