2 units for each of Preliminary and HSC        Exclusions:    English (Advanced);  English (ESL); Developed Course                                                                  English (Extension); Mass Media Studies

Course Description:

·          In the Preliminary English (Standard) course, students explore the ways events, experiences, ideas and processes are represented in and through texts.

·          In the HSC English (Standard) course, students reflect on and demonstrate the effectiveness of texts for different audiences and purposes.

Main Topics Covered:

Preliminary Course

The course has two sections:

·          content common to the Standard and Advanced courses is undertaken through units of work called Areas of Study. Students explore texts and develop skills in synthesis. The common content comprises 40% of the course content. Students undertake at least one Area of Study

·          Electives in which students explore and examine texts and analyse aspects of meaning. The electives comprise 60% of the content.

HSC Course

The course has two sections:

·          The HSC Common Content which consists of one Area of Study common to the HSC Standard and the HSC Advanced courses where students analyse and explore texts and apply skills in synthesis

·          Modules that provide elective choices, which emphasise particular aspects of shaping meaning and demonstration of the effectiveness of texts for different audiences and purposes. Students are required to choose one elective from each of the Modules.

Particular Course Requirements:

In the Preliminary English (Standard) course students are required to:

·          study Australian and other texts

·          explore a range of types of text drawn from prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and/or multimedia texts

·          undertake wide reading programs involving texts and textual forms composed in and for a wide variety of contexts

·          integrate the modes of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and representing as appropriate

·          engage in the integrated study of language and text

HSC English (Standard) course requires:

·          the close study of at least four types of prescribed text,  one drawn from each of the following categories: prose fiction; drama; poetry; nonfiction, film, media or multimedia

·          a wide range of additional related texts and textual forms

·          Prescribed Stimulus Booklet.

Assessment: HSC course only

External Assessment

Weighting

Internal Assessment

Weighting

A written examination paper consisting of:

Paper 1 (2 hours)

Areas of Study (Common course content)

Paper 2 (2 Hours)

Module A

Module B

Module C

40

60

Area of Study

(Common course content)

Module A

Module B

Module C

40

20

20

20

100

Assessment across the language modes:

·         Listening

·         Speaking

·         Reading

·         Writing

·         Viewing & representing

15

15

25

30

15

100

100