Reviews and recommends 10 recently published books in which adolescent protagonists deal with being uprooted and transplanted. (KEH)

Reviews three professional resources which discuss the issue of the best time to present specific components of the language arts curriculum. (MG)

Notes that rhetoric has declined from an esteemed academic field to one taught by underpaid, overworked instructors. Traces the decline to larger college populations and the treatment of composition instruction as an apprenticeship to the teaching of literature. Argues that the condition will persist as long as colleges promote literature while…

Discusses current thinking on the theory-practice relationship within both literary and curriculum theory by presenting ideas and positions of representative figures from each discipline. Suggests an approach that seeks to capitalize on the important and common aspects of both. (KEH)

Explains why courses on adolescent and children's literature are valuable additions to the college English curriculum. Outlines the content for both courses offered at Youngstown State University in Ohio. (MM)

Describes a one-semester academic composition course in the English curriculum of Amarillo Independent Schools, Texas. Discusses the advantages of incorporating computer technology into the course. (MM)

"English for Ages 5 to 11," a report prepared by the English Working Group (England), is presented as a positive step toward improved English instruction for special education students, as it returns to a pupil-centered view of teaching/learning, supports entitlement to a full English curriculum, and integrates assessment into…

Sketches the way one English teacher used silent film to engender creative writing in a school for American Indian students. Advocates the use of humor in cross-cultural educational settings. (HB)

Describes how one English teacher developed a five-day approach by which William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" was successfully introduced to a seventh-grade class. Argues that it is possible to have such young students read and enjoy Shakespeare. (HB)

Describes the kinds of teaching jobs that most recent doctorates in English attain. Discusses the role of the English professor at regional universities. Considers how it is different from the role of professor at a larger state university or at a smaller private college. (HB)

Discusses the ongoing debate about the role of literature in the freshman composition course. Claims that teachers of these courses individually determine the nature of each course. Shows that, for many decades, literature has not retained a secure place in freshman composition courses. (HB)

Discusses the debate about the use of literary works in freshman composition courses. Calls for more extensive research into the period of the 1950s and 1960s, with particular attention to the changes in composition instruction and the loss of literature from that curriculum. (HB)

Gives advice for the beginning teacher by narrating the fictional experiences of one teacher's childhood and explaining how these experiences shaped the teacher's professional outlook. Concentrates on the visit of one of the teacher's uncles to America. (HB)

Gives a narrative memoir of one English teacher's positive experiences spending part of summer vacation in a multicultural island community. (HB)

Gives advice for the beginning English teacher especially with regard to being ready for the unexpected. Suggests ways that all teachers might react to the unexpected when it does appear and possibly even parlay it into a learning experience for both teacher and students. (HB)