English Syllabus Change from 2027 (1 Viewer)

[MJRey]

Sorry if I'm late to the party, but did you all hear about the syllabus changes for English?

They're scrapping a whole bunch of texts from 2027, some of those including 1984, T.S Eliot's poetry, The Crucible, Frankenstein, Seamus Heaney's poetry, The Merchant of Venice etc.

I'm bringing this to everyone's attention in case some of you, especially those graduating in 2026, are thinking of doing English tutoring for part time work. You won't be able to teach any of the aforementioned texts among countless others you may have studied to students since they'll be memorising new texts, so I advise you to become familiar with the new syllabus texts.

 

[anonymous1111]

The Big Short and Pride and Prejudice as prescribed texts

 

[justletmespeak123]

Sorry if I'm late to the party, but did you all hear about the syllabus changes for English?

They're scrapping a whole bunch of texts from 2027, some of those including 1984, T.S Eliot's poetry, The Crucible, Frankenstein, Seamus Heaney's poetry, The Merchant of Venice etc.

I'm bringing this to everyone's attention in case some of you, especially those graduating in 2026, are thinking of doing English tutoring for part time work. You won't be able to teach any of the aforementioned texts among countless others you may have studied to students since they'll be memorising new texts, so I advise you to become familiar with the new syllabus texts.

shit subject should just be scrapped as a whole

 

[anonymous1111]

shit subject should just be scrapped as a whole

it really shouldnt

 

[Masaken]

Sorry if I'm late to the party, but did you all hear about the syllabus changes for English?

They're scrapping a whole bunch of texts from 2027, some of those including 1984, T.S Eliot's poetry, The Crucible, Frankenstein, Seamus Heaney's poetry, The Merchant of Venice etc.

I'm bringing this to everyone's attention in case some of you, especially those graduating in 2026, are thinking of doing English tutoring for part time work. You won't be able to teach any of the aforementioned texts among countless others you may have studied to students since they'll be memorising new texts, so I advise you to become familiar with the new syllabus texts.

it kinda annoys me
i probably won’t be tutoring anymore by then but it really looks like a very annoying shake-up (for advanced at least). they removed the most popular common module texts (and also the ones more celebrated in the literary canon, thus having more resources and analysis available online) in favour of more lesser-known “australian” texts i feel like. i got confused as to why keats/campion was still on there but then i remembered that campion is an australian filmmaker

but honestly hamlet and julius caesar are much better shakespearean plays than the others that were chosen
ifl a decent number of schools will just do othello tho lol cos they have resources for that from year 11

but i hate the changes regardless at least keats stays

 

[Masaken]

removing ishiguro from the prescribed list is my 13th reason

 

[anonymous1111]

removing ishiguro from the prescribed list is my 13th reason

its in extension at least!

 

[anonymous1111]

it kinda annoys me
i probably won’t be tutoring anymore by then but it really looks like a very annoying shake-up (for advanced at least). they removed the most popular common module texts (and also the ones more celebrated in the literary canon, thus having more resources and analysis available online) in favour of more lesser-known “australian” texts i feel like. i got confused as to why keats/campion was still on there but then i remembered that campion is an australian filmmaker

but honestly hamlet and julius caesar are much better shakespearean plays than the others that were chosen
ifl a decent number of schools will just do othello tho lol cos they have resources for that from year 11

but i hate the changes regardless at least keats stays

i didnt notice this trend. I wonder if there are more indigenous texts now

 

[Masaken]

its in extension at least!

THEY PUT HIM BACK IN EXTENSION?
omfg i just went back to the list to see… i guess they thought ishiguro was too difficult for advanced
it’s a shame tho cos he’s my favourite author and my very first work of his that i read was an artist of the floating world in module b

 

[Masaken]

i didnt notice this trend. I wonder if there are more indigenous texts now

i think there are esp since the new changes on the nesa site state there’s a bigger emphasis on enhancing cultural perspectives and worlds etc etc. so there’s australian and aboriginal texts, arguably more texts from women and poc i think, etc

i get why they made the changes but apart from the change in the shakespeare selections i feel like the old syllabus prescribed list was better

 

[Forenza]

it kinda annoys me
i probably won’t be tutoring anymore by then but it really looks like a very annoying shake-up (for advanced at least). they removed the most popular common module texts (and also the ones more celebrated in the literary canon, thus having more resources and analysis available online) in favour of more lesser-known “australian” texts i feel like. i got confused as to why keats/campion was still on there but then i remembered that campion is an australian filmmaker

but honestly hamlet and julius caesar are much better shakespearean plays than the others that were chosen
ifl a decent number of schools will just do othello tho lol cos they have resources for that from year 11

but i hate the changes regardless at least keats stays

Having a look at the EXT 1 section, Ifl a lot of schools will just pick historical worlds since they already have Auden and Ishiguro material from previous grade.

 

[MJRey]

it kinda annoys me
i probably won’t be tutoring anymore by then but it really looks like a very annoying shake-up (for advanced at least). they removed the most popular common module texts (and also the ones more celebrated in the literary canon, thus having more resources and analysis available online) in favour of more lesser-known “australian” texts i feel like. i got confused as to why keats/campion was still on there but then i remembered that campion is an australian filmmaker

but honestly hamlet and julius caesar are much better shakespearean plays than the others that were chosen
ifl a decent number of schools will just do othello tho lol cos they have resources for that from year 11

but i hate the changes regardless at least keats stays

I agree with all your points. Moving Othello to Year 12 is dumb since I think it's too basic for Year 12 study.

