Archived material
Some aspects of the documents in this section no longer apply, however they have been archived for reference.
Office of the Board of Studies NSW
Stage 6 English Forum
held at Trinity College, Auburn, NSW Australia
7-8 March 1998
Forum Program
Programme for Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 March 1998
Pre-Forum Reading Materials
Securing Their Future (extracts)
- NSW Government
- Curriculum Issues
- Assessment Issues
- Key Competencies
Perspectives On English - Office of the Board of Studies NSW
Report of the Senior English Stage
6 Syllabus Consultation - Office of the Board of Studies
NSW
This
Adobe Acrobat document is 70 pages long and 429k to download. It
contains -
- Executive Summary
- Extracts from Senior English Review Committee - Report on the Draft English Stage 6 Syllabus Consultation - June 1997
- Definition of Subject English
- Needs and Interests of the Student
- Content
The Revision of the K-6 Syllabus and Support Materials - Office of the Board of Studies NSW
Communication Skills Development as a Component of Stage 6 English - TAFE NSW
Education of Students who are Learning English as a Second Language - Multicultural Education Unit (DET)
Delegates were also supplied with:
National Communications Modules - Australian
Committee for Training Curriculum (ACTRAC)
- Writing Skills for Work (NCS002)
- Work Team Communication (NCS004)
Focus on Literacy - Department of Education & Training (DET)
Statement of the Key Competencies
Conference Materials
Stage 6 English Forum Questions
Forum Addresses
Introductory Speakers -
- Robert Randall, Director Curriculum Branch, Office of the Board of Studies
- Kerry Edmeades, Inspector English, Office of the Board of Studies
Speakers' Abstracts
Biographical details of the speakers listed below.
Speakers' Papers
- Wayne Sawyer, Lecturer, School of Teaching & Educational Studies, University of Western Sydney
- Peter Goodall, Senior Lecturer, School of English, Linguistics & Media, Macquarie University
- Kate Grenville, writer and parent
- Judy Byrne, Director of Educational Development, Department of Education and Training (DET)
- Associate Professor Adrian Mitchell, Department of English, University of Sydney
Stage 6 English Forum Executive Summary Report
This Adobe Acrobat document is 86 pages long and 722k to download.
It contains -
Summary Findings
Workshop Summaries
Forum Panel Papers (as above)
Appendix A - The Pre-Conference Reading Package list
Appendix B - Invited Organisations