Alternatives to the lecture in college teaching of literature. (AA)

Disputes some points in an article in the September 1977 issue, in which Robbins Burling claimed that college English departments neglect the teaching of expository writing and restrict themselves to a brand of writing unrelated to the general affairs of the world. (GW)

Suggests that literature may have a place in the composition class, but that composition teachers may have to unteach some of the reading skills students have learned. (DD)

Describes an interdisciplinary approach to English instruction at an English language school in Moscow. (DD)

Career education should be an integral part of the English curriculum, but vocational training should not. (DD)

Argues that students need to be shown the value of the study of literary style. (AA)

Discusses problems that arise in teaching Black literature to students who know little of the minority culture out of which the literature comes. Argues that students whose experience is limited will still gain from their contact with such works. (AA)

Defends fantasy fiction as an important literary study. (AA)

Suggests ways high school English teachers can improve communication with their students' parents. (DD)

Discusses the distinctive characteristics in teaching freshman English courses among several ivy league colleges. (MB)

Discusses a writing program that specifies a skill level which students must demonstrate before entering freshman level courses. (MB)

Considers the demands being placed on English departments for better teaching of writing and calls for a new emphasis on research in the teaching of writing. (AA)

An individualized first-quarter composition course. (AA)

Fifth survey of departments included in the 1970 rating of graduate programs. (AA)

Summary of five years of annual surveys. (AA)