Through an analysis of instruction in mathematics classrooms at a community college, the author describes the nature of the interaction and the complexity of the mathematical activities evident in two types of courses: remedial and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) college preparatory courses. Although both types of courses…

Describes a technical writing class assignment in which students read reviews published in journals of their professions, emulate the style of those published reviews, and submit a review of their own to a journal. Suggests sources of new books to review and provides an annotated bibliography. (MKM)

Suggests that expressive writing is important in the freshman writing course because of the motivation the writer's feelings and memories can offer. Outlines a unit on journal writing, including a cohesive series of both private and shared journal writing activities. (ARH)

Outlines an introductory literature course wherein students learn to apply Jakobsen's schema of the communications process to the analysis of a variety of readings, both as a means of improving their critical reading skills and as a heuristic device for the essays they write on the readings. (FL)

For years, universities worldwide have offered English-medium degrees as a way to attract international students and staff, enhance their institutional profile and promote multilingualism. In Europe and the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), English-medium instruction (EMI) is more recent, but the dimension and speed of its implementation has…

This article presents the results of a study that interpreted views of curriculum and practice of teacher education faculty at a public institution of higher learning in the USA. It offers information about the ongoing challenges of affecting a balanced approach to teacher education at colleges and universities in a standardized learning setting.…

Today's economy demands that "all" young people develop high-level literacy, quantitative reasoning, problem solving, communication and collaboration skills, all grounded in a rigorous, content-rich K-12 curriculum. Acquiring this knowledge and these skills ensures that high school graduates are academically prepared to pursue the…

Based upon data gathered annually by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC), this directory provides information on 1,233 community, junior, and technical colleges in the United States and its territories, including 1975 and 1976 statistics on enrollments and personnel. Following introductory material on the purposes of…

Describes methods for teaching student writers by bringing in the literary concept of metaphor. Argues that such a method of writing instruction helps students to develop skills of imagination and logical reasoning. Claims that metaphors can help underprepared students control the chaos called the writing process. (HB)

Describes a sequence of lesson plans, based on Robert B. Parker's "Wilderness," that is designed to help students realize how point of view can affect the way they feel about characters and issues in a work of fiction. (FL)

Reports the comments of students who come to the writing class from the work place. Argues that teachers need to change their teaching methods to meet the needs of these students. (FL)

Briefly discusses the four composition philosophies: expressive, rhetorical, formalist, and mimetic. Recommends teaching the rhetorical, because of its emphasis on the reader. (HTH)

Describes a journal writing activity designed to engage students in the exchange between text and reader. Argues that informal writing in a journal is a means of letting students find out that, if they engage themselves with a text, they will find it interesting. (RS)

Argues that the best way to teach writing skills is to stick to the basics, focusing on techniques of organization, sentence structure and function, and audience and purpose. (RB)

Suggests that student's expression in composition will improve by daily journal writing. (HOD)