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English Standard
English Advanced
English Extension
English EAL/D
English Studies

Board Developed Life Skills Courses

English Life Skills

Board Developed Courses

English Standard

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Board Developed Course

Course number(s):

11130 English Standard (2 units – Year 11)
15130 English Standard (2 units – Year 12)

Prerequisites: Nil

Corequisites: Nil

Eligibility: Nil

Study via self-tuition: Yes

Exclusions:

11140 English Advanced (2 units – Year 11)
15140 English Advanced (2 units – Year 12)
11165 English EAL/D (2 units – Year 11)
15155 English EAL/D (2 units – Year 12)
11150 English Extension (1 unit – Year 11)
15160 English Extension 1 (1 unit – Year 12)
15170 English Extension 2 (1 unit – Year 12)
30105 English Studies (2 units – Year 11)
15126 English Studies (Exam) (2 units – Year 12)
16601 English Life Skills (2 units – Year 11)
16601 English Life Skills (2 units – Year 12)

Course description

The English Standard course provides students, who have a diverse range of literacy skills, with the opportunity to analyse, study and enjoy a breadth and variety of English texts to become confident and effective communicators. English Standard offers a rich language experience that is reflected through the integrated modes of reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing and representing. Through study of the course modules students continue to develop their skills to analyse, reconsider and refine meaning and to reflect on their own processes of responding, composing and learning.

What students learn

Year 11 course

Content common to the English Standard and English Advanced courses is undertaken through a unit of work called Reading to Write: Transition to Senior English. Students explore texts and consolidate skills required for senior study.
In two additional modules: Close Study of Literature, and Contemporary Possibilities students explore and examine texts and analyse aspects of meaning.

Year 12 course

The HSC Common Content consists of one module Texts and Human Experiences which is common to the HSC Standard, the HSC Advanced and the HSC English Studies courses where students analyse and explore texts and apply skills in synthesis.
Three additional modules emphasise particular aspects of shaping meaning. Students study, analyse, respond to and compose texts to extend their knowledge, skills and confidence as readers, writers and critical thinkers.

Industries related to English Standard

The knowledge and skills developed in this course can be applied across a range of career pathways.

Industries related to this course include, but are not limited to, the following outlined on the Your Career website:

Course requirements

Across the English Standard Stage 6 course students are required to study:

a range of types of texts inclusive of prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts
texts which are widely regarded as quality literature, including a range of literary texts written about intercultural experiences and the peoples and cultures of Asia
a range of Australian texts, including texts by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander authors and those that give insights into diverse experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples
texts with a wide range of cultural, social and gender perspectives.

Year 11 course

Students are required to study:

one complex multimodal or digital text in Module A , Contemporary Possibilities. This may include the study of film.
one substantial literary print text in Module B, for example prose fiction, drama or a poetry text, which may constitute a selection of poems from the work of one poet
a range of types of texts drawn from prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts
a wide range of additional texts and textual forms.

Year 12 course

Students are required to study:

at least three types of prescribed text, one drawn from each of the following categories: prose fiction; poetry or drama; film or media or nonfiction texts
at least two additional prescribed texts from the list provided in Module C: The Craft of Writing
at least one related text in the Common module: Texts and Human Experiences.

RoSA and HSC

English Advanced

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Course number(s):

11140 English Advanced (2 units – Year 11)
15140 English Advanced (2 units – Year 12)

Prerequisites: Nil

Corequisites: Nil

Eligibility: Nil

Study via self-tuition: Yes

Exclusions:

11165 English EAL/D (2 units – Year 11)
15155 English EAL/D (2 units – Year 12)
11130 English Standard (2 units – Year 11)
15130 English Standard (2 units – Year 12)
30105 English Studies (2 units – Year 11)
15125 English Studies (2 units – Year 12)
15126 English Studies (Exam) (2 units – Year 12)
16601 English Life Skills (2 units – Year 11)
16601 English Life Skills (2 units – Year 12)

Course description

In the English Advanced course, students continue to explore opportunities to investigate complex ideas in challenging texts, to evaluate, emulate and employ powerful, creative and sophisticated ways to use language to make meaning, and to find enjoyment in literature.

Students refine their understanding of the dynamic relationship between language, texts and meaning. They do this through critical study and through the skilful and creative use of language forms and features, and of structures of texts composed for different purposes in a range of contexts. Through study of the course modules students continue to develop their skills to question, reconsider and refine meaning through language, and to reflect on their own processes of responding, composing and learning.

What students learn

Year 11 course

Content common to the English Standard and English Advanced courses is undertaken through a unit of work called Reading to Write: Transition to Senior English. Students explore texts and consolidate skills required for senior study.
Two additional modules: Critical Study of Literature, and Narratives that Shape our World in which students explore, examine and analyse the ways in which texts and contexts shape and are shaped by different attitudes and values.

Year 12 course

The HSC Common Content consists of one module Texts and Human Experiences common to the HSC English Standard, the HSC English Advanced and the HSC English Studies courses where students analyse and explore texts and apply skills in synthesis.
Three additional modules emphasise particular aspects of shaping meaning and representation, questions of textual integrity and ways in which texts are valued.

