The importance of the teaching and learning of literature is expounded. (PG)

A SEPARATE MAJOR COURSE OF STUDIES WITHIN THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1966 AT TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHOSE MAIN INTEREST LIES IN GENERAL LINGUISTICS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES. THE STUDENTS' QUALIFICATIONS AND THE REQUIRED COURSES ARE DESCRIBED BRIEFLY. (BN)

THREE IMPORTANT OBLIGATIONS OF THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN ARE TO DEVELOP THE DEPARTMENT'S PROGRAM, TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF TEACHING, AND TO BUILD THE STAFF. THE CHAIRMAN'S IMMEDIATE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM OF HIS DEPARTMENT ARE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE BEGINNING AND ADVANCED COURSES FOR THE ENGLISH AND NON-ENGLISH SPECIALIST,…

THOUGH THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES OF TWO- AND FOUR-YEAR ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CHAIRMEN ARE SIMILAR, THE TWO-YEAR CHAIRMAN MUST FACE SOME CHALLENGES AND DIFFICULTIES WHICH ARE UNIQUELY HIS. BECAUSE OF HEAVIER FACULTY LOADS AND THE LACK OF TEACHING ASSISTANTS, THE TWO-YEAR CHAIRMAN'S PRIME ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES TO HIS STAFF ARE TO DECREASE…

The word "grammar" can be used in many ways: a general theory of language description; a theory for describing one language; a description of a particular language, either in the form of a book (an "English grammar") or the contents of that book; an ideal as opposed to actual description of a language; the properties and processes of a language…

DESPITE THE IMPORTANCE OF COURSES DESIGNED TO INTEREST THE ENGLISH MAJOR AND TO PREPARE FUTURE ENGLISH TEACHERS, ENGLISH DEPARTMENTS MUST CONCERN THEMSELVES MORE WITH THE NEEDS OF THE GENERAL STUDENT. DEPARTMENTS MUST ALMOST REVERSE THEIR CURRENT VALUE SYSTEM IF THEY HOPE TO SHAPE YOUNG MINDS AND PROVIDE A HUMANISTIC ALTERNATIVE TO THE NARROW…

CHAIRMEN AT THE ASSOCIATION OF DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH MEETING DISCUSSED THE 1965 PROPOSALS FOR THE PH.D. AND ATTEMPTED TO CONVEY THAT A PH.D. PROGRAM CAN PREPARE A STUDENT TO BE A TEACHER AND A SCHOLAR WITHOUT INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS APPROPRIATE ONLY FOR THE RELATIVELY SMALL GROUP WHO WILL BE DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO RESEARCH AND WRITING. THE LENGTH…

DELIBERATIONS BEGUN AT A CONVENTION IN 1966 AND REFINED AT THE 1967 "SCHOLAR'S SEMINAR" IN LOUISVILLE, BOTH SPONSORED BY THE CONFERENCE ON COLLEGE COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION, RESULTED IN THIS PUBLISHED "STATEMENT" WHICH URGES RESEARCH AND STUDY OF THE "DEEPER ASPECTS OF COMPOSING." THE REPORT BRIEFLY PRESENTS SEVERAL ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO…

Examines teaching methods and assessment methods used in teaching sixth form English over the years. (DF)

Discusses structuralism and liberal humanism and states that both are based upon moral and metaphysical positions. (DF)

BEGINNING IN 1964, THE RHETORIC DIVISION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS BEGAN AN EXTENSIVE STUDY OF ITS RHETORIC PROGRAM. IN SUMMER 1965, THE INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF MET WITH HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND CONSULTANTS TO REVIEW THE UNIVERSITY'S PROGRAM AND TO PLAN A REVISION OF THE BOOKLET, "STANDARDS IN FRESHMAN RHETORIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF…

FOR A REPORT ON GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN ENGLISH, THE ASSOCIATION OF DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH AND THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER AT THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION OBTAINED INFORMATION FROM CHAIRMEN OF DEPARTMENTS OFFERING GRADUATE WORK IN ENGLISH. SOME OF THE BASIC DATA ASSEMBLED FOR THE FULL REPORT (AVAILABLE AS TE 500 075) ARE THE FIVE…

DURING 1966-67, THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE DANFORTH FOUNDATION, SPONSORED AN EXTENSIVE STUDY OF THE PH.D. IN ENGLISH IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES. DON CAMERON ALLEN, THE DIRECTOR, WORKING WITH AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, USED QUESTIONNAIRES, VISITS, AND CONFERENCES AS BASES FOR A FULL-LENGTH REPORT WHICH INCLUDES THE…

THE DISCIPLINE OF ENGLISH, THE LEARNING PROCESS, THE STUDENT, AND THE COMMUNITY ALL MUST BE CONSIDERED IN ORDER TO DEVISE A SEQUENTIAL, CUMULATIVE ENGLISH PROGRAM FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADUATE SCHOOL. IN ADDITION, OTHER QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NATURE OF ENGLISH AND ITS PURPOSES MUST BE ANSWERED. THIS ARTICLE APPEARED IN THE "NORTH…

Procedures for granting freshmen advanced standing in English at eight Iowa colleges and universities are briefly described. At Central College, Drake University, Mason City Junior College, State College of Iowa, University of Iowa, and Wartburg College, students who have participated in the high school Advanced Standing Program are automatically…