Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 6 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 28 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 72 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 125 |
Descriptor
| Literature | 964 |
| Literary Criticism | 874 |
| English Instruction | 270 |
| Teaching Methods | 235 |
| Higher Education | 190 |
| Literature Appreciation | 160 |
| Poetry | 155 |
| Secondary Education | 153 |
| English Curriculum | 116 |
| Writing (Composition) | 102 |
| Novels | 94 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 39 |
| Teachers | 30 |
| Students | 6 |
| Researchers | 4 |
Location
| Oregon | 12 |
| Australia | 11 |
| Canada | 10 |
| Turkey | 6 |
| India | 5 |
| USSR | 5 |
| United Kingdom (England) | 5 |
| China | 4 |
| United Kingdom (Great Britain) | 3 |
| United Kingdom (Scotland) | 3 |
| Africa | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Higher Education Act 1980 | 1 |
| United Nations Convention on… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
| National Assessment of… | 3 |
| Advanced Placement… | 1 |
| College Board Achievement… | 1 |
| Texas Essential Knowledge and… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Keating, Keith – 1980
The major thesis of this paper is that the teaching of English should be interdisciplinary. The paper shows that the works of George Bernard Shaw and William Shakespeare are interdisciplinary and observes that the greatest current educational need is for breadth of education and interdisciplinary linkages rather than for transmission of facts. It…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
OLSON, PAUL A., ED. – 1968
THE USES OF MYTH, ITS RELATION TO TRANSLATION, AND THE RELATION OF BOTH TO THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH FORM THE SUBJECTS OF THIS DARTMOUTH SEMINAR STUDY-GROUP REPORT. PAUL OLSON'S INTRODUCTION ON THE BASIC ISSUES OF DEFINITION AND SYSTEMATIC INTERPRETATION IS FOLLOWED BY THE POSITION PAPER, "SOME MEANINGS AND USES OF MYTH" BY ALBERT LAVIN,…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Classical Literature, Cultural Background, Cultural Context
Stone, George Winchester, Jr., Ed. – 1961
Essays and reports useful to English teachers are collected under four headings: (1) "Issues and Problems" contains a 1959 report on the basic issues of teaching English, the Report of the Language Committee of the School and College Conference on English (April 1940), and the Report of the Literature Committee of the School and College Conference…
Descriptors: English Curriculum, English Education, English Instruction, Language Acquisition
Gordon, Edward J., Ed. – 1965
The 18 essays in this volume originated as talks given at the Yale Conferences on the Teaching of English. The first nine discuss where and how to begin writing, the subject matter and organization of student compositions, the relation of writing to reading and grammar, methods used to mark papers, and the evaluation and function of both…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Critical Reading, English Instruction, Expository Writing
Download full textSquire, James R., Ed. – 1968
The encouragement and formulation of a student's imaginative response to and "engagement" with literature and the concerns of the papers and summaries of discussions in this Dartmouth Seminar report. James Britton discusses refining the student's natural response to literature by developing his increased sense of form ("principally…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Figurative Language
Hipple, Theodore W. – 1973
Although intended for use in English methods courses, this book is also intended as a resource and reference work for inservice English teachers. It contains chapters on the following topics: curriculum patterns, year plans, and unit plans; planning and presenting the English lesson; the purposes of teaching literature; the structure of…
Descriptors: Black Literature, Dialects, English Curriculum, English Education
Taiwo, Oladele – 1967
Intended to provide help for those interested in studying West African literature, this book is divided into three parts. Part One provides background information: the various African oral traditions are discussed, related to the way of life of the people, and examined for the extent to which they form the basis of present West African literary…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, African Literature, Black History
Cedar Falls Community School District, IA. – 1971
This guide describes the nongraded phase-elective curriculum employed in the Cedar Falls (Iowa) High School. All students are required to take tenth grade English, which provides them with a relatively uniform background in the language arts. After that, the phasing classifies the courses according to difficulty and complexity of skills and…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elective Courses, English Curriculum, English Instruction
National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL. – 1970
A statement officially adopted by the Board of Directors of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is presented. The position is taken that the amount and effects of racism and bias in English and Language Arts educational materials cannot be ignored. Specifically, educational materials now suffer from the following crucial…
Descriptors: American Indians, Anthologies, Attitudes, Blacks
Hickey, Dona, J. Ed.; Reiss, Donna, Ed. – 2000
This essay collection presents a range of teaching strategies developed by teachers of literature who have heard the call from students, employers, and academic administrators for more relevant learning experiences in an ever-changing world. Integrating critical theory and classroom experiences, the essays demonstrate how to foster learning,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Creative Thinking, Critical Theory
Peer reviewedMcGrath, Carolyn – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1998
Based on analysis of discussions of fiction using Dedalus Interchange in literary analysis classes, it was found that synchronous electronic conferencing exposed students to more viewpoints, deemphasized traditional authority, increased metalinguistic awareness, decreased inhibition and gender barriers, and facilitated increased social…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software, English Instruction
Direct linkO'Flahavan, John; Wallis, Judy – Voices from the Middle, 2005
In this article, the authors discuss how Louise Rosenblatt's work influenced many teachers' teaching and learning practices. Rosenblatt was known for helping readers find their rightful place in the act of reading. Louise argued in the 1930s (and steadfastly maintained until her recent death) that the act of reading was a dynamic transaction…
Descriptors: Democracy, Literature Appreciation, Reader Response, Context Effect
Dabars, Zita D., Ed. – 1991
Some papers from a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) symposium, "Significant Russian/Soviet Cultural and Pedagogical Developments of the 1980s: Educating American Students for the Year 2000," are presented. After an explanation of the system of transliteration used in the works, the following papers and authors are included:…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, Institutes (Training Programs)
Bettendorf, Joline; And Others – 1987
This 13 day curriculum unit is designed for use in English and language arts classrooms, grades 7-12 and junior college. While it is the second section in a series of five on the literature of war and peace, it can be used with or without the other four sections. Each section of the series focuses on a different genre of the literature of war and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Conflict, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education
Nebraska Univ., Lincoln. Curriculum Development Center. – 1965
UNITS IN THE TEACHER PACKET FOR THE 11TH-GRADE NEBRASKA ENGLISH CURRICULUM ARE ORGANIZED AROUND THREE MAJOR THEMES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE--MAN AND NATURE, MAN AND MORAL LAW, AND MAN AND SOCIETY. THE MAN AND NATURE THEME IS EXAMINED IN TWO UNITS--"INDIVIDUALISM AND IDEALISM, SPIRITUAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY" AND "THE SEARCH FOR FORM."…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Essays
