The Southwestern Cooperative Educational Laboratory is currently field testing a set of instructional materials for teaching English language speaking and listening skills in preschool and first grade classes. The Oral Language Program (OLP) is directed at providing non-English speaking youngsters with a fluent, independent speaking ability in…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 11 and 12. SUBJECT MATTER: English for the academically handicapped. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide contains several introductory chapters. The central part of the guide which outlines the curriculum is broken down into four sections--composition, language, literature, and mass media. The guide is xeroxed…

In an attempt to resolve questions raised by critics of high school literature anthologies, this study (1) examined the contents of 216 anthologies produced between 1917 and 1957, containing 9,034 distinct selections written by 1,947 authors, and (2) related these anthologies to the educational policies of three periods marked off by the Hosic…

To examine the effectiveness of Lehigh County Community College's developmental English program, an experiment was undertaken which investigaged the differences in English composition, mechanics, and effectiveness achievement between two groups of randomly selected students scheduled to take a developmental English course. Of the 20 in each group,…

The Hawaii English Project (HEP) was established to redefine the basic English program in Hawaii schools. Planning teams used a systems approach to solve the problems of language instruction. Instructional designs and materials were produced and tested on students. Analysis of variance was performed on test results. Conclusions are: (1) the HEP…

As an outcome of a pilot in-service training course in newer approaches to English-language teaching, an EPDA Basic Studies Project for in-service training in elementary language arts was begun in Baltimore County Schools. The people who were involved in a cooperative effort included college consultants, administrators, staff supervisors and…

This list of 25 short films represents what is believed to be a basic list of films for the high school English department. For each of the films. information is given as to the distributor, the running time, whether it is in black and white or color, the rental price, a summary, possible audience, a few strengths and weaknesses, some possible…

The intent of this book is to plead the case of children's literature as an integral part of the elementary school's curriculum, as well as an important factor in the lives of children. Children's literature is broadly defined as any creative literary work that has been especially written and designed for children's use. That literature is meant…

This book is a course for independent study, representing approximately 8 to 10 weeks' work. Developed for the Extramural Independent Study Center of the University of Kansas at Lawrence, the course concerns Oriental Literature, and is divided into three units: Chinese Literature, Japanese Literature, and The Literature of India. The normal time…

Variations on Black Themes, an introductory course in the study of black literature, permits students to make cursory examination of representative works of many black writers for the purpose of identifying major writers and recurring themes. The course content includes: introduction to some works of major Black American authors; identification of…

This curriculum guide for the teaching of English at the eighth, ninth, and tenth grade levels is presented in two sections. The first section, "Junior Secondary English Language," includes: "General Statement"; "Specific Suggestions"; "Relation of Language and Literature"; "Outline of Courses--English…

The English language program presented embodies the research of English language scientists since the beginning of the century and has been designed to increase the student's ability to use the language. This curriculum guide for the teaching of English at the eleventh-grade level is presented in the following manner: "The Language Programme…

This curriculum guide for the teaching of English at the twelfth-grade level is presented in two sections. The first section, "Language," includes: "Introductory Statement,""Course Outline,""Composition/Language Chart,""Oral English," and "Dictionary." The second section,…

The American University proposes a Ph.D. program in Literary Studies that will: (1) encourage students to exercise initiative and take responsibility for their own learning through intimate contact with faculty members similarly engaged in learning; (2) offer a new approach to the subject matter that will give the students a disciplined…

This study provides an evaluation of a program for teaching English Fundamentals and Writing Skills at Cerritos College (California). The new program divided the old English grammar and composition course into two ability-grouped sections: one dealing with sentences, and the other with paragraphs. Students started at their ability level and moved…