Australian English curriculum under attack, some educators say

English teaching in Australia’s schools is in danger of losing its richness and emphasis on literature in its growing obsession with improving student test results, a group of education leaders believes. Early this month, a group of education leaders, some of whom helped shape the English teaching syllabus during the past 50 years, met to address what they see as an attack on the quality of the curriculum. Jacqueline Manuel, senior lecturer in English education at the University of Sydney, said the meeting was held to address concerns that the quality of the English curriculum was being compromised, with a growing emphasis on basic literacy test skills. Read more at The Sydney Morning Herald's website.