Discussions

Draft Years 11 & 12 Australian Curriculum: English  The feedback provided by ETAQ to ACARA on 30 July can be downloaded here etaq-feedback-on-1112-aust-english-curriculum   Prior to the dealdine, ETAQ sought an extension and specified when feedback was submitted that insufficient time had been available for completely adequate canvassing of the issues with members. No reply has yet been received to this request.

Draft K-10 Australian Curriculum: English    The feedback provided by ETAQ to ACARA can be downloaded here australian-curriculum-english-etaq-feedback

Grammar Articles   Here are the two items on aspects of grammar mentioned in the editorial of Words’Worth, Issue 4 for 2009.

• The first is a paper by Emeritus Professor Rodney Huddleston: Emeritus Professor Huddleston response
• The second is a response by Dr Lenore Ferguson: Dr Ferguson response

ETAQ members and other persons reading these items need to be aware that they have the same status as contributions to the journal Words’Worth, ie they do not necessarily represent an official view of ETAQ and the Association does not officially endorse the content. These items will remain on the website until around the time that the first issue of Words’Worth for 2010 is distributed.