S2-S3 English

Course Outline:

The English Course in S.3 will build on the skills and experiences encountered in S1 and S2, and will provide progression, both in terms of texts used, and also in terms of making more complex demands of the students.

More specifically, in the receptive areas of Reading and Listening, students will be required to study increasingly complex texts.  These will be both factual and literary – novels, short stories, poems, plays, film etc. – and will challenge the students both to understand the authors’ intentions and to analyse their skill. 

In the Expressive areas of Writing and Talking, students will be challenged to create texts, both factual and literary, in response to a variety of stimuli.  For example, they may, following group and class discussion, be asked to write a discursive essay on an issue of contemporary relevance.  Alternatively, an individual may be asked to report back on a group discussion. More imaginative writing – e.g., short stories – will also form part of the Course.