Listening
Knowledge and understanding of and skills in:
• following more complex oral communication at and beyond the literal level
• identifying main ideas and subsidiary ideas in small group discussion, class discussion, formal presentation and informal conversation
• following the main idea and some supporting detail of a spoken text on a new topic at normal speed
• identifying values or beliefs underlying spoken texts
• identifying cultural references within spoken texts
• recognising the range of differences between formal and informal speech registers
• identifying and using stress, emphasis, intonation and pronunciation on meaning and clarity of communication in more complex oral texts
• predicting the nature and purpose of information being sought before listening.
• following more complex oral communication at and beyond the literal level
• identifying main ideas and subsidiary ideas in small group discussion, class discussion, formal presentation and informal conversation
• following the main idea and some supporting detail of a spoken text on a new topic at normal speed
• identifying values or beliefs underlying spoken texts
• identifying cultural references within spoken texts
• recognising the range of differences between formal and informal speech registers
• identifying and using stress, emphasis, intonation and pronunciation on meaning and clarity of communication in more complex oral texts
• predicting the nature and purpose of information being sought before listening.
Speaking
Knowledge and understanding of and skills in:
• using appropriate volume, stress, intonation and pronunciation in sustained oral communication
• adjusting language for varying purposes, audiences and contexts including formal and informal
• using advanced conventions of grammar, sentence structure and punctuation
• negotiation of a solution to a complex issue
• using vocabulary facilitating accurate and imaginative expression with variations of meaning
• demonstrating awareness of the ways language shapes our perceptions of self and others
• applying conventions relating to interpersonal skills in speaking, including assertiveness and politeness
• speaking from a variety of perspectives
• arguing with supporting evidence for a point of view on an issue arising from texts and Area of Study
• engaging with audience questions in response to a prepared or impromptu talk.
• using appropriate volume, stress, intonation and pronunciation in sustained oral communication
• adjusting language for varying purposes, audiences and contexts including formal and informal
• using advanced conventions of grammar, sentence structure and punctuation
• negotiation of a solution to a complex issue
• using vocabulary facilitating accurate and imaginative expression with variations of meaning
• demonstrating awareness of the ways language shapes our perceptions of self and others
• applying conventions relating to interpersonal skills in speaking, including assertiveness and politeness
• speaking from a variety of perspectives
• arguing with supporting evidence for a point of view on an issue arising from texts and Area of Study
• engaging with audience questions in response to a prepared or impromptu talk.
Reading
Knowledge and understanding of and skills in:
• responding to a range of more complex texts, including personal, imaginative, informative, persuasive and expository texts taken from literature and other sources
• recognising ways that writers use language to address purpose, situation and audience, and shape response
• understanding text structures
• using literal, interpretive, critical and creative levels of comprehension
• structural staging of literary and factual texts
• understanding tone and mood
• discerning different styles
• demonstrating understanding of cultural attitudes, beliefs and values underlying issues and language in texts
• applying textual knowledge to new texts on the same or related topics.
• responding to a range of more complex texts, including personal, imaginative, informative, persuasive and expository texts taken from literature and other sources
• recognising ways that writers use language to address purpose, situation and audience, and shape response
• understanding text structures
• using literal, interpretive, critical and creative levels of comprehension
• structural staging of literary and factual texts
• understanding tone and mood
• discerning different styles
• demonstrating understanding of cultural attitudes, beliefs and values underlying issues and language in texts
• applying textual knowledge to new texts on the same or related topics.
Writing
Knowledge and understanding of and skills in:
• composing extended personal, imaginative and factual writing
• discerning more complex text structures in and beyond the classroom
• producing text structures shaped and adapted to address purpose and audience
• reshaping writing for a different purpose, audience or situation
• applying detailed conventions of grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, spelling and quotation to writing
• using extended vocabulary and specialised language, facilitating accurate and appropriate expression
• writing with cohesion, coherence, fluency and accuracy for a variety of purposes and audiences
• writing from a variety of perspectives
• editing text for precision and clarity and to refine expression
• developing personal style.
• composing extended personal, imaginative and factual writing
• discerning more complex text structures in and beyond the classroom
• producing text structures shaped and adapted to address purpose and audience
• reshaping writing for a different purpose, audience or situation
• applying detailed conventions of grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, spelling and quotation to writing
• using extended vocabulary and specialised language, facilitating accurate and appropriate expression
• writing with cohesion, coherence, fluency and accuracy for a variety of purposes and audiences
• writing from a variety of perspectives
• editing text for precision and clarity and to refine expression
• developing personal style.
Viewing
Knowledge and understanding of and skills in:
• critical and cultural literacy in viewing film, mass media and multimedia products
• responding to contemporary language in the mass media
• discerning connotations in words, sounds and images in the mass media
• discerning values in mass media products.
• critical and cultural literacy in viewing film, mass media and multimedia products
• responding to contemporary language in the mass media
• discerning connotations in words, sounds and images in the mass media
• discerning values in mass media products.
Representing
Knowledge and understanding of and skills in:
• constructing more complex types of representation
• improvisation and scripted drama performance.
• constructing more complex types of representation
• improvisation and scripted drama performance.