Describes 58 works dealing with the testing of writing ability and provides the text of the Conference on College Composition and Communication's 1978 resolution on testing. (DD)

A brief commentary on major emphases in writing about composition in 1978 and an annotated bibliography describing 98 articles and books on the teaching of composition. (DD)

Compares and contrasts 11 programed texts on English composition currently on the market. (DD)

Discusses the origins of the language across the curriculum movement and its current status in various countries. Includes a bibliography intended to help shift focus from writing across the curriculum to language across the curriculum. (HTH)

Provides a selected, annotated bibliography of articles from books, monographs, and periodicals. Emphasizes new theories and approaches. Excludes book reviews, textbooks, classroom activities, and studies of writing in elementary or middle schools. (MM)

Helps the teacher of composition who is seeking the most current sources of information about computer programs for writing classes. Provides starred items for novice computer users and suggests "English Microlab Registry" for a listing of colleges and universities that have computer laboratories for writing.(NH)

Provides annotated bibliographies of 98 journals which publish articles in composition, focusing on periodicals of interest to potential readers, subscribers, or submitters of manuscripts for publication. (MM)

Cites materials on available computer programs for computer assisted instruction in composition, how CAI and word processing programs are being used together for instruction in composition, and what results can be anticipated. (HTH)

Presents annotations of materials representing the range of current cross-disciplinary theories and research connecting speaking and writing. Topics range from cognitive psychology, linguistics, and rhetoric to learning theory. (HTH)

Cites and annotates 79 scholarly articles in composition and rhetoric drawn from books, monographs, and periodicals published in 1985-86. Excludes reviews of individual books, textbooks, teaching guides (unless theoretically focused), historical surveys, and elementary-secondary education studies. Emphasizes writings on new approaches, theories,…

Cites over 70 periodicals relevant to the study and teaching of composition, intended to promote fresh professional exchange by calling attention to the many opportunities for reading and writing in the field. (HTH)

Presents a selected bibliography of scholarship in the assessment of writing. Offers 125 items that have appeared in major scholarly publications from 1979-91, organized in 7 categories: large-scale assessment; classroom writing assessment; theory; politics and issues; methods and procedures; program assessment; and networking resources. (SR)