2 units for each of Preliminary and HSC

Board Developed Course (Category B)

ATAR

Exclusions: English (Standard); English (Advanced); English (Extension); English (ESL)

Course Entry Guidelines:

This course is designed to meet the specific needs of students who are seeking an alternative to the English (Standard) course and who intend to proceed from school directly into employment or vocational training. It is for students who wish to refine their skills and knowledge in English and consolidate their literacy skills.

Students considering choosing the course should be advised that:

• English Studies is a Stage 6 Content Endorsed Course.

• Satisfactory completion of English Studies will fulfil the English pattern-of-study requirements for the Higher School Certificate.

• Students who complete the course will not be eligible for the calculation of an ATAR if they have more than one Category B subject.

Course Description:

In the English Studies course, students explore the ideas, values, language forms, features and structures of texts in a range of personal, social, cultural and workplace contexts. They respond to and compose texts to extend experience and understanding, access information and assess its reliability, and synthesise the knowledge gained from a range of sources for a variety of purposes.

Main Topics Covered:

Preliminary (120 indicative hours):

• • The module, 'Achieving Through English - English and the worlds of education, careers and community' is mandatory in the Year 11 course.

  • Students will study a total of 2 - 4 modules (including the mandatory module), 20 - 40 indicative hours per module.

HSC (120 indicative hours):

• • The module 'Texts and Human Experiences' is mandatory in the Year 12 Course.

  • Students will study a total of 2 - 4 different modules (including the mandatory. module), 20 - 45 indicative hours per module.

The additional modules for both the Year 11 and Year 12 courses are selected from a list of elective modules within the syllabus. The elective modules may be studied in either course, but with an increasing level of challenge as students advance into the Year 12 Course.

Schools may develop and offer one 20-hour module of their own design for the Year 11 year.

For more information about this course, please see: Mr Adams, Mrs Magann, Mrs Arundell and Mrs Kihi