English Extension 1

1 unit

Year 11 and 12

Course Outline

In the English Extension Year 11 course, students explore the ways in which aspects and concerns of texts from the past have been carried forward, borrowed from and/or appropriated into more recent culture. They consider how and why cultural values are maintained and changed.

In the English Extension 1 Year 12 course, students explore, investigate, experiment with and evaluate the ways texts represent and illuminate the complexity of individual and collective lives in literary worlds.

Content

Year 11

The course has one mandatory module: Texts, Culture and Value as well as a related research project.

Year 12

English Extension 1 course – The course has one common module, Literary Worlds. Students must complete one elective chosen from the five options offered for study.

The electives are

Confessional worlds

Historical worlds

Hybrid worlds

Natural worlds

Shakespearean worlds

Recommendations

Who should do this course?

Advanced English students who have an interest in how language shapes our culture and who wish to pursue an additional and specialised study of English at a more intensive level.

Special Requirements/Equipment

Across Stage 6 the selection of texts should give students experience of the following as appropriate:

· texts which are widely regarded as quality literature, including a range of literary texts written about intercultural experiences and the peoples and cultures of Asia

· a range of Australian texts, including texts by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander authors and those that give insights into diverse experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples

· a range of types of texts drawn from prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media, multimedia and digital texts.

Exclusions

What you cannot do with this course?

English Standard, English Studies, English EAL/D

This course is often chosen with

Student must study English Advanced.

Career options

How will this course help me in the future?

Skills gained in dealing with abstract concepts, critical analysis and independent study will be beneficial in the workplace and in further study.

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