Industries related to English Advanced

The knowledge and skills developed in this course can be applied across a range of career pathways.

Industries related to this course include, but are not limited to, the following outlined on the Your Career website:

Course requirements

Across the English Advanced Stage 6 course students are required to study:

a range of types of texts inclusive of prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts
texts which are widely regarded as quality literature, including a range of literary texts written about intercultural experiences and the peoples and cultures of Asia
a range of Australian texts, including texts by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander authors and those that give insights into diverse experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples
texts with a wide range of cultural, social and gender perspectives.

Year 11 course

Students are required to study:

a range of types of texts drawn from prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts
a wide range of additional texts and textual forms.

Year 12 course

Students are required to study:

at least four prescribed texts, one drawn from each of the following categories: Shakespearean drama; prose fiction; poetry OR drama. The remaining text may be film or media or a nonfiction text OR may be selected from one of the categories already used
at least two additional prescribed texts from the list provided in Module C: The Craft of Writing
at least one related text in the Common module: Texts and Human Experiences.

RoSA and HSC

English Extension

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Course number(s):

11150 English Extension (1 unit – Year 11)
15160 English Extension 1 (1 unit – Year 12)
15170 English Extension 2 (1 unit – Year 12)

Prerequisites:

11150 English Extension (1 unit – Year 11) prerequisite for English Extension 1 in Year 12
15160 English Extension 1 (1 unit – Year 12) prerequisite for English Extension 2

Corequisites:

11140 English Advanced (2 units – Year 11)
15140 English Advanced (2 units – Year 12)

Eligibility: Nil

Study via self-tuition: Yes

Exclusions:

11165 English EAL/D (2 units – Year 11)
15155 English EAL/D (2 units – Year 12)
11130 English Standard (2 units – Year 11)
15130 English Standard (2 units – Year 12)
30105 English Studies (2 units – Year 11)
15125 English Studies (2 units – Year 12)
15126 English Studies (Exam) (2 units – Year 12)
16601 English Life Skills (2 units – Year 11)
16601 English Life Skills (2 units – Year 12)

Course description

The English Extension course provides students who undertake Advanced English and are accomplished in their use of English with the opportunity to extend their use of language and self-expression in creative and critical ways. The course is designed for students with an interest in literature and a desire to pursue specialised study of English.

Through engaging with increasingly complex concepts through a broad range of literature, from a range of contexts, students refine their understanding and appreciation of the cultural roles and the significance of texts and about the way that literature shapes and reflects the global world.

The English Extension 2 course enables students who are accomplished in their use of English with the opportunity to craft language and refine their personal voice in critical and creative ways. They can master skills in the composition process to create a substantial and original Major Work that extends the knowledge, understanding and skills developed throughout Stage 6 English courses. Through the creative process they pursue areas of interest independently, develop deep knowledge and manipulate language in their own extended compositions. The course develops independent and collaborative learning skills and higher-order critical thinking that are essential at tertiary levels of study and in the workplace.

What students learn

Year 11 course

In the English Extension Year 11 course, students explore the ways in which aspects and concerns of texts from the past have been carried forward, borrowed from and/or appropriated into more recent culture. They consider how and why cultural values are maintained and changed.

The course has one mandatory module: Texts, Culture and Value as well as a related research project.

Year 12 course

English Extension 1

In the English Extension 1 Year 12 course, students explore, investigate, experiment with and evaluate the ways texts represent and illuminate the complexity of individual and collective lives in literary worlds.

The course has one common module, Literary Worlds, with five associated electives. Students must complete one elective chosen from one of the five electives offered for study.

The electives are

Literary Homelands
Worlds of Upheaval
Reimagined Worlds
Literary Mindscapes
Intersecting Worlds

English Extension 2

In the English Extension 2 Year 12 course, students develop a sustained composition, and document their reflection on this process.

The course requires students to undertake a composition process in order to complete a Major Work and Reflection Statement.

Industries related to English Extension

The knowledge and skills developed in this course can be applied across a range of career pathways.

Industries related to this course include, but are not limited to, the following outlined on the Your Career website:

Course requirements

Across Stage 6 the selection of texts should give students experience of the following as appropriate:

texts which are widely regarded as quality literature, including a range of literary texts written about intercultural experiences and the peoples and cultures of Asia
a range of Australian texts, including texts by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander authors and those that give insights into diverse experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples
a range of types of texts drawn from prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media, multimedia and digital texts.

Year 11 course

Students are required to:

examine a key text from the past and its manifestations in one or more recent cultures
explore, analyse and critically evaluate different examples of such texts in a range of contexts and media
undertake a related research project.

Year 12 course

English Extension 1

Students are required to study:

at least THREE prescribed texts for the elective study which must include two print texts (as outlined in the English Stage 6 Prescriptions: Modules, Electives and Texts Higher School Certificate 2019–2023 document)
at least TWO related texts.

English Extension 2

Students are required to:

complete a Major Work which involves students undertaking extensive independent investigation involving a range of complex texts during the composition process and document this in their Major Work Journal and Reflection Statement.

