Ko te reo te tuakiri.
Ko te reo tōku ahurei.
Ko te reo te ora.

Language is my identity.
Language is my uniqueness.
Language is life.

KAUPAPA:

Students who participate satisfactorily in this course will improve in their ability to:-

• Control the processes associated with using and responding to English language purposefully and effectively through reading and writing, speaking and listening, viewing and presenting;

• Understand how language varies according to the users, audience and purposes;

• Understand and think critically about a range of texts;

• Appreciate the heritages of New Zealand through texts written in English.

PREREQUISITES:    

• None

COURSE CONTENT:

• Reading and writing

• Developing written accuracy skills

• Examining various types of written material, including novels, short stories, poetry and plays.

• Creative and formal writing tasks.

• Listening and Speaking

• Language Analysis

• Viewing and Presenting 

COSTS:

• There are no costs to this course

FUTURE STUDIES / CAREER OPTIONS:

• English is a compulsory subject at Level One because the skills are important in a wide range of other study areas, at tertiary level study and in most careers.

PATHWAYS @ JMC:

• Year 10 English

• NCEA: Year 11 English 

• NCEA: Level Two Transitional English

• NCEA: Level Two English

• IBDP: English Language & Literature