National 4

What will I study?

This course helps you understand how language works, and how to use it to communicate ideas and information in English. You will get to use creative and critical thinking to produce ideas and arguments, and to develop critical literacy skills as well as personal, interpersonal and team working skills. You will also develop an appreciation of Scotland’s literary and linguistic heritage.

The course has three compulsory units plus an added value unit that assesses your practical skills.

English: Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation (RUAE)

In this unit you will:

• develop listening and reading skills in the contexts of literature, language and media

• develop the skills needed to understand, analyse and evaluate straightforward texts.

English: Creation and Production

In this unit you will:

• develop talking and writing skills in familiar contexts

• develop the skills needed to create and produce straightforward texts in both written and spoken forms.

Literacy 

In this unit you will:

• develop reading, writing, listening and talking skills in a variety of forms relevant for learning, life and work

• develop the ability to understand straightforward ideas and information presented in speech and writing

• develop the ability to communicate written and spoken ideas and information with technical accuracy.

Added Value Unit: English Assignment 

In this unit you will:

• read one text or more and present your findings in a critical essay or oral presentation.

How will I be assessed?

Your work will be assessed by your teacher or tutor on an ongoing basis throughout the course. Items of work might include:

•  practical work – reading, speaking or listening to texts

•  written work – producing straightforward texts or reports.

You must pass all units to gain the course qualification.

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