This inquiry into the digital discussion forums tied to two English classes in an urban public high school examines the potential of new media to honor the multicultural composition of classrooms and support teachers to design culturally sustaining pedagogies. Given the increasing significance of digital media as well as the growing diversity of…

Knowledge about language is, for most students, a necessary prerequisite to effective use of language. (JH)

A TOTAL OF 206 EFFECTIVELY-USED CLASSROOM PRACTICES, CONTRIBUTED BY 98 PARTICIPANTS IN 1965 NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT ENGLISH INSTITUTES, ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS COLLECTION. PRACTICES ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS--87 IN LITERATURE, 65 IN COMPOSITION, AND 54 IN LANGUAGE. A DESCRIPTION AND DETAILS OF IMPLEMENTATION, AND SUGGESTED GRADE AND…

Recommends The Christensen Rhetoric Program" but cautions against the fatigue factor and the correctness syndrome" in using it; describes poetry-writing exercises that the author has used successfully with students who have used Christensen materials. (Author/ RD)

Uses examples from five books to illustrate the use of humor in teaching linguistic concepts. (DD)

"A Natural Dialogue Unit" by Vincent Wixon and "Introducing Simile" by Patty Stone are provided as examples of successful techniques for helping students draw upon their knowledge of language. (DD)

THESE 14 PAPERS EMPHASIZE THE VARIETY OF CURRENT THOUGHT ABOUT RHETORIC AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH MODERN RHETORIC IS EXPLOITING NEW INFORMATION AND RESEARCH. THE EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION DEFINES THE RECENTLY REVIVED ART OF RHETORIC IN TERMS OF ITS PURPOSES AND TYPES, AND THE PAPERS THEMSELVES DEMONSTRATE THAT MUCH OF WHAT IS NOW HERALDED AS NEW IN THE…

In this index, which can be used as a guide to professional reading as well as a research tool, 1100 articles that originally appeared in the "English Journal" from 1964 to 1970 are annotated and indexed. Only those items that could be considered "articles" were included, excluding such items as letters to the editors, book reviews, etc. The table…

All distinctions between types of real-life and classroom situations are only tricks. (JH)

BETWEEN JANUARY AND MAY OF 1967, REPRESENTATIVES FROM MINNESOTA COLLEGES MET FOR FIVE CONFERENCES ON ENGLISH TEACHER PREPARATION. EQCH CONFERENCE DEALT WITH A SPECIFIC AREA OF ENGLISH EDUCATION--SPEECH, COMPOSTITION, THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND METHODS. PARTICIPANTS RECOMMENDED EFFECTIVE MEANS OF IMPLEMENTING THE NEW MINNESOTA…

The new English, the cool English, requires that teachers and students alike become learners in the quest for the understanding of language. McLuhan speaks directly to all English teachers, and provides insights into the crucial changes in communication that are now going on. (Author)