Briefly discusses four curriculum models developed in the 1960's and then lists and discusses the criteria for today's literature programs that will develop lifetime reading habits among students. A suggested reading list of literature to understand others is included. (TO)

Describes a one semester literature course, "Human Relations in Literature," that allows students to discuss their own questions and problems indirectly in terms of a fictional character. (TO)

Examines the dilemma facing English departments that teach literature only and suggests an interdisciplinary approach as the solution. (RB)

Author tackles the basic problem of justifying instruction in a level of language usage that is regarded as elitist. (Editor/CB)

Article deals with the author's proposals for over-coming racism and prejudice by adequately representing minority groups when teaching literature. The author asserts that it is essential to world peace and understanding to begin teaching the literature of the human race, and stop teaching the literature of our own minority. (Author/LF)

Addresses the concerns of apathetic students, cost-conscious administrators, and demanding citizen groups regarding the need for literature study in the community college curriculum. Points out strategies literature instructors can use to enlist support from these groups. (DMM)

Two workshops on college English curriculum and instruction, held in England in 1980 and 1981, explored the idea that although literary and associated theory have been advancing recently, in the university the syllabus, teaching methods, method of analysis, modes of written work, and place of creative writing have remained largely unchanged. (MSE)

Provides a rationale for using fiction and drama to promote critical thinking. Presents a sample grid used to record answers to and interpretations of six questions which can be used in class discussion to bring out critical thinking dispositions, such as the ability to determine whether a generalization is warranted. (RS)

Focuses on the debate about the role of literature in the freshman composition course. Argues that literary works are suitable for these courses because they hold multiple points of view and are by nature multidisciplinary. (HB)

Focuses on the debate regarding the use of literary texts in freshman composition courses. Questions the assumptions embedded in the framing of the debate itself. Asserts the blurring of genre lines. Proposes a way to reframe the debate in more fruitful terms. (HB)

Analyzes literature curricula and the canon represented in literature anthologies. Discusses the embedded power structure, the role of genre, women fiction writers, the role of "people of color" in the textbook canon, and the absence of dissenting voices. Concludes that the textbook canon does not affirm differences of opinion and of…

The literature seminar format meets the needs of gifted students for intellectual challenges, complex curricular experiences, creative research and writing activities, and stimulating interactions. Three seminars conducted in the English curriculum at a special school for gifted students are described: "Dickens and the Industrial…

Summarizes a study involving three high school English teachers' efforts to integrate multicultural literature into the curriculum. The analysis, highlighting teachers' concerns and decisional influences, argues that teachers must not only select multicultural texts, but they must change their notions of what counts as a text and how they…