Examines two of the consequences of the emphasis on creative writing in recent years and argues the need for impersonal or expository writing in English, especially at the secondary level. (RB)

Examines a theme implicit in John Dixon's "Growth through English," that the pupil-centered approach of the primary school is essential to English work in the secondary school and that a model of English teaching should include the observation of language on a day to day basis. (RB)

Examines the impulses that led to the curriculum reform movements in the United States and Britain during the 1950s and 1960s. (RB)

Reports on EXISTENCE, a program designed to improve spelling through the use of a computer. (RB)

Designed to help high school teachers improve their creative writing courses, this document stresses the value of submitting students' work to professional publications. Separate sections examine general rules for teaching creative writing, present background information on creativity, discuss benefits and problems involved in submitting students'…

This paper explores the concept of intuition and applies its observations to the teaching of writing. As background, the distinction between instinct and intuition and a few common misunderstandings about intuition are discussed. The major portion of the paper identifies four intuitive senses: (1) The sense of the normative, which refers primarily…

English has often been considered the most difficult of subjects to teach because of the wide range of its content, which may include grammar, composition, speech, literature, reading, dramatics, library, semantics, and communication. This essay presents a model for solving the problem of finding a coherent, inclusive, and manageable way of…

Critically examines the theoretical and practical considerations involved in the setting up of a humanities interdisciplinary curriculum with a strong English component. (RB)

Argues that studying English can equip students to grapple with the abstractions, concepts, and vague or ambiguous utterances they encounter in other endeavors. (RB)

Examines Basil Bernstein's principles on language as set forth in "Class, Codes and Control: Theoretical Studies towards a Sociology of Language" and applies them to the teaching of English composition. (RB)

Describes a method for individualizing freshman composition by making greater use of the teacher-student conferences. (RB)

Concern over the inadequate writing skills of college freshmen can be traced back at least a hundred years. (JH)

Explores the use of non-credit writing laboratories as a means of providing junior college students assistance in meeting the requirements of the freshman English course. (RB)

Describes an acting exercise which can be used to introduce students to Shakespeare's plays. (RB)