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Direct linkDavies, Larissa McLean – English in Australia, 2012
The year 2012 is significant for English teachers in Australia, not only is it the National Year of Reading, but it is also the year when an increasing number of English teachers across the country are implementing the "Australian Curriculum: English," the first national curriculum in the history of the nation. This paper addresses the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Teachers, Program Implementation, National Curriculum
Peer reviewedO'Neill, Marnie – English in Australia, 1984
Addresses two questions: (1) What are the functions of literature? and (2) How do children respond to literature? (HOD)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, English Curriculum, Literature
Peer reviewedManuel, Jacqueline; Brock, Paul – English in Australia, 2003
Outlines key transformations of secondary education in New South Wales in the twentieth century. Discusses the debate of whether the study of literature should be compulsory. Details the study of literature articulated in the 1965 syllabus and its revision in the 1990s. (PM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, English (Second Language), English Curriculum, English Literature
Peer reviewedTucker, Ernie – English in Australia, 1984
Expresses concern over the possible exclusion of literature from the English curriculum in Australia, arguing that through literature, students are able to reason, imagine, and speculate about the tension between the needs of the individual and the needs of society. (HOD)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, English Curriculum, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMoss, Peter – English in Australia, 1982
Argues for the development of new literary texts and for the development of new and appropriate literary theories to teach these texts. (HOD)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Theories, English Curriculum
Peer reviewedReid, Ian – English in Australia, 1982
Discusses the need for a reformed English curriculum. (HOD)
Descriptors: College English, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, English Departments
Peer reviewedEnglish Teachers Association of Western Australia – English in Australia, 1984
Offers six recommendations in response to a proposal to eliminate literature from the English program in Australia in favor of functional English skills. (HOD)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives
