English/EAL
English/EAL
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Build your EAL proficiency
Duration One Unit
If English is your second language (or third language) and you’re looking to improve your skills to express yourself better academically, this subject is perfect for you! This course is designed specifically to help students build confidence and get ready for their VCE studies. It aims to improve students’ reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing skills. Students develop these skills through explicit teaching and the use of multimedia. They will work collaboratively across a range of tasks. It is intensive, flexible and highly differentiated. You’ll work together with classmates on tasks that make learning English more engaging and practical.
Please note: To enrol in this subject, students may need to be recommended by their teacher.
Assessment
Students will complete several graded Assessment Tasks.
Ongoing formative assessment will occur through class work, participation in group activities, class discussions and homework tasks.
EAL students will also be formally assessed on their progress through the EAL Stages of the Victorian Curriculum in Reading and Viewing, Writing and Speaking and Listening.
Assessment of language skill development will take place in conjunction with the EAL Core teacher.
Pathways This subject will support students completing VCE Units 1-4 EAL in future studies.
Contact Teacher: Ms Eva Turewicz
Advanced English
Brief Description
Advanced English will introduce academically advanced students to the two advanced English VCE options – English Language and Literature. Through the course, students will study one unit introducing English Language skills and one unit introducing Literature.
Studying Literature involves the in-depth analysis and interpretation of texts, and the development of personal and creative responses in written and oral form. Literature offers opportunities to study a variety of different genres and forms of text across Years 10, 11 and 12.
Studying English Language involves understanding the mechanics of language, such as phonetics and phonology. Students will use this technical understanding to analyse the use of language in a variety of different contexts, unpacking how and why language choices are made for different audiences and purposes.
Assessment
Literature
Annotation and close analysis writing about a variety of texts
Creative Response
English Language
Content Tests
Written Analysis of Language
End of Semester Exam
Pathways
This English elective supports students considering continuing with VCE English Language Units 1-4 and VCE Literature Units 1-4.
Please Note The College requires any student who studies Literature Units 1 & 2 or Units 3 & 4 to also undertake VCE English. This must be considered when selecting Literature in VCE, as this does mean that two subjects of the six subjects studied at Year 11, and two of the five studied at Year 12, will be from the English group. Students who elect to undertake two Englishes must be motivated, organised and committed to reading and responding to a greater number of texts. Students must achieve excellent results in Year 10 English (Core) to study VCE Literature
Contact Teacher: Ms Carolyn Dunn
Creative Writing
Brief Description
Creative Writing will allow students to focus on shaping their authorial voice through creative writing in a variety of forms including narrative, poetry and personal reflective writing.
Students will study a variety of shorter mentor texts, analysing the characteristics of effective writing and experimenting with these in their own work.
To allow students to mature their creative processes and voice, students will also be introduced to creative writing exercises and drafting procedures to support their understanding of the process of crafting a text.
This subject will appeal to students with authorial aspirations and help advance student writing skills in preparation for the VCE English Areas of Study - Crafting Texts (Unit 1, Area of Study 2) and Creating Texts (Unit 3, Area of Study 2).
Assessment
Creative Writing in a variety of forms
Folio of Drafting Processes
Personal reflection on Writing and Creative Process
Pathways
This English elective supports students continuing with VCE English (Mainstream)
Contact Teacher: Ms Carolyn Dunn
Film Studies
Brief Description
English Film Studies will offer students the opportunity to advance their English text response analysis and writing skills, by studying a variety of film texts.
Students will study the context, composition and central messages of films, analysing how they combine visual elements and spoken language to communicate textual messages to an audience.
Students write text response essays about focus films, allowing them to hone their essay writing skills in preparation for VCE English.
Assessment
Text Response Essays
Scene Analysis
End of Semester Exam
Pathways
This English elective supports students continuing with VCE English (Mainstream)
Contact Teacher: Ms Carolyn Dunn
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