This article focuses on the development of the English curriculum, changes that have occurred over the years, and possible future trends in English education. (RC)

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

This issue of the Arizona English Bulletin contains articles discussing literature that adolescents read and literature that they might be encouraged to read. Thus there are discussions both of literature specifically written for adolescents and the literature adolescents choose to read. The term adolescent is understood to include young people in…

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…

This book describes drama as a medium for effective English teaching. The author discusses his experiences while attempting to carry on a teaching approach, centered in dramatic activity, which had been developing in the Perse School, in Cambridge, England, for nearly fifty years. Having learned English at the same school and in the same…

In his paper addressing the question, "What is English?" Albert Kitzhaber suggests that English is a body of knowledge called grammar, and a body of knowledge called literature, with the skills of communication as a unifying element. James Britton responds to Kitzhaber's paper and suggests that what needs to be asked is, first,…

This book of essays addressed primarily to high school English teachers, includes articles about both theories and practices of teaching English. Section one has general articles about teaching English, dealing with (1) such questions as "What is English?"; (2) specific problem areas such as accountability, behavioral objectives, and ability…

A CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR TEACHING EIGHTH-GRADE ENGLISH WAS DEVELOPED IN 1965 AT UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI. FOUR UNITS ARE PRESENTED IN DETAILED OUTLINE FORM--"PAST THROUGH PROLOGUE,""GROWING UP,""WHAT IS HUMOR," AND "HEROES, REAL AND UNREAL." THREE OTHER UNITS ARE SUGGESTED BUT NOT OUTLINED--"VALUE AND…

Reform in English studies is compromised by our tendency to talk like dilettantes, but behave like philologists. (JH)

This dissertation discusses problems involved in preparing an eighth-grade American literature curriculum designed to work as part of a sequential and cumulative seventh through twelfth grade literature series. The study discusses the experience of testing the material and revising the curriculum as a result of this experiment; the experience of…

This book is addressed to the student who is preparing to teach English in the high school or to the young teacher in his first years of teaching. The first chapter discusses the components of a commitment to the teaching of English and the responsibilities the teacher faces in the teaching of language, literature, and composition. The subsequent…

A SHORT STORY, STEPHEN CRANE'S "THE OPEN BOAT," AND SUGGESTIONS FOR STUDY OF THE STORY WERE PRESENTED IN A STUDY GUIDE, ONE OF A SERIES OF CURRICULUM GUIDES PRODUCED FOR USE BY A NINTH-GRADE ENGLISH CLASS. ONE STUDY TECHNIQUE PRESENTED, CALLED "THE EXPLODED DIAGRAM," INVOLVED SEPARATING THE STORY'S CONTENT INTO SUCH SINGLE…

IN THIS TEACHER'S GUIDE FOR NINTH-GRADE ENGLISH CLASSES, AN APPROACH TO THE ANALYSIS OF STEPHEN CRANE'S "THE OPEN BOAT" WAS OUTLINED. THE APPROACH EMPHASIZED DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF THE STORY'S SUBJECT, FORM, AND POINT-OF-VIEW. THIS APPROACH INCORPORATED THE PRINCIPLES OF ANALYSIS OF LITERATURE THAT WERE INTRODUCED IN THE…

This encyclopedia is a comprehensive explanation of the study and teaching of English and language arts at all levels of education. It includes media, technology, curriculum, learning, and assessment in composition, literature, reading, drama, and language study. Designed to be used as a major resource by administrators, teachers, and students,…