English - INGARANGI

Ko te reo tuakiri Language is my identity

Ko te reo tōku ahurei Language is my uniqueness

Ko te reo te ora Language is my life

Level 1 English

At Year 11 all students do English. There are three courses, based on NZQA's literacy requirements.

Course 1:

This course is designed for students who have gained their literacy qualification. These students will have the opportunity to do up to 20 credits through four achievement standards. These cover understanding language in context, studied texts, writing and language analysis.

Course 2:

This course is designed for students who have gained some but not all of their literacy qualification. These students will spend the first part of the year working towards the literacy assessment in May. After this they will do 10-15 credits through achievement standards. These may cover understanding language in context, studied texts and language analysis.

Course 3:

This course is designed for students who have not gained any of their literacy qualification. These students will spend around half of the year working towards the literacy assessments in May and September. They will also be offered at least 5 other credits from achievement standards.

Level 2 English

At Level 2 English is not a compulsory subject however, it is strongly advised you take Level 2 English as competency in this subject is essential to success in most areas of work and future study.

12LIT - Literature

This course is for students who enjoy the study of English literature (novels, films, plays, short stories, poetry), and who are confident readers and writers. Students intending on attending university should consider taking this course.

The course for 12LIT may include formal writing, creative writing, a seminar or dramatic presentation, static images, personal reading, research, language analysis and textual studies (film, novel, short stories, poetry, plays). There are three external standards available and the teacher will organise a course that enables students to gain course endorsement.

If you are thinking of going to university you need to get 10 University Entrance Literacy credits in reading and writing. 12LIT will give you the opportunity to get most of the 10 University Entrance Literacy credits.

The course will offer between 14 and 24 credits.

12LAN - Language

This course is for students who aren’t interested in or don’t enjoy studying texts, and are more interested in the practical aspects of English and communication skills that will take them into the workforce. You might not be as confident in reading, writing and speaking, but you would like to improve. 12LAN is for students looking at going straight into work, an apprenticeship, trades training and other non-university study after finishing school.

Even students who do not enjoy English should consider doing it at Level 2 English; employers want to hire people with good communication skills.

12LAN may include unit standards for report writing, reading for information, and research, with the option to include achievement standards for static images and speech. There is no externally assessed component to this course.

12LAN does not provide University Entrance Literacy credits or subject endorsement.

The course will offer between 14 and 24 credits, including 3-8 tagged literacy credits.

Level 3 English

Level 3 English is very close to a university level course and is designed for those students who either require this level of English for their career or study path. English at Level 3 provides the essential foundations for university or tertiary study with essay writing, critical analysis and referencing skills, public speaking and discussion.

This course does not have an external component, so does not provide course endorsement. It does provide University Entrance literacy (both reading and writing) and is a University Entrance course - providing the 14 credits needed to meet this criteria.

The course is made up of four internally assessed standards: writing portfolio, speech, static image and critical texts. The design of the course relieves students of a heavier exam burden in Term 3 & 4.

To take this course students must have taken L2LIT in Year 12.

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