I'm also annoyed that they removed 1984 from the syllabus because it's an essential text that makes crucial points on the dangers of totalitarianism and how it subverts the truth, eradicates independent thought, destroys real human connection etc. In a world where tensions for WWIII are rising, I think a text like 1984 is more relevant now than ever and it's a huge mistake to replace it with lesser known Australian texts which don't explore these concepts with the same level of sophistication, depth and intensity.

 

[Masaken]

I agree with all your points. I think moving Othello to Year 12 is dumb since I think it's too basic for Year 12 study.

I'm also annoyed that they removed 1984 from the syllabus because it's an essential text that makes crucial points on the dangers of totalitarianism and how it subverts the truth, eradicates independent thought, destroys real human connection etc. In a world where tensions for WWIII are rising, I think a text like 1984 is more relevant now than ever and it's a huge mistake to replace it with lesser known Australian texts which don't explore these concepts with the same level of sophistication, depth and intensity.

I agree, I feel like there's a reason we don't study Macbeth/Romeo and Juliet in Year 12. I like the change to more historical and political (and imo the more engaging) Shakespearean plays but the removal of 1984 and The Crucible is insane

Like I know people rag on 1984 because they're forced to study it but it is arguably one of the most important pieces of fiction in the modern century and it's genuinely such a shame because despite the Shakespeare changes I feel like the texts have been dumbed down just a lil bit. Like imo there is a reason 1984 is so important around the world and lesser-known Australian texts are not. I understand the rationale behind changing the texts to reflect more of the Australian experience but also engaging with texts that are internationally beloved and recognised and relevant for a reason is just as important

 

[MJRey]

i think there are esp since the new changes on the nesa site state there’s a bigger emphasis on enhancing cultural perspectives and worlds etc etc. so there’s australian and aboriginal texts, arguably more texts from women and poc i think, etc

i get why they made the changes but apart from the change in the shakespeare selections i feel like the old syllabus prescribed list was better

Agree with this too. They're making Advanced more like Standard in that regard

 

[Masaken]

Agree with this too. They're making Advanced more like Standard in that regard

for real i do NOT want to learn about language identity and culture in advanced </3

 

[MJRey]

I agree, I feel like there's a reason we don't study Macbeth/Romeo and Juliet in Year 12. I like the change to more historical and political (and imo the more engaging) Shakespearean plays but the removal of 1984 and The Crucible

Like I know people rag on 1984 because they're forced to study it but it is arguably one of the most important pieces of fiction in the modern century and it's genuinely such a shame because despite the Shakespeare changes I feel like the texts have been dumbed down just a lil bit. Like imo there is a reason 1984 is so important around the world and lesser-known Australian texts are not. I understand the rationale behind changing the texts to reflect more of the Australian experience but also engaging with texts that are internationally beloved and recognised and relevant for a reason is just as important

100%. I didn't wanna say it but you're right, they have dumbed down the prescribed texts slightly. I get the rationale too, but ironically, the rejigging of the syllabus just proves Orwell's points on dumbing down language and hence dumbing down the quality of people's thoughts in my opinion.

 

[justletmespeak123]

I agree with all your points. Moving Othello to Year 12 is dumb since I think it's too basic for Year 12 study.

I'm also annoyed that they removed 1984 from the syllabus because it's an essential text that makes crucial points on the dangers of totalitarianism and how it subverts the truth, eradicates independent thought, destroys real human connection etc. In a world where tensions for WWIII are rising, I think a text like 1984 is more relevant now than ever and it's a huge mistake to replace it with lesser known Australian texts which don't explore these concepts with the same level of sophistication, depth and intensity.

it aint that deep they all are shakespeare texts. dfym too basic for year 10 lil bro? womp womp the dangers of totalitarianiasm goes against leftists' values

 

[MJRey]

it aint that deep they all are shakespeare texts. dfym too basic for year 10 lil bro? womp womp the dangers of totalitarianiasm goes against leftists' values

Some Shakespeare texts are more sophisticated than others, and you misquoted me. I said too basic for Year 12, it is more appropriate as a Year 11 or 10 text. Also, Orwell wrote specifically about communism, which is a leftist ideology (you can look it up yourself), which leads to totalitarianism. Just look at the Russian Revolution and you'll see where Orwell got his inspiration for the novel from. So your point is actually incorrect, totalitarianism is a by-product of far-left ideologies like communism. Maybe do some fact checking before you throw around terms you don't know the meaning of.

 

[justletmespeak123]

Some Shakespeare texts are more sophisticated than others, and you misquoted me. I said too basic for Year 12, it is more appropriate as a Year 11 or 10 text. Also, Orwell wrote specifically about communism, which is a leftist ideology (you can look it up yourself), which leads to totalitarianism. Just look at the Russian Revolution and you'll see where Orwell got his inspiration for the novel from. So your point is actually incorrect, totalitarianism is a by-product of far-left ideologies like communism. Maybe do some fact checking before you throw around terms you don't know the meaning of.

exactly... and guess what english teachers are? leftists... that's exactly what I meant. They realised the book is criticising leftism which goes against the values of english teachers

 

[MJRey]

exactly... and guess what english teachers are? leftists... that's exactly what I meant. They realised the book is criticising leftism which goes against the values of english teachers

I apologise for my targeted retaliation.