The Literature Learning Project at the English Studies Department, Institute of Education in Singapore is described. It focuses on determining how well lower-level students cope with their literature texts and also tests the hierarchical properties of Hillocks' taxonomy of skills in reading and interpreting fiction. (18 references) (LB)

An attempt to provide a need-related, specifically targeted inservice teacher training program for senior English teachers in Hyderabad, India, is reported. The curriculum welcomes initiative and is sensitive to relevance, flexibility, and adaptability. (13 references) (LB)

The topic development process for the Educational Testing Service's Test of Written English (TWE) is described, along with the work of the Core Reader group and the procedures for reading and scoring the TWE. The TWE scoring guide (revised 2/90) is appended. (Contains 20 references.) (Author/LB)