The articles collected in this issue of "The English Record" examine various aspects of the use of interdisciplinary approaches in English instruction. Titles are "Zen, the Arts, and Motorcycle Maintenance" by Janet Gane and Tom Reigstad, which describes the formation of a course in creative inquiry; "Career Education and the English Curriculum" by Peter Finn; "Journey into the Kingdom of Night" by Herbert Safran, which outlines an elective course in the literature of World War II; "Psycholinguistics and the Teaching of Poetry" by Stanley Bank; "Millstones: An Approach to the 'Miller's Tale' and the 'Reeve's Tale'" by Ronald Herzman; "The Western in Literature and Film" by Charles R. Duke; and "Transcending Fashion: What Is Basic in the Humanities" by Carl Ladensack. The newsletter of the New York State English Council and four poems are included. (KS)