English Education, Vol. 32, No. 3, April 2000

Table of Contents

• Conversations and Competence: How English Teachers Fail to Connect

  Susan Callahan

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  Abstract: Notes that secondary English teachers must negotiate between using standard professional discourse and the sub-discourse used within a particular school or school district. Suggests strategies to use to help future teachers negotiate between the two.

  Keywords: College

• Still Loading Pig Iron after All These Years: Tribalism and English Education in the Global Contact Zone

  Robert Tremmel

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  Abstract: Argues that the recent history of composition studies reveals traditions of intra-disciplinary tribal conflict. Explains how in English education, even though the elements of tribal conflict are in place, the situation is different. Claims that the difference lies in the political, social and historical "contact zone" English education finds itself in. Discusses "tribal activity" regarding the rise of state-mandated standards.

  Keywords: College, Standards

• Preparing English Teacher Educators: Defining a Process

  Martha Young

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  Abstract: Reviews the activities of the Conference on English Education (CEE) Commission on the Preparation of English Teacher Educators during the period 1988-1998. Discusses the 12 principles that led to a definition of what English teacher educator preparers must be able to know and to do under the categories "self-awareness," "pedagogical issues," and "knowledge-base."

  Keywords: College, Pedagogy

• Editorial: A Theory of Crossed Destinies

  Ruth Vinz and David Schaafsma

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  Keywords: College

• News and Notes

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  Keywords: College

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