Executive Teacher: Eleanor Templeton
English Academy Staff: Charlotte Adams, Craig Ackland, Joanne Archer, Mark Clutton, Maddison Cowie, Julia Gale, Joseph Harrison, Simone Livingstone, Rosie Randle, Adam Raymond, James West, Emmeline Wilson
The English Academy fosters a love of literature and the English language through the delivery of college English courses at every level. We strive to incorporate texts that represent Indigenous ways of knowing, doing and being, texts that celebrate the diverse cultures of our students, and texts that explore the current reality of the world we live in. In each course, we address literacy and language needs through a variety of relevant text types, assessment items and classwork tasks.
Courses available:
- Bridging Literacy (A)
- Essential English (A)
- English (T)
- Literature (T)
Completion of courses in this Academy will assist you in developing:
- Critical and creative thinking skills
- Communication skills
- Teamwork skills
- Interpersonal and intercultural skills
In line with our cultural integrity focus and drawing upon Tyson Yunkaporta’s (2019) five ways of thinking, we support students to reflect upon:
The significance of narrative in shaping the ways we think
How narratives are shaped and shared through relationships between humans, nonhumans, places and knowledge
How narratives use symbols to convey messages,
How narratives are transmitted best through deep engagement
How patterns occur in narratives across deep time and space
For more information about the English courses at Erindale College, please see the 2027 Course Guide.