Provides an interim report on the present state of the undergraduate English curriculum and the English major. (SRT)

Details some of the advantages provided by a testing service that evaluates student writing. (NKA)

This study examines the core literature in high school book rooms. Has the core literature changed over time with changing demographics? The review of the literature established the existence of a core literature, and that most high school students read from a fairly small list of books. The literature review reveals that students are not happy…

Discusses several developing trends that limit the effectiveness of English teachers and departments and that must be taken into account when planning for the future of English education. (FL)

Summarizes the current state of the English curriculum and calls for a renewed emphasis on rhetoric and student writing for its own sake. (HTH)

Argues that the pragmatism of community college programs is having a favorable effect on the English programs at four-year and graduate institutions. (RB)

Considers the importance of "teaching the past" in the English classroom, including older texts. Disagrees with the notion that teaching the past is in trouble. Discusses recent trends in literary studies, especially cultural studies, and their possible effect on teaching the past. Gives advice for making older texts appealing in the…

Outlines the benefits of the creative writing segment of English departments. Shows how learning to read carefully enriches the ability to write well. Argues for the value of creative writing for English departments. (HB)

Considers the role of the visiting writer in encouraging and supplying useful writing advice to student writers. Proposes some principles for the art of writing that writers offer composition students, especially related to the art of writing over its craft. (HB)

Focuses attention on means of preparing and improving college staff, and outlines those points which college department heads must consider when evaluating faculty programs. (RB)

This booklet describes the English curriculum at Narrabri High School in Narrabri, Australia. Discussed are such topics as the district of Narrabri, the policy of the high school, the English department and its policies (homework, faculty meetings, discipline, textbooks, and faculty library); a model of English studies, reading, writing…

Describes the organization and aims of the English curriculum at the University of Iowa. (AA)

Harold H. Kolb, Jr., introduces three historical discussions of graduate education in English. C. Hugh Holman discusses "The Desperate Soldier-Scholars: Graduate Study in English, 1946-1956." Robert Kellogg discusses "The Boom Years: Graduate Education in English, 1955-1968." Fred L. Standley considers "'Living Modernly's Living Quickly': Beyond…

Discusses the percentage of students in English classes at th University of Florida who are enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences (39 percent above the freshman year) and suggests ways in which English departments can accomodate the shifting interests of students in the seventies while maintaining high standards. (JM)

Surveys the current situation concerning Ph.D.s in English and the job market, and discusses the ways in which the present reality and the future probability bear upon the graduate English curriculum. (JM)