English as an Additional Language 2019 - General Senior ...

English as an Additional Language 2019 v1.4

General Senior Syllabus

This syllabus is for implementation with Year 11 students in 2019.

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Contents

1 Course overview __________________________________ 1

1.1 Introduction............................................................................................... 1

1.1.1 Rationale..........................................................................................................1 1.1.2 Learning area structure....................................................................................3 1.1.3 Course structure ..............................................................................................4

1.2 Teaching and learning .............................................................................. 5

1.2.1 Syllabus objectives ..........................................................................................5 1.2.2 Underpinning factors........................................................................................7 1.2.3 Aboriginal perspectives and Torres Strait Islander perspectives....................9 1.2.4 Pedagogical and conceptual framework .......................................................10 1.2.5 Subject matter................................................................................................10

1.3 Assessment -- general information........................................................ 16

1.3.1 Formative assessments -- Units 1 and 2......................................................17 1.3.2 Summative assessments -- Units 3 and 4....................................................17

1.4 Reporting standards ............................................................................... 18

2 Unit 1: Language, text and culture __________________ 20

2.1 Unit description....................................................................................... 20 2.2 Unit objectives ........................................................................................ 21 2.3 Areas of study ........................................................................................ 22 2.4 Assessment guidance ............................................................................ 23

3 Unit 2: Perspectives in texts _______________________ 24

3.1 Unit description....................................................................................... 24 3.2 Unit objectives ........................................................................................ 25 3.3 Areas of study ........................................................................................ 26 3.4 Assessment guidance ............................................................................ 27

4 Unit 3: Issues, ideas and attitudes __________________ 28

4.1 Unit description....................................................................................... 28 4.2 Unit objectives ........................................................................................ 29 4.3 Areas of study ........................................................................................ 30 4.4 Assessment ............................................................................................ 32

4.4.1 Summative internal assessment 1 (IA1): Examination -- analytical written response (25%)..................................................................................32

4.4.2 Summative internal assessment 2 (IA2): Extended response -- persuasive written response (25%) ...............................................................37

5 Unit 4: Close study of literary texts _________________ 41

5.1 Unit description....................................................................................... 41 5.2 Unit objectives ........................................................................................ 42 5.3 Topic 1: Creative responses to literary texts........................................... 43 5.4 Topic 2: Critical responses to literary texts ............................................. 44 5.5 Assessment ............................................................................................ 46

5.5.1 Summative internal assessment 3 (IA3): Extended response -- imaginative spoken/multimodal response (25%)...........................................46

5.5.2 Summative external assessment (EA): Examination -- analytical extended response (25%)..............................................................................52

6 Glossary _______________________________________ 53

7 References _____________________________________ 73

8 Version history __________________________________ 74

1 Course overview

1.1

Introduction

1.1.1 Rationale

The QCAA English learning area is made up of five senior secondary subjects: Essential English, English, Literature, English & Literature Extension, and English as an Additional Language. These subjects share common features that include the continuing development of students' knowledge, understanding and skills in listening, speaking, reading, viewing, designing and writing. Differences between the subjects lie in the emphasis on how language and skills are developed and the contexts in which they are applied.

English learning area subjects offer students opportunities to enjoy language and be empowered as functional, purposeful, creative and critical language users who understand how texts can convey and transform personal and cultural perspectives. In a world of rapid cultural, social, economic and technological change, complex demands are placed on citizens to be literate within a variety of modes and mediums. Students are offered opportunities to develop this capacity by drawing on a repertoire of resources to interpret and create texts for personal, cultural, social and aesthetic purposes. They learn how language varies according to context, purpose and audience, content, modes and mediums, and how to use it appropriately and effectively for a variety of purposes. Students have opportunities to engage with diverse texts to help them develop a sense of themselves, their world and their place in it.

The subject English as an Additional Language is designed to develop students' knowledge, understanding and language skills in Standard Australian English (SAE), and provides students with opportunities to develop higher-order thinking skills through interpretation, analysis and creation of varied literary, non-literary, media and academic texts. Students have opportunities to engage with language and texts through a range of teaching and learning experiences to foster:

? the skills to communicate effectively in SAE for the purposes of responding to and creating literary and non-literary texts

? the development of language skills required for English language learners to be competent users of written and spoken English in a variety of contexts including academic contexts suitable for tertiary studies

? the skills to make choices about generic structures, language, textual features and technologies to best convey intended meaning in the most appropriate medium and genre

? exploration of ways in which literary and non-literary texts may reflect or challenge social and cultural ways of thinking and influence audiences

? empathy for others and appreciation of different perspectives through a study of a range of literary texts from diverse cultures and periods, including Australian texts by Aboriginal writers and/or Torres Strait Islander writers

? enjoyment and appreciation of the English language.

The English as an Additional Language syllabus values and affirms the diversity of languages, interests, background knowledge and abilities that EAL students bring to the classroom. Students for whom this course is intended have the right to learn and succeed within a curriculum that is sensitive to and inclusive of their prior learning and experiences.

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This syllabus also recognises the histories of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the multiple languages they have spoken and continue to speak in Australia. It acknowledges that Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples communicate in a variety of ways that are deeply embedded in their collective histories and relationships.

Eligibility statement

English as an Additional Language is designed for students for whom English is not their first or home language. These students include:

? Aboriginal students and Torres Strait Islander students for whom Standard Australian English (SAE) is not the first or home language/dialect

? students who were born in Australia and/or have lived in Australia for a number of years but who still require significant support for learning English as an additional language

? those who enter senior schooling with:

not more than a total of five years of full-time schooling where the medium of instruction is English

more than a total of five years of full-time schooling where the medium of instruction is English but they have a restricted knowledge of English

varying exposure to English, but who have had disrupted education in one or more countries, including Australia

some formal language exposure to English, and significant formal education in another language or languages, before arriving in Australia.

Schools are best placed to identify and confirm the eligibility of students undertaking this subject.

This syllabus is incompatible with the following English senior syllabuses: English, Literature, English & Literature Extension.

Pathways

English as an Additional Language is a General subject suited to students who are interested in pathways beyond school that lead to tertiary studies, vocational education or work. A course of study in English as an Additional Language promotes not only language and literacy skills, but also open-mindedness, imagination, critical awareness and intellectual flexibility -- skills that prepare students for local and global citizenship, and for lifelong learning across a wide range of contexts.

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