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In this subject, students respond to and create texts in and for a range of personal, social, cultural, community, and/or workplace contexts. Students understand and interpret information, ideas, and perspectives in texts and consider ways in which language choices are used to create meaning. Literacy is critical in the development of the skills and strategies needed to express, interpret, and communicate information, ideas, and perspectives. 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.
This subject focuses on the development of students’ skills in communication, comprehension, language and text analysis, and creating texts, through:
Responding to Texts – where students consider a variety of ways in which texts communicate information, ideas, and perspectives. They explore the relationship between structures and features and the context, purpose, and audience of texts.
Creating Texts – where students develop their skills in using appropriate vocabulary, accurate spelling, punctuation, and grammar to enable effective communication. They create a range of texts using appropriate language features, content, and mediums for different purposes, audiences, and contexts.
At Stage 1 assessment is school-based. Teachers make decisions about the extent and quality of the evidence of student learning with reference to the performance standards. Students have the opportunity to demonstrate evidence of their learning in Stage 1 Essential English through the following assessment types:
Students who complete Essential English at Stage 1 will not have developed the skills to enable them to study a Stage 2 English course. This course is not intended for those students who wish to continue with the study of English at Stage 2. Students who complete Essential English at Stage 1 may continue to study Essential English at Stage 2.
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