The author urges the adoption of regional, national, and comparative approaches to Canadian literature in Canadian secondary schools. (AN)

Reviews Richard Gwyn's book THE 49TH PARADOX: CANADA IN NORTH AMERICA and recommends it as a useful tool for secondary teachers. Maintains that Gwyn's ability to summarize, explain important concepts, and use statistics could help stimulate important classroom discussions about Canadian-United States relations. (BSR)

Discusses the rationale for and several approaches to teaching Canadian literature, including a cultural and regional approach to Canadian literature, a comparative approach, and a language study approach. (HTH)

Describes the construction of a unit in Canadian Literature for students at the high school level. (RB)

This report of a study of Canadian literature in Canada's secondary schools is divided into four major sections. The first section describes the collection, processing, and analysis of information for the study. A four page survey was mailed to the chairpersons of English departments in 20 percent of Canada's public and Catholic secondary schools.…

Notes the growing concern about the plight of literature courses at the secondary and college levels. Suggests that research be conducted to improve the teaching of literature, especially Canadian literature. (RL)

Although students did not recognize Canadian poetry to any important extent, those students who made any differentiation between poems favored the Canadian poems. (DD)

This publication was developed to encourage United States educators to add a significant Canadian dimension to their social studies teaching. Though there is a growing teacher interest in Canada, teachers are often not adequately prepared. The 10 authors of the articles contained in this volume view Canada from a wide variety of perspectives; they…

This progress report of the curriculum development project aimed at the study of Canada's urban areas through examination of Canadian writings covers the project's first two years. The initial proposal and early planning is reported in ED 055 010. The primary difficulties, after the formation of the team, entailed acquiring release time, arranging…

This paper outlines a transition course for the immigrant student to bridge the gap between the ESL/D (English as a Second Language or Dialect) class and the regular English class with its emphasis on literature and language content. (CFM)

An analysis of questionnaires on the teaching of Francophone literature in colleges and secondary schools. Most studied is the literature of West Africa, Quebec and the Antilles. Teacher training in Francophone literature, establishing rationales, needs assessment and selected sources of information on Francophone literature are discussed. (AMH)

Describes and reviews the science fiction works of Canadian writer Monica Hughes and discusses how her writing reflects the concerns of Canadian culture. CRH)

As a result of a study of the situation of Canadian literature in Canadian high schools and universities, this course was developed to provide teachers with useful information about Canadian literature. Included in this kit are sections on Canadian literature (the great debate about the importance of Canadian content), history and sources…