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Reading as Displacement and Time Travel
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Reid, Ian – English in Australia, 2013
A national survey of senior secondary English curriculum content has confirmed that contemporary literature predominates among set texts, being seen as an "essential" category for study because of its "relevance" in helping students "understand the world in which they live." Perhaps uncontentious -- depending on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials, Secondary Education
Oh What A Tangled Web! Getting Caught Up in Hypertext.
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Lounsbury, Lynette – English in Australia, 2002
Considers how the hypertext fiction is only the next stage in the evolution of text. Discusses sites that contain an index of current hypertext fiction favorites, reviews by readers, theory and criticism and bibliographies. Presents some suggestions on what to study when using hypertext fiction. (SG)
Descriptors: Fiction, Hypermedia, Internet, Reading Attitudes
Canonical Slippage: Why Have All the Poems Gone?
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Dias, Patrick – English in Australia, 2002
Discusses many ideas the author has regarding the literature canon including what he thinks should be taught and for what reasons. Makes a case for the classroom contexts that allow students to develop into confident, enthusiastic, and responsible readers of canonical poetry. (SG)
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Poetry, Reading Instruction, Reading Material Selection
What Are Teenagers Reading? The Findings of a Survey of Teenagers' Reading Choices and the Implications of These for English Teachers' Classroom Practice.
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Manuel, Jacqueline; Robinson, Dennis – English in Australia, 2002
Reports on the findings of a pilot study investigating the reading choices and habits of adolescents between the ages of 12 and 15 years. Sets out to understand more fully what, when, where, why and how adolescents between the ages of 12 and 15 years are reading, and the implications of this information for teachers and classroom reading pedagogy.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, English Instruction, Instructional Improvement, Pilot Projects
Boys and Girls Talking about What Matters: Student Voice as Text in the English Classroom.
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Martino, Wayne; Pallotta-Chiarolli, Maria – English in Australia, 2002
Argues for the use of student voice as pedagogical text in the English classroom. Produces texts written for young people as a means of placing on the agenda issues which matter to them. Suggests that such voices can be used productively and powerfully in the English classroom to articulate other ways of seeing and being in the world. (SG)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Reading Material Selection, Reading Research, Secondary Education
The Reading Habits of Secondary School Pupils in N.S.W.
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Watson, Ken – English in Australia, 1978
Lists the data and responses to the 12 questions in the study. Provides some general observations about the results. (RL)
Descriptors: Elective Reading, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Reading Habits
Making Its Debut: What Teachers Think of the New Higher School Certificate English Syllabus in New South Wales.
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Manuel, Jacqueline – English in Australia, 2002
Outlines outcomes of a survey which invited Australian Head Teachers of English to identify the major strengths and challenges of new Stage 6 Higher School Certificate courses. Reveals that teachers see the great potential for their students to be challenged and enthused by the courses. Notes significant anxiety and lack of assurance among…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Mass Media Use