Dr Hogarth said there is 'no definitive English language but many Englishes' and that 'subject English is limited in describing what it is we do in the subject'. Photo / 123RFDr Hogarth said there is 'no definitive English language but many Englishes' and that 'subject English is limited in describing what it is we do in the subject'. Photo / 123RFAn Australian academic has suggested the school subject English be renamed "Language Arts", arguing that the subject's traditional name could be viewed as an "act of assimilation". Photo / SuppliedIndigenous woman and educator Dr Hogarth proposed the theory while speaking at the Australian Association for the Teaching of English conference, the Courier-Mail reports. "So I'm left asking, is subject English just another act of assimilation?"

Source: New Zealand Herald August 14, 2021 02:37 UTC