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Direct linkHowie, Mark – English in Australia, 2021
My thoughts on the question of 'Textuality as the Centre of English' were presented at a Roundtable session at the 2020 International Federation for the Teaching of English (IFTE) Conference. Through critical discourse analysis of media and curriculum texts, I highlight how the 'being' of the English subjects is always and already textual in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Poetry
A. D. Hope – English in Australia, 2022
This article was originally published in "English in Australia," number 5, 1967. The text is Professor A. D. Hope's presidential address to the Australian Association for the Teaching of English from April, 1967. It manifests his concern for the state of English teaching in Australia.
Descriptors: English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Speeches, Teacher Associations
Stewart Riddle – English in Australia, 2022
English teachers have long stood at the intersection of helping young people to read the 'word' and read the 'world' through rich learning experiences that tap into diverse literature, literacy and language practices with purpose, creativity and flair. However, given the complex set of crises facing young people, English curriculum and pedagogy…
Descriptors: Language Arts, English Instruction, Inclusion, Democratic Values
Worrell, Tamika – English in Australia, 2022
The subject of English offers a unique context to embed Indigenous perspectives for the benefit of all students through its availability and variety of text choices. Currently, the New South Wales (NSW) English Syllabus requires teachers to include texts which provide 'insights into Aboriginal experiences in Australia' (NESA, 2012). With no…
Descriptors: Reading Material Selection, Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Knowledge
Mazza, Donna; de Boer, Narrelle; Rhodes, David – English in Australia, 2021
Teaching Australian Gothic as a system of literary analysis can be challenging. Often linked to imprecise concepts that are difficult to identify, Australian Gothic is regularly reduced to 'something weird' or 'just a feeling'. However, the Gothic mode in Australia has established itself as an effective approach and developed some clear strategies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literary Genres, English Instruction, Teaching Methods
Cara Shipp; Phil Page – English in Australia, 2022
This workshop was presented as an introduction to the forthcoming AATE text: "Listening from the Heart: Rewriting the Teaching of English with First Nations Voices." Its purpose was to engage non-Indigenous teachers who have doubts about their capacities to teach First Nations topics and literature, to ascertain what their main concerns…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Teaching Methods, Educational Resources, Teacher Workshops
Genevieve D’Netto; Jen Scott Curwood – English in Australia, 2022
A significant body of research highlights the rich linguistic and cultural experiences offered by spoken word poetry when integrated into English pedagogy, particularly through its fusion of written and performative modes and its opportunities for cultivating empathy and creativity. However, few studies have examined secondary English teachers'…
Descriptors: Poetry, Oral Language, High Stakes Tests, English Instruction
Goodwyn, Andrew – English in Australia, 2021
The author was greatly honoured to give the Garth Boomer address in 2020. In the strange year 2020, the author "spoke" at the superbly organised online event. In this article the author restates and reframes the case for literature teaching in English classrooms across the globe by arguing for it from the perspectives of modern…
Descriptors: Literature Appreciation, English Instruction, Educational Benefits, World Views
Tanya Davies; Scott Bulfin – English in Australia, 2022
Schooling has long been identified as a tool for nation-building and cultural reproduction. In early post-Federation Australia, English and literacy education played a significant role in producing colonial subjects. Although Australia today is heralded as a successful multicultural nation with momentum growing for constitutional recognition of…
Descriptors: Postcolonialism, Indigenous Populations, Nationalism, English Instruction
Owen, Ceridwen; Enticott, Emma; Harlowe, Joe; Kolber, Steven; Rees, Ellen; Wood, Anne – English in Australia, 2021
In an attempt to control the spread of COVID-19 in Australia in 2020 state and territory governments mandated the closing of schools for all but vulnerable children and the children of frontline workers in various parts of Australia for various lengths of time. In what follows, five English teachers from across Australia reflect on the everyday…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing
Joanne O’Mara; Glenn Auld; Yin Paradies; Cassandra Alpium, Contributor; Meaghan Beaucaire, Contributor; Roxene Beech, Contributor; Brittany Bell, Contributor; Rebekkah Cranson, Contributor; Tim Delphine, Contributor; Paul Garner, Contributor; Erin Horton, Contributor; Jennifer Kernahan, Contributor; Catherine Milvain, Contributor; Alicia O’Keefe, Contributor; Martina Polaskova, Contributor; Douglas Rowell, Contributor; Stephanie Savopoulos, Contributor; Benjamin Taylor, Contributor; Kelvin Wong, Contributor; Melanie Whelan, Contributor; Leteasha Yamada, Contributor; Michael Ziemer, Contributor – English in Australia, 2022
The Australian Curriculum provides a warrant for all subject English teachers to enact the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures Cross-curriculum priority (CCP). This priority is 'designed for all students to engage in reconciliation, respect, and recognition of the world's oldest continuous living cultures' (ACARA, n.d.-a).…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Teaching Methods, Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries
Little, Elizabeth; Aglinskas, Kendall – English in Australia, 2022
Students graduating from secondary school in 2021 have received their education through some of the most contested years in recent history. This article argues that English text lists present a unique opportunity to engage students in a diverse range of ideas that can equip them to be active citizens in a rapidly transforming society. We argue…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Social Change, English Instruction, Citizen Participation
English Teacher Education in the Time of COVID: Australian Teacher Educators Share Their Experiences
Parr, Graham; Bacalja, Alex; Diamond, Fleur; Dutton, Janet; McGraw, Kelli – English in Australia, 2021
Many studies have reported the disruption and anxiety associated with initial teacher education programs across the world lurching in and out of online and remote teaching because of COVID-19 related lockdowns. Few studies, however, have homed in on the day-to-day experiences of teacher educators in particular disciplinary specialisms or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators, English Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
O'Sullivan, Kerry-Ann; Goodwyn, Andrew – English in Australia, 2021
This paper draws from an international case study of secondary English teachers in New South Wales, Australia and England, in which thirty-three in-depth interviews were conducted. The research investigated the impact of educational reform on teachers' professionalism, their pedagogies and their beliefs about the subject of English. It reports on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Change
Gannon, Susanne; Jacobs, Rachael; D'warte, Jacqueline; Naidoo, Loshini – English in Australia, 2021
Disruptions to learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been one of the most concerning consequences of school closures in Australia during 2020. Carefully planned curriculum sequences and learning progressions were flipped into online formats, with teachers having very little time to prepare and students being unused to learning away from each…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Online Courses
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