Seven research-based papers on writing disorders of learning-disabled college students are listed and reviewed. The papers deal with persistent auditory language deficits in adults with learning disabilities; error patterns and instructional alternatives relating to college learning-disabled writers; syntactic complexity in written expression;…

Designed primarily for English faculty at community colleges in California, "Inside English" includes articles on instructional innovations in teaching remedial writing, literature courses, and freshman composition, and on major curricular, administrative, and employment issues in the field. The first issue of volume 15 focuses primarily on…

Intended for all teachers involved in writing instruction, this booklet serves as an inservice guide, focuses on writing as crafting and authoring, and examines components of instruction in writing as a process. The booklet discusses the following topics: (1) the public face of writing in schools, (2) the writing process, (3) the use of models for…

This document describes a procedure designed to enhance the effectiveness of teaching in intermediate and advanced English as a second language (ESL) classes. The procedure consists of letting students express themselves in writing in their native language (whether French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, or Italian) and having the same students the…

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 29 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: alternative views of the English curriculum; development of curriculum theory and language arts; sentence combining; vocabulary development; the effect of music…

Sample notional writing materials for use with advanced level ESL students are presented. The basic assumption is that effective writing demands a feel for one's audience and a sense of purpose, integrating function (what is being said), situation (to whom it is being said), and grammar (how it is being said). The functions selected are those that…

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 24 titles deal with the following topics: (1) the composing process and modes of invention; (2) methods of teaching composition in various integrated programs; (3) writing in peer groups; (4) holistic invention; (5) computer…

The goals of the Wisconsin-English-Language-Arts Curriculum Project were (1) to study what should be taught in English language arts in grades K-12, (2) to develop a sequential curriculum for those grades, (3) to design, identify, and test appropriate teaching methods and instructional materials, and (4) to establish demonstration centers to…

This annual catalog of resources available from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) lists and briefly annotates materials for teachers and students of English. These materials are divided into the following categories: publications, literary maps, filmstrips, recordings, and NCTE magazines. Publications include research reports and…

The Teachers and Writers Collaborative at Teachers College, Columbia University, was established in 1967 to involve teachers, children, and writers in the creation of an English curriculum stimulating to the students. Three interrelated programs were developed: (1) the presence of professional writers in the public school classrooms, (2)…

This presentation of a thematic approach to the teaching of literature, language, and composition in grades 7-9 begins with an overview and rationale for the approach, a general statement of course content, and a discussion of those resources which influenced the formation of the program. The thematic programs in literature for high ability and…

The two articles in this bulletin treat both the specific facts uncovered by the National Study of High School English Programs (co-sponsored by the University of Illinois and NCTE) and the more general characteristics of successful English programs. Roger K. Applebee relates that, in the 168 schools selected to be studied on the basis of their…

These 40 elective courses, each phased according to one of five levels of difficulty and each comprising 12 weeks of study (a minimum of three courses being required of every student per academic year), offer an individualized program designed to realistically serve the immediate needs and future objectives of each student. Provided for each…

Four speeches illustrating important principles in the teaching of English are collected in this booklet: (1) "The Teaching of Writing as Art" by William E. Coles, Jr., who, in posing ambiguous, provocative questions as writing assignments, compels the student to explore language in its relationship to his experience and his persona; (2)…

Authors in Section 1 of this yearbook distinguish between the special knowledge and tools employed by the linguists, and the concepts and conclusions which may be passed on to teachers; while authors in Section 2 deal specifically with linguistics in the school context--both its content and its implications for teaching strategies. Papers and…