Describes an analysis of the content of the CLEP General Examination in English Composition which found that the emphasis is placed on the student's knowledge of standard written English. (MB)

Discusses community college English programs and the curriculum framework being structured for the development of future English programs. (Author/RK)

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

A critical review tracing the key policy decisions on freshman composition courses in college curriculums, and a suggestion that all the attention given to the course by teachers and professional associations may not merit the net results. (DS)

Maintains that students' understanding of the language structure" is of relatively low priority in elementary language arts education. (Author/RD)

Frank Aydelotte is best remembered for developing in the 1930s and 1940s the nation's most innovative and influential honors program, based on the education he received as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. As coordinator of freshman English at Indiana University, Aydelotte attacked the dominant Harvard model of instruction while promoting a method…

Describes a peer method of teaching writing at Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York. (RB)

A thematic approach to the English curriculum provides a flexible means by which teachers can interest more students. (JH)

An effective American History-English course, emphasizing acting, interviewing, and writing skills, is described. (JH)

A CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR TEACHING EIGHTH-GRADE ENGLISH WAS DEVELOPED IN 1965 AT UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI. FOUR UNITS ARE PRESENTED IN DETAILED OUTLINE FORM--"PAST THROUGH PROLOGUE,""GROWING UP,""WHAT IS HUMOR," AND "HEROES, REAL AND UNREAL." THREE OTHER UNITS ARE SUGGESTED BUT NOT OUTLINED--"VALUE AND…

The seven articles in this journal issue focus on the teaching of writing beyond the required college freshman composition courses. The articles provide the following: (1) a discussion of ways to teach transferable and local writing skills, (2) arguments for and against the use of tape-recorded comments rather than written comments to respond to…

The number of college students in technical writing classes has grown at least tenfold since 1969. This dramatic increase has occurred partly because of the practicality and power inherent in technical writing and partly because of the increased need for technical writing skills by people in today's change workforce. As developed countries shift…

The Educational Testing Service Composition Scale was derived from a factor analysis of grades on 300 college freshman compositions, followed by further ratings using the scales with high school papers. This summary provides brief descriptions of the characteristics of student writing rated high, middle, and low on the eight subscales: ideas;…

The writing adjunct course, an individualized composition course offered in conjunction with subject-area courses at six campuses of California State University, is offered as an alternative to the traditional instruction of advanced composition. The purposes of the course are to help students express their ideas, rather than locate their errors,…