This document focuses on relevance in literature. The question is posed: What are teachers of English doing to help bring about a day when there will be no more politically motivated arson, no more riots, nor more young people shot in the streets or on the campuses? The point is made that there is scarcely a major English author in the 19th…

The first volume of an annual series following the arrangement of the "MLA International Bibliography" includes sections on General, English, American, Medieval and Neo-Latin, Celtic literatures, and Folklore. A classified collection of 1,744 brief abstracts of journalarticles on the modern languages and literatures to be used in conjunction with…

THIS 10TH-GRADE STUDENT GUIDE POSED SOME QUESTIONS AND CLARIFIED OTHERS ON SHAKESPEARE'S "JULIUS CAESAR," AND PRESENTED SHORT SELECTIONS FROM PLUTARCH'S "LIVES" (ON CAESAR, BRUTUS, AND MARK ANTONY) WITH ACCOMPANYING DISCUSSION QUESTIONS. A UNIT OF AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL READINGS OF EARLY LIFE EXPERIENCES WAS ALSO OUTLINED. BY…

THIS 10TH-GRADE ENGLISH CURRICULUM GUIDE WAS PREPARED TO ASSIST TEACHERS IN THE PRESENTATION OF AN ENRICHED READING AND STUDY PROGRAM OF SHAKESPEARE'S "JULIUS CAESAR," GIVING SOME ATTENTION TO PLUTARCH'S BIOGRAPHIES OF CAESAR, BRUTUS, AND MARK ANTONY WHICH BEAR DIRECTLY ON SHAKESPEARE'S PLAY. AN INSTRUCTIONAL UNIT ON…

A STUDENT GUIDE FOR THE STUDY OF "THE FAIR MAID OF ASTOLAT" WAS PREPARED FOR USE IN NINTH-GRADE ENGLISH CLASSES. THIS MYTH FROM THE STORIES OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE RECOUNTS THE TALE OF THE INCOGNITO SIR LAUNCELOT AND HIS PART IN A TOURNAMENT AND HIS MEETING WITH THE FAIR MAID, ELAINE. RELATED REPORTS ARE ED 010…

Discusses the use of simplified versions of detective stories ("The Hound of the Baskervilles,""The Speckled Band,""Black Peter") in grades 5-8. The aim is to gain insights and skills transferable to other literature. Examples from the stories show how this is done. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

O'Neill's "Fog" is recommended as a discussion-stimulating work for English (as a second language) classes in grades 11-13. The content is discussed from an instructional point of view. Teaching goals are considered. Experiences with the play in grade 11 are described, and methodological hints are given. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

By encouraging students to explore their interest in the extraneous details of the literary period under study, literature teachers can help students to develop deeper insight into the material. In addition to gaining valuable library skills, through a free exchange of the information collected, students become more involved in the study of…

Examines the roots of the modern language arts curriculum in Canada. Claims it is based on nineteenth-century interdependence of studies in rhetoric, history of the English language, and literature. And asserts that this curriculum was designed to develop rhetorical and critical sophistication. (JK)

Examines the use of the repertory grid technique to describe student responses to the poem "Frost at Midnight" by Coleridge. (HOD)

Offers a list of English poetry set to music. Includes only recordings that are currently available and poetry that is commonly taught or that can be taught better because of the existence of the music. (EL)

Elaborates on the existence of group differences within the student population, the relevance of the differences to English literature instruction, and ways to deal with the differences. Patterns of response and possible teaching strategies are described with reference to the story "Eveline" by James Joyce. (AMH)

Argues in favor of a reader-response approach to the process of selecting the literary works students read in introductory or survey courses. Offers a rationale for using "The Tempest" in such a course. (FL)

Lists and discusses certain recurrent errors made by adult Arab students of English literature at the university level. The errors were produced spontaneously in free writing and not through mechanical drills or isolated occurrences of sentences, so they reflect the learner's competence in English. (SED)

Describes a multidisciplinary combination course in teacher training, stressing area studies along with literature. The literary unit was "the industrial novel of the 19th century." Area study covered the industrial revolution and its effects on British society. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)