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50 Years of ERIC
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Smith, B. R. – English In Australia, 1976
Describes literary accounts of the trauma of the Blitz and discusses their possible uses in the classroom. (RL)
Descriptors: Chronicles, Diaries, English Instruction, Essays
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Clanchy, John – English In Australia, 1976
Conceptualizes language competence as a multidimensional force and lists factors relevant to literacy at the university level. (RL)
Descriptors: College Students, English Instruction, Higher Education, Language Learning Levels
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Parker, Robert P. – English In Australia, 1977
Considers a teacher's role and responsibility within the context of learning as a process of reconstruction and experimentation. (RL)
Descriptors: Educational Responsibility, English Instruction, Literacy, Role Perception
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Eagleson, Robert D. – English In Australia, 1977
Discusses nonstandard forms of English and asks teachers not to emphasize the propriety of standardized English but to extend the student's range of language types. (RL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Higher Education, Language Ability
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Crocker, W. J. – English In Australia, 1977
Discusses the techniques, rhetorical principles, and interaction skills appropriate to teaching oral communicative competence. (RL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Interaction, Interpersonal Competence, Interpersonal Relationship
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Parker, Robert P. – English In Australia, 1977
Discusses definitions and standards of literacy while comparing the cultural-transmission and progressive views of education. (RL)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
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Little, Graham – English In Australia, 1977
Describes the educational trend being debated in the United States and its effect on English instruction there and in Australia. (RL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Change, Educational Trends, English Instruction
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Robinson, W. P. – English In Australia, 1977
Describes the speech communication curriculum of Methodist Ladies' College at Kew, where speech education and drama are treated within a comprehensive notion of communication skills. (RL)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Drama, Educational Programs, Higher Education
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Whitton, David J. – English In Australia, 1977
Presents practical issues and possible objectives in classroom strategy having a multicultural approach. (RL)
Descriptors: Community Education, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Interrelationships, Curriculum Design
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Hewett, Dorothy – English In Australia, 1971
You will search and search and you will never find a way to teach creative writing. Artists are superior beings. (Author)
Descriptors: Characterization, Creative Writing, Drama, Language Arts
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English In Australia, 1971
Outlines of ideas for lessons; includes theme material, library lists, film criticism, mass media material, drama methodology, education for all grades, adult classes, etc. (Editor)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Drama, Group Instruction, Language Arts