Argues that both composition and literary studies have a common pedagogical vocation and that by harvesting some very general insights from two decades of cultural critique, English departments can develop curricula that will resolve a good deal of the conflict between literature and composition and improve instruction in both. (SC)

Argues an English curriculum infused with multicultural literature and perspectives will not cause the educational and social outcomes attributed to it. The crux of the problem is to help students acquire, from their own experience with literature, a greater desire for literature. Suggests desire to read can be stimulated by a thoughtful…

Describes an honors course at Kingsborough Community College, New York that introduced students to current significant discourses while developing their capacities for comparison and evaluation, focusing on analytic reading and writing. The course helped students consider questions about globalization they had not previously thought about and…

Argues for a richer, more varied English Instruction experience for "vocational track" students. Suggests several methods for creating a more powerful vocational/English curriculum. Concludes that it is not the place of any teacher or school to decide what kinds of literacy students will or will not need or want in their futures. (SG)

A high school teacher transformed her classroom environment by creating space to learn with the students in a research project. The inquiry-based learning engaged the students' attention by showing how pertinent it is to their lives, increasing their confidence, critical thinking and also changed the way the students saw themselves.

Using the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale formulated by G. M. Chen and Starosta, the intercultural sensitivity of English major students, non-English major students, and multinational employees in China were investigated. In this study, intercultural sensitivity was defined as consisting of interaction engagement, interaction confidence, respect…

Today's teachers bemoan the fact that their students, immersed in a media culture, appear to be uninterested in reading works typically assigned in traditional language arts classrooms. However, the incorporation of young adult novels has served to engage even reluctant learners with their young adult protagonists dealing with familiar themes and…

The author reviews the relationship between "literature" and pop culture, arguing that both are part of an intellectual continuum, and that to attempt to extol one and demonise the other is not only based on false and simplistic premises, it is exclusive and destructive. She reminds us that "All education is based on assumptions…

Although Caribbean (English) writers hold differing views on the effectiveness of making connections in an area of so much diversity, Caribbean literature can be connected to the English curriculum to promote diversity and understanding. V. S. Naipaul, Nobel Prize winning author from the region, presents a pessimistic view of Caribbean society in…

The prototype of the modern youth novel emerged in the second half of the 19th century, and books written specifically for either male or female youths often covered similar storylines and themes, usually educational in purpose. Changes in the readership emerged rather slowly, but a dramatic shift in ideas about children's literature was inspired…

Using the Bicentennial theme, a literature course is described that studies nationalistic developments in various ethnic groups. (JH)

Describes the development of a competency-based English curriculum at Sterling College in Kansas and lists the 36 competencies required of an English major graduating with a bachelors degree. (RB)

A presentation of a course model for the teaching of writing based on the concept that writing can be an interdisciplinary problem-solving tool, integrating both community and writer-centered functions that are inherent in writing itself. (EH)