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Download full textSpann, Sylvia, Ed.; Culp, Mary Beth, Ed. – 1980
The seven units in this second supplement to "Thematic Units" focus on communication skills, offering English teachers contemporary plans for teaching writing, listening, persuasion, and reasoning. The units were selected for their humanistic approaches to student language learning, combining English instruction with topics in the humanities. Each…
Descriptors: Advertising, Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, English Instruction
FERNANDEZ, THOMAS L. – 1967
THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS IN ORAL INTERPRETATION IS A VALID OBJECTIVE IN THE PREPARATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF ENGLISH. THE QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH SERVED AS THE BASIC INSTRUMENT OF THE STUDY SOLICITED RESPONSES FROM COLLEGE PROFESSORS OF SPEECH AND OF ENGLISH AND FROM SECONDARY SCHOOL…
Descriptors: College Faculty, English, English Instruction, Interpretive Reading
COHEN, PAUL; LABOV, WILLIAM – 1967
THIS PAPER WAS SUBMITTED TO THE BUREAU OF CURRICULUM RESEARCH OF THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THEIR USE IN PREPARING A MANUAL FOR LANGUAGE ARTS SKILLS IN GRADES 5 TO 12. THE SUGGESTIONS HERE GREW OUT OF THE AUTHORS' ATTEMPTS "TO ISOLATE THE STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE VERNACULAR USED IN URBAN GHETTOS AND THE…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Youth, Contrastive Linguistics, Curriculum Development
BLOUNT, NATHAN S.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR LEARNING AND RE-EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN CONDUCTED AN EXPERIMENT IN THE SUMMER OF 1966 TO TEST AND IMPROVE ITS PROGRAMED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN STRUCTURAL AND TRANSFORMATIONAL GRAMMAR AND TO EXTEND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CERTAIN VARIABLES RELATED TO EFFICIENCY OF LEARNING CONCEPTS--THE IQ LEVELS…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Feedback, Grammar, Instructional Materials
NELSON, BONNIE E., ED. – 1968
PROMPTED BY THE PUBLICATION OF THE "RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE PH.D. IN ENGLISH" IN "PMLA" (SEPTEMBER 1967), THE ASSOCIATION OF DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH AND ENGLISH ERIC INVITED THE CHAIRMEN OF DEPARTMENTS OFFERING GRADUATE WORK IN ENGLISH TO DESCRIBE THEIR CURRENT GRADUATE PROGRAMS, SPECIAL PROGRAMS WHICH MIGHT BE OF INTEREST TO THE CHAIRMEN,…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Degree Requirements, Degrees (Academic), Doctoral Degrees
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1980
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 18 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) an alternative high school English curriculum and its relationship to student alienation and pupil control ideology; (2) an oral language program for fifth…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Communication Skills, Doctoral Dissertations
Vongthieres, Siri; Egan, Lawrence A. – 1980
This report includes (1) a paper that was written by Siri Vongthieres and Lawrence Egan regarding the educational needs of both native born and recently arrived Asian Americans, and (2) a review of that paper by Masako Ledward, LaVerne Moore, and Emiko I. Kudo. Issues discussed concerning American born Asian students include: (1) English language…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Bilingual Education, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Spann, Sylvia, Ed.; Culp, Mary Beth, Ed. – 1980
The seven thematic units in this guide focus on communication skills, offering English teachers contemporary plans for teaching writing, listening, reading, reasoning, critical thinking, and appreciation of literary genres. The units were selected for their humanistic approaches to student language learning, combining English instruction with…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Creative Writing, Curriculum Development
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 11 titles deal with the following topics: interrelationships among different approaches to measuring listening comprehension; two methods of articulatory assessment on the responses of kindergarten children; a comparative…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Articulation (Speech), Communication Skills
Cantu, Norma E. – 1979
To spur English teachers to change their attitudes and methods in dealing with nonnative English speaking students, this autobiographical account by a Chicana woman describes how English teachers caused her to feel insecurity, frustration, and embarrassment about her use of language. Among the problems the author describes are her suffering at…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Dropout Prevention, Educational Problems, Elementary Secondary Education
HENRY, MABEL WRIGHT, ED. – 1967
IDEAS FOR THE CREATIVE USE OF ORAL LANGUAGE IN THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM ARE PRESENTED IN THIS SYMPOSIUM. PART 1, "THE NEED FOR CREATIVE EXPERIENCES IN ORAL LANGUAGE" BY M.W. HENRY, IS CONCERNED WITH THE INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CREATIVE ORAL LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES AND THE ACQUISITION OF READING AND WRITING SKILLS. PART 2, "CHORIC INTERPRETATION" BY…
Descriptors: Choral Speaking, Creative Activities, Creative Dramatics, Creative Expression
National Council of Teachers of English, Champaign, IL. – 1961
If the very existence of a free society depends on a literate and articulate citizenry, the study of English in the United States should be substantially improved on every level from kindergarten through graduate school. Immediate steps must be taken to (1) focus the teaching of English upon the study of language, literature, and composition, (2)…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Class Size, Educational Legislation, Educational Research
Cross, Janet S.
This 6-week instructional program designed for University of Pittsburgh English-teacher interns emphasizes the development of attitudes and skills necessary for student-oriented teaching. From six core principles of learning, a set of course objectives is derived, and five self-contained units designed to achieve these objectives are presented.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Discussion (Teaching Technique), English Instruction, Inservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedCollege Composition and Communication, 1966
Workshop reports of 35 committees meeting at the Conference on College Composition and Communication are included. Nine reports discuss types of composition courses or programs which emphasize either rhetoric, literature, language, or communication. Five reports discuss the needs of and programs established for special students--superior,…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Advanced Placement, College Freshmen, Course Objectives
Hammermesh, Madeline – 1968
A survey of 11 of Minnesota's 16 state junior colleges begins with a discussion of the present situation and problems of junior college English and of the growth and function of the junior college. The major portion of the document presents the results of the survey based on a questionnaire which covered the following areas: (1) abilities and…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives, English Curriculum
