Asserts that exploring convergences between composition and literature can bridge the gap between the two fields. (MM)

Argues that, although a split between literature and composition may create major problems and involve major risks, it can and must be done for the future of the profession. (JK)

Argues that the antagonism which exists between rhetoricians and literary scholars derives partly from the disciplines' differing approaches to the act of writing. Suggests that literature and composition can most clearly be seen as compatible arts within the framework of the theory and history of rhetoric. (MS)

Discusses the current administrative problems of English departments due to the cutback of educational funds. (RB)

Speculates on the current and future state of composition scholarship and instruction. Predicts that writing will return to the center of liberal education. (HTH)

Urges the English teaching profession to heal the split between literature and composition teaching and to offer entry-level college students a freshman English program that combines the two disciplines. (AEA)

Presents, in dialogue form, reflections on the administration of an English department and a writing program (and the relationship between the two) by colleagues who held those positions for many years. (SR)

As a special topics course in composition, ENEX 495: "Women, Writing, and Rhetoric" is a program elective for graduate students in the English department, English majors, Gender and Women's Studies students, and a writing-intensive elective for non-majors at The University of Montana, a doctoral granting institution located in the Rocky…

Problems of "dialect" exist in the field called "English," which is constituted by both composition and literature. The "ghettoization" of composition has created a hostile underclass, and many compositionists try to "pass" as literarists or at least unconsciously adopt the vocabulary and rhetoric of the…

The way job positions in English studies are conceptualized, advertised, applied for, and awarded is defined by the conventional contours of literary study. The precision with which the "Job Information List" breaks down literature positions by national and historical categories reflects the desire of a great many departments to hire and…

Discusses the roles of English department chairpersons, with special attention to current questions regarding the teaching of composition and literature. (GT)

Deplores the fact that most departments of English, as departments of literature, relegate the teaching of writing to graduate assistants and suggests that departments of English should become departments of rhetorical studies, focusing on both reading and writing. (JM)

Discusses a system in which English faculty evaluate writing proficiency examinations administered by an education department, including the problems engendered by such a system. (AEA)

Discusses the benefits and pitfalls of English department efforts involving internship programs, increased attention to writing courses, new courses in mass media, and rethinking of traditional literature courses. (DD)

Adequate grading of student compositions in large classes makes inordinate demands on the English teacher's time. To convince administrators to reduce teaching loads, teachers need familiarity with research supporting the instructional advantages of smaller classes and closer attention, and with opposing research. (An extensive annotated research…