English Studies is designed for students who wish to refine their skills and knowledge in English and consolidate their English literacy skills to enhance their personal, social, educational and vocational lives. 

It is a course for students who wish to be awarded a Higher School Certificate, but who are seeking an alternative to the English Standard course.

The study of English in Stage 6 enables students to understand and use language effectively. They appreciate, enjoy and reflect on the English language and make meaning in ways that are imaginative, creative, interpretive, critical and powerful. Students value the English language in its various textual forms to become thoughtful and effective communicators in a diverse global world. 

Knowledge, Understanding and Skills

Through responding to and composing a wide range of texts and through the close study of texts, students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in order to:

• communicate through speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing

• use language to shape and make meaning according to purpose, audience and context

• think in ways that are imaginative, creative, interpretive and critical

• express themselves and their relationships with others and their world

• learn and reflect on their learning through their study of English.

Values and Attitudes

Students value and appreciate:

• the importance of the English language as a key to learning

• the personal enrichment to be gained from a love of English, literature and learning

• the power of language to explore and express views of themselves as well as the social, cultural, ethical, moral, spiritual and aesthetic dimensions of human experiences

• the power of effective communication using the language modes of speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing

• the role of language in developing positive interaction and cooperation with others

• the diversity and aesthetics of language through literary and other texts

• the independence gained from thinking imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically.

Objective A

Through responding to and composing a wide range of texts and through the close study of texts, students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in order to:

• communicate through speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing*

Objective B

Through responding to and composing a wide range of texts and through the close study of texts, students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in order to:

• use language to shape and make meaning according to purpose, audience and context

Objective C

Through responding to and composing a wide range of texts and through the close study of texts, students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in order to:

• think in ways that are imaginative, creative, interpretive and critical

Objective D

Through responding to and composing a wide range of texts and through the close study of texts, students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in order to:

• express themselves and their relationships with others and their world

Objective E

Through responding to and composing a wide range of texts and through the close study of texts, students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in order to:

• learn and reflect on their learning through their study of English