COURSE:  ENGLISH STANDARD

Leader of Learning: Ms Krista Austin

2 units for each of Year 11 and Year 12 Board Developed Course

Course Description:

The English Standard course provides students, who have a diverse range of literacy skills, with the opportunity to analyse, study and enjoy a breadth and variety of English texts to become confident and effective communicators. English Standard offers a rich language experience that is reflected through the integrated modes of reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing and representing. Through study of the course modules students continue to develop their skills to analyse, reconsider and refine meaning and to reflect on their own processes of responding, composing and learning.

Course Content:

The Year 11 Course has three modules:

• Content common to the Standard and Advanced Courses is undertaken through a module called Reading to Write: Transition to Senior English. 

• Two further modules are studied: Module A: Contemporary Possibilities and Module B: Close Study of Literature which are both unique to the Standard Course.

• There are no prescribed texts for Year 11 from NESA.

The Year 12 Course has four modules:

• Content common to the Standard and Advanced Courses is undertaken through a module called Texts and Human Experiences.

• Three further modules are studied which are unique to the Standard Course: Module A: Language, Identity and Culture, Module B: Close Study of Literature, Module C: The Craft of Writing.

Course Requirements:

In the Year 11 English (Standard) Course, students are required to:

• study one complex multimodal or digital text in Module A.

• study one substantial literary print text in Module B, eg. prose fiction, drama or poetry.

• study a range of types of text drawn from prose fiction, drama, poetry, non-fiction, film, media and digital texts.

• support the study of texts with their own wide reading.

The Year 12 English (Standard) Course requires students to:

• closely study three types of prescribed texts, one from each: prose fiction, poetry OR drama, film OR media OR nonfiction

• study one related text in the common module

Across Stage 6 the selection of texts must give students experience of the following:

• a range of types of texts inclusive of prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts.

• 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 

• texts with a wide range of cultural, social and gender perspectives

•  integrated modes of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and representing as appropriate.