Ancient languages are the deepest root of the humanities, drawing life from that distant time when the study of history, philosophy, literature, and of language itself began. On the Internet, students can return to those times, re-enter that age of discovery, and gain the linguistic skills to help keep the many branches of the humanities rooted…

The assumption for many college professors is that academic discourse is a hallmark of the educated, a form of communication accepted and expected both academically and professionally. Typically, academic discourse entails the conventions of a particular discipline's writing form. A writing center tutor and administrator must find ways to teach…

Describes a process of capitalizing on students' needs and developing lessons around the theme from Mission Impossible'' by providing directions on tapes. (MM)

A class position paper was a success in providing "relevance" in a course in American Foreign Policy. (Editor)

Address presented at the 1969 Seminar in Albuquerque, New Mexico of the Association of Departments of English (ADE), an affiliate of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA). (DS)

Identifies and discusses teachers' goals for composition instruction and five kinds of writing: addressed or rhetorical, semi-rhetorical, exploratory, expressive, and artful. (RD)

Describes an activity in which students selected a character from a play or novel and acted that role before the class. (SW)

A paper presented at annual spring conference of New York State English Council (New York, April 1968) and published originally in The English Record," journal of the Council. (Editor/RD)

Compares engineering faculty work load at Brigham Young and Purdue Universities based on an analysis of ten types of teaching assignments. Suggests that administrators adapt time measurement scales of faculty work load to include actual classroom time, preparation and follow-up, assigned research, personal development, committee work, and student…