Essential English (Stage 1)
Length of Course
Level
Learning Area
Core or Specialist
Pre-requisites
Available through teacher reccomendation
Subject Description
Students will be introduced to the Stage 1 Essential English program and work through it within a supportive classroom environment. In Essential English, literacy skills are developed through a focus on comprehending and creating written, spoken, visual, and digital texts, and using and modifying language for different purposes in a range of social and cultural contexts, including study, work, and community life. Essential English develops an awareness of the sociocultural aspects of language in social, community, workplace, and/or imagined contexts.
Students who complete this subject with a grade of C or better will meet the SACE Stage 1 literacy requirements.
- Comprehend and Respond: Understand and respond to a variety of texts.
- Communication Skills: Communicate ideas clearly and effectively in both written and oral forms.
- Text Creation: Use appropriate language, structure, and conventions to create texts for different purposes and audiences.
- Critical Reflection: Reflect on their own learning and the effectiveness of their communication strategies.
• Assessment Type 1: Responding to Texts
• Assessment Type 2: Creating Texts
For a 20-credit subject, students should provide evidence of their learning through four assessments, with at least one assessment from each assessment type. At least one assessment should be an oral or multimodal presentation and at least one should be in written form.
Stage 2 Essential English
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