Stage 2 English as an Additional Language (EAL)

English as an Additional Language is designed for students for whom English is an additional language to improve students’ general proficiency in the English language, with a focus on developing their literacy skills. There is an emphasis on communication, comprehension, analysis and text creation.

In Stage 2 English as an Additional Language, students examine and analyse texts in an English speaking environment for social and academic purposes. They work independently and collaboratively to solve problems by using contextual clues to predict and confirm the meaning of a text. They learn when and how to use a strategy, such as asking questions to monitor their understanding of texts.

Content

This subject focuses on development and use of skills and strategies in communication, comprehension, language and text analysis, and creating texts. 

Through studying a variety of oral, written and multimodal texts, students develop an understanding of text structures and language features.

Students explore the relationship between these structures and features and the context, purpose and audience of texts. Information, ideas, and opinions in texts are identified and interpreted.

Students broaden their understanding of sociocultural and sociolinguistic aspects of English, through their study of texts and language. They develop skills for research and academic study.

Assessment

The following assessment types enable students to demonstrate their learning:

School Assessment

Assessment Type 1: 

Academic Literacy Study (30%)

Assessment Type 2:

Responses to Texts (40%)

External Assessment Assessment Type 3:

Online Examination (30%)