This minicourse on film study can be a unit in English, in arts, or in the humanities. It can help to launch a film study course or complement an introduction to theater. Whatever form it takes, it helps to build a bridge to the student's media environment. Part one, the language of images, utilizes four films which demonstrate the basic elements…

This junior high school study module contains a needs assessment, course goals and objectives, and guidelines for course implementation and evaluation. A study skills course based on written, audio, and audiovisual materials is outlined in detail. Master lists of materials and publishers are also included. (Author/AA)

The instructor's guide is intended as an aid in the presentation of a well-organized review course on management in preparation for the Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) Examination. This course can generally be covered in 10 sessions of three hours each and can be used at the secondary or postsecondary level. The 10 lessons cover the…

As an introduction to Asian literature, this course guide explores the literatures of Japan, China, and India. Included are (1) a course description with a suggested time schedule of activities; (2) recommendations for necessary student achievement level; (3) course objectives; and (4) listings of materials (e.g., books, records, slides, films,…

Developed for a high school quinmester unit on comparative biography, this guide provides the teacher with strategies to aid students in examining biography from "Plutarch's Lives" and Cellini's "Autobiography" to Nabokoc's "Speak, Memory." Special emphasis is placed on comparison of biographies of the same person and…

Argues for reading election in the English curriculum. (RB)

Describes a public address curriculum based upon a different way of conceptualizing public address. (Author)

Summarizes the evolution and eventual discontinuance of one approach to teaching theory and describes a course format initiated as a replacement. The content of the course is described in some detail. (Author/IRT)

Discusses the advantages of using story board techniques to design a course in computer based training, and describes the use of HyperCard to create the story boards directly on the computer screen. The discussion covers HyperCard's software capabilities, programing language, and print features. (CLB)

Describes an interdisciplinary team-taught course which applied the psychological viewpoints of Freud, Skinner, and Rogers to the interpretation of major literary works. Identifies literary works used, along with problems encountered, and provides suggestions for teaching methods. (JDH)

Describes a robotics literacy course offered for elementary age children at Broward Community College (Florida) and discusses the motivation for offering such a course, the course philosophy and objectives, and participant reactions. A sampling of robots and robotics devices and some of their teaching applications are included. (MBR)

Describes a course that recently integrated instruction in reporting and editing into a basic newsgathering and processing class. (HTH)

Approaches the study of New German Cinema through a genre approach. Includes German history and political issues. (PD)