This Framework for Teaching English is based closely on the Programmes of Study for English in the revised National Curriculum (England) of 2000. Its primary aim is to equip all students for the world in which they will live and work--a world which places a high premium on the written and spoken word, where reading and writing permeate every…

Based on Charles Dickens' novel "Great Expectations," this lesson plan presents activities designed to help students understand the differences between totalitarianism and democracy; and a that a writer of a story considers theme, plot, characters, setting, and point of view. The main activity of the lesson involves students working in groups to…

Based on Henry David Thoreau's book "Walden," this lesson plan presents activities designed to help students understand that acquisitiveness and simplicity can be opposing life philosophies; and that both philosophies have had notable adherents. The main activity of the lesson involves students researching historical characters (including Thoreau)…

This 23rd volume of "English Leadership Quarterly" contains articles on topics of interest to those in positions of leadership in departments (elementary, secondary, or college) where English is taught. Each issue focuses on a different theme. Articles in Volume 23 Number 1 are: "Block Scheduling and Student Achievement"…

This paper attempted to determine whether increasing technology, specifically a computer-based instructional approach, into the curriculum increases student learning, focusing on effects on student attitudes and self-efficacy. Participants were 47 fifth graders in a private school. One group received computer-based instruction in English grammar,…

Why are girls, especially junior high school girls, continuing to learn in the shadows of their male counterparts, despite many teachers' continued attempts to treat both sexes as equal? Although one educator encouraged female participation in her classroom, she noticed two problems in particular that seemed to hinder the educational progress of…

This publication contains journal essays and book chapters (from publications of the National Council of Teachers of English) dealing with trends and issues in secondary English education. The publication's first section, "The World Wide Web in the Classroom," contains the following articles: (1) "Journey into Cyberspace"…

This book is packed with practical advice drawn from the author's extensive and successful experience as an English teacher, examiner and teacher trainer. It is accessible and very readable, and may be dipped into for innovative lesson ideas or read from cover to cover as a short, enjoyable course which combines exciting teaching principles in…

The views of George I. Sanchez are examined to determine what an earlier generation of Hispanic-American educators thought about bilingual education. Sanchez stressed integrating Spanish-speaking children into Anglo classrooms and downplayed the need for a new pedagogy, such as bilingual instruction. (PP)

Annotates recent research reports in the areas of language, literature and media, writing, and English teacher education. (FL)

Focuses on questions of language use in the classroom and how a teacher's attitudes about language will affect students' learning. (RL)

Relates some of the challenges involved in teaching English to Yup'ik Eskimos in the rural areas around Bethel, Alaska. Focuses on problems of student attrition, uninformed attitudes of white instructors, and the operations and failings of the delivery system, which employs itinerant field concept coordinators and campus-based instructors. (AYC)

Describes recent studies dealing with bilingualism and bidialectalism, testing and evaluation, literature and media study, English teacher education, language and verbal learning, and written and oral communication. (HOD)

The authors argue that developments in these two fields have converged to the point that it is counter-productive to view them separately. This thesis is elaborated by reference to historical antecedents, the concern for communicative competence, the issue of study skills, psychological processes, and the teacher's role. (Author/SJL)