Studies the tone of essays published in the journal "PMLA" from 1975 to 1988. Notes that most are adversarial, and many are sarcastic or condescending. Suggests a sameness within the argumentation that may reflect writers' academic socialization. Concludes that some feminist writers dislike the adversary model and do not employ it. (SG)

Asserts that rigorous historicism might change the following: (1) American literary study, by dropping the traditional nationalist project; (2) the notion of canon, by abandoning it; (3) and the institutional structure that supports academic literary criticism, by interrogating current critical conversation and, by recuperating its history,…

Argues that the conventional method of teaching the generic research paper as a separately designated activity is ineffective and misleads students as to the nature of genuine research. (JL)

For lack of "distance," many teachers respond too strongly to the wrong things in student papers.

In-class activities that provide students with intercultural interactions and supplemental lectures that define critical concepts can facilitate the appreciation of diversity in the classroom. One such activity, useful for the beginning of courses, involves the creation of two separate culture codes, or set of instructions, for introducing…

The hypotheses tested in this study were substantiated and the results offer implications for vocational guidance. (Author)

Describes an ESL composition course that attempts to engage foreign students in two-way communication. Shows how such an approach can help eliminate foreign students' misconceptions about life in the United States and Americans' misconceptions about their culture and attitudes. (RBW)

Discusses the relevance of general education to the associate degree and the shortfalls of current accreditation methods in properly evaluating the success of such programs. Suggests that accreditation agencies may play a role as a change agent in transfer, faculty credentials, and the integration of general education into career curricula. (MAB)

Discusses challenges and possible approaches to using compressed video in a course, based on the author's observations of students at a "distance" site during a history course that used this technology. Finds that both technological and pedagogical problems need to be addressed to make a course using this technology the equal of a "traditional"…

A PATTERN OF PROBLEMS IN COMMUNICATION AMONG STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBERS AND BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND ITS FACULTY ADVISORS CONTRIBUTED TO A DECISION TO SUBSTITUTE A PROGRAM OF SENSITIVITY TRAINING FOR THE USUAL STUDENT COUNCIL ORIENTATION PROGRAM. IT WAS HOPED THAT SUCH A PROGRAM WOULD FACILITATE A FLOW OF EXPRESSION AND A REDUCTION OF INTERPERSONAL…

Suggests the need to integrate drama into any future unified theory of the writing and reading process as symbolic action. Argues for the use of drama as an analogy for re-thinking pedagogy, because drama provides a mode of thinking that emphasizes the interplay of agent and structure. (RS)

Addresses the social psychological paradox of learning a language, which in one interethnic situation represents the "ingroup" language, while in another interethnic context, it represents the "outgroup" language, a situation characterizing the language-learning experience of most Puerto Rican return migrants (PRRMs). (25 references) (Author/CK)

Suggests ways of getting students involved in the study of poetry: (1) showing how poetic elements appear in everyday life, (2) using demonstrations and gimmicks to generate enthusiasm, (3) starting with contemporary poetry before examining the "classics" and "masterpieces," and (4) having students practice writing poems. (RL)

Shifting emphasis from the finished paper to the process of composition can result in better, more honest student writing.

Of interest to the instructor in a specialized technical writing course. The author gives brief reviews of each book. (SP)