Course Requirements
Text Requirements
• The study of AT LEAST THREE TYPES OF PRESCRIBED TEXTS drawn from:
– prose fiction
– drama
– poetry
– nonfiction
– film OR media OR multimedia texts
• a wide range of additional related texts and textual forms
The course has two sections and the requirements listed above apply to both sections.
Section 1
Language Study within an Area of Study where students reinforce and extend their language skills and apply skills in synthesis.
Language Study within an Area of Study comprises 50% of the content and it consists of one prescribed Area of Study.
Section 2
Modules which emphasise particular aspects of shaping meaning and demonstration of the effectiveness of texts for different audiences and purposes.
Students are required to choose one elective from each of two modules. The modules comprise 50% of the content.
• The study of AT LEAST THREE TYPES OF PRESCRIBED TEXTS drawn from:
– prose fiction
– drama
– poetry
– nonfiction
– film OR media OR multimedia texts
• a wide range of additional related texts and textual forms
The course has two sections and the requirements listed above apply to both sections.
Section 1
Language Study within an Area of Study where students reinforce and extend their language skills and apply skills in synthesis.
Language Study within an Area of Study comprises 50% of the content and it consists of one prescribed Area of Study.
Section 2
Modules which emphasise particular aspects of shaping meaning and demonstration of the effectiveness of texts for different audiences and purposes.
Students are required to choose one elective from each of two modules. The modules comprise 50% of the content.
Language Study Within Area of Study
The Language Study is organised within Area(s) of Study that involves exploration of a concept that affects our perceptions of ourselves and our world. Students explore, analyse and experiment with the ways in which perceptions of this concept are shaped in and through a variety of texts.
Students address the following broad aspects of language study through the Areas of
Study:
• linguistic conventions, grammatical features and vocabulary
• language use shaped by context, purpose and audience
• text structures
• features of style.
They explore the concept through:
• close study of one or more texts
• responding to and composing a wide range of related texts
• making connections between texts and the Area of Study
• synthesising aspects of a variety of texts
• presenting coherently integrated interpretations of the concept.
The number and content of Areas of Study are not prescribed in the Preliminary English (ESL) course. Teachers design Areas of Study that will, in length, content and focus, provide an appropriate language learning environment for students.
Modules and Electives
In the HSC course, students are to choose one of the prescribed electives from EACH of the HSC Modules A and B.
The electives and text list will be prescribed in a support document. Electives and texts will be subject to periodic evaluation and review.
Each module shows how content and/or texts function within it. Modules are:
Module A – Experience Through Language
Module B – Texts and Society
Each elective requires:
• a selection of texts
• a balance of the language modes of reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing and representing as appropriate
• responding to and composing texts
• the integrated study of language and text
• an oral communication component.
Module A: Experience Through Language
This module requires students to explore the uses of a particular aspect of language. It develops students’ awareness of language and helps them to understand how our perceptions of and relationships with others and the world are shaped in written, spoken and visual language.
Each elective in this module specifies a prescribed text and a key aspect of language for study. These provide the basis for the study and use of this aspect of language in other texts, including texts drawn from students’ own experience.
Students examine particular language structures and features used in the prescribed text and a range of situations that they encounter in their daily lives. They explore, examine and analyse how the conventions of textual forms, language modes and media shape meaning. Composition focuses on experimentation with variations of purpose, audience and form to achieve different effects. These compositions may be realised in a variety of forms and media.
Module B: Texts and Society
This module requires students to explore and analyse texts used in a specific situation. It assists students’ understanding of the ways that texts communicate information, ideas, bodies of knowledge, attitudes and belief systems in ways particular to specific areas of society.
Electives in this module are designed around a specific situation and the texts that are characteristic of and valued within it. Texts will be drawn from a variety of professional and social situations. Students are also required to supplement this study with texts of their own choosing related to the module.
Students explore the role of textual features in the shaping of meaning in specific situations. They develop the communication skills necessary for a wide variety of personal, social, historical, cultural and workplace contexts. Composition focuses on analysing and experimenting with textual forms characteristic of the specific contexts. These compositions may be realised in a variety of forms and media.
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