Examines the role of the electronic media in the English classroom. (HOD)

Describes the curriculum for undergraduates majoring in English at one of Oxford University's 35 colleges and suggests that it can serve as a model for high school students in the United States. (JL)

Contains representative selections from issues of "The Elementary English Review," a precursor to "Language Arts," during its second decade of publication. Includes articles, editorials, and ads reflecting contemporary concerns of English education still relevant today, such as integrating the language arts and school closings.…

Describes a proposed senior years English program, plans for piloting an English language arts program, and progress made in implementing a kindergarten through grade 12 English language arts program. (AEA)

Addresses the concerns of apathetic students, cost-conscious administrators, and demanding citizen groups regarding the need for literature study in the community college curriculum. Points out strategies literature instructors can use to enlist support from these groups. (DMM)

Two workshops on college English curriculum and instruction, held in England in 1980 and 1981, explored the idea that although literary and associated theory have been advancing recently, in the university the syllabus, teaching methods, method of analysis, modes of written work, and place of creative writing have remained largely unchanged. (MSE)

Notes that the decline of English in India began soon after its introduction into Indian universities near the middle of the nineteenth century and was precipitated in part by too lofty aims and too little attention to Indian languages at the university level. (RL)

Describes the Queensland project, "Study Talk," concerned with the study of oral language, with special consideration given to the exploration and study of the uses and varieties of talk. (HOD)

Analyzes the characteristics and needs of nonacademic or noncollege-bound high school students and proposes an English program for them that focuses on self-actualization. (HTH)

Satirizes the teaching of basic skills in isolation and the placing of test results above true learning. (RL)

The head of the English department at a senior high school explains the organizational and curricular adaptations that have made their practice of mixed-ability teaching a success. Sample English lessons are described. (SJL)

Discusses the benefits and pitfalls of English department efforts involving internship programs, increased attention to writing courses, new courses in mass media, and rethinking of traditional literature courses. (DD)

Two educators express their opinions on the relative merits of a traditional English curriculum v one that includes popular culture. (RL)

Methodology and results of a survey on the amount of time devoted to locally sponsored inservice teacher education pertinent to English and language arts, the features of these programs, and their effectiveness are reported. (HTH)

A survey of 425 high school journalism students indicated that these students considered journalism education as an opportunity for learning to improve their writing. These results indicate that journalism education should be taken more seriously as a necessary part of the high school English curriculum. (RL)