Provides responses by various scholars to two articles on teaching conflict and struggle and its relevance to the field of basic writing published in the December 1992 issue of "College English." (HB)

Address delivered at the Association of Departments of English (ADE) Seminar at the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, June 22-26, 1970. (DS)

Concludes that a combination of a writing sample and an objective test should be used to place students in freshman composition courses. (DD)

Discusses various aspects of language--written and spoken--and concludes that departments of English have not yet met their responsibilities concerning the teaching of writing. (JM)

Address presented at the 1969 Seminar in Albuquerque, New Mexico of the Association of Departments of English (ADE), an affiliate of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA). (DS)

Seeks a redefinition of departmental goals and criteria for promotion. (AA)

Examines the underlying meaning of the phrase, "writing across the curriculum," its various administrative forms, and its implications for the faculties of colleges, particularly for English department faculties. (AEA)

Speech delivered at the Annual Meeting, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), November 28, 1969, in Washington, D.C. (DS)

Misconceptions about the teaching of writing prevail on many college campuses, partially because writing teachers fail to communicate with their colleagues. It is especially important for writing teachers to let their colleagues know that learning to write is a long term developmental process that needs support and reinforcement from the entire…

An English professor gives ten reasons why he believes that it is not merely important but essential for all English teachers to write for publication. He feels that writing for publication is a professional obligation of English teachers to themselves, to their students, and to other teachers. (MF)

Shows why English department chairpersons feel that they are under a state of siege; suggests that chairpersons form bonds with other humanities chairpersons, help faculty members understand current difficulties, take the idea of accountability seriously, focus on student writing skills, and try to determine which courses are educationally…

Offers pointers for establishing a college-sponsored essay contest for public school students in grades five through twelve and enumerates the benefits of such a program. (NKA)

Describes a program of the Graduate College at Iowa State University that features an "English examiner" who screens incoming students for writing ability. (FL)

In this memo, the Faculty Senate of the American University accuses the English Department faculty of teaching freshman composition courses that fail to prepare students for dealing with reading and writing assignments in other academic disciplines. (DD)