Students can choose to compose in ONE of the following forms:

short fiction
creative nonfiction
poetry
critical response
script (short film, television, drama)
podcasts (drama, storytelling, speeches, performance poetry)

RoSA and HSC

English EAL/D

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Course number(s):

11165 English EAL/D (2 units – Year 11)
15155 English EAL/D (2 units – Year 12)

Prerequisites: Nil

Corequisites: Nil

Eligibility: The English EAL/D course is for students who have been educated in English for five years or less, either in Australia or overseas. The eligibility rules for English EAL/D Stage 6 course are available on the NESA website.

Study via self-tuition: Yes

Exclusions:

11140 English Advanced (2 units – Year 11)
15140 English Advanced (2 units – Year 12)
11150 English Extension (1 unit – Year 11)
15160 English Extension 1 (1 unit – Year 12)
15170 English Extension 2 (1 unit – Year 12)
11130 English Standard (2 units – Year 11)
15130 English Standard (2 units – Year 12)
30105 English Studies (2 units – Year 11)
15125 English Studies (2 units – Year 12)
15126 English Studies (Exam) (2 units – Year 12)
16601 English Life Skills (2 units – Year 11)
16601 English Life Skills (2 units – Year 12)

Course description

The English EAL/D course is designed for students who come from diverse backgrounds and bring a variety of linguistic and cultural experiences to the classroom to develop and consolidate their use, understanding and appreciation of Standard Australian English.

The course provides students with the opportunity to analyse, study and enjoy a breadth and variety of English texts to become confident and effective communicators. The course offers rich language experiences that are reflected through the integrated modes of reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing and representing. The English EAL/D course focuses on the close study of language and meaning and English language learning providing students with opportunities to develop and refine skills in spoken and written English.

What students learn

Year 11 course

Students study three modules to acquire, develop and use specific English language skills in their examination and analysis of particular aspects of shaping meaning. The modules are Language and Texts in Context, Close Study of Text and Texts and Society.
Students may also study an optional teacher-developed module to cater to the particular needs, interests and abilities of students.

Year 12 course

Students study four modules. In Module A, Texts and Human Experiences, students analyse and explore texts and apply skills in synthesis.
Two additional modules, Language Identity Culture and Close Study of Text focus on particular aspects of shaping meaning and assessing the effectiveness of texts for different audiences and purposes.
The fourth module, Focus on Writing, is studied concurrently throughout the year to develop students’ understanding and use of language in developing their own written responses.

Industries related to English EAL/D

The knowledge and skills developed in this course can be applied across a range of career pathways.

Industries related to this course include, but are not limited to, the following outlined on the Your Career website:

Course requirements

Across the English EAL/D Stage 6 course students are required to study:

a range of types of texts inclusive of prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts
texts which are widely regarded as quality literature, including a range of literary texts written about intercultural experiences and the peoples and cultures of Asia
a range of Australian texts, including texts by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander authors and those that give insights into diverse experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples
texts with a wide range of cultural, social and gender perspectives.

Year 11 course

Students are required to:

study one substantial literary text, for example film, prose fiction, drama or a poetry text, which may constitute a selection of poems from the work of one poet
study a range of types of texts drawn from prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts
engage in regular wide reading connected to, and described in, each of the modules
engage in speaking and listening components in each module.

Year 12 course

Students are required to:

study at least three types of prescribed text, one drawn from each of the following categories: prose fiction; poetry or drama; film or media or nonfiction texts
study a range of types of texts drawn from prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts
study at least one related text in Module A: Texts and Human Experiences
engage in speaking and listening components in each module.

RoSA and HSC

English Studies

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Course number(s):

30105 English Studies (2 units – Year 11)
15125 English Studies (2 units – Year 12)

Optional examination: English Studies students who intend to undertake the optional HSC examination must also be enrolled in:

15126 English Studies (2 units – Year 12)

Prerequisites: Nil

Corequisites: Nil

Eligibility: Nil

Study via self-tuition: No

Exclusions:

11140 English Advanced (2 units – Year 11)
15140 English Advanced (2 units – Year 12)
11165 English EAL/D (2 units – Year 11)
15155 English EAL/D (2 units – Year 12)
11150 English Extension (1 unit – Year 11)
15160 English Extension 1 (1 unit – Year 12)
15170 English Extension 2 (1 unit – Year 12)
11130 English Standard (2 units – Year 11)
15130 English Standard (2 units – Year 12)
16601 English Life Skills (2 units – Year 11)
16601 English Life Skills (2 units – Year 12)

Course description

This course is designed to meet the specific needs of students who wish to refine their skills and knowledge in English and consolidate their literacy skills. The English Studies course provides students with opportunities to become competent, confident and engaged communicators and to study and enjoy a breadth and variety of texts. Students explore the ideas, values, language forms, features and structures of texts in a range of personal, social, cultural, academic, community and workplace contexts. Through responding to and composing texts students strengthen their ability to access and comprehend information, assess its reliability, and synthesise the knowledge gained from a range of sources for a variety of purposes.

What students learn

Year 11 course

Students study the mandatory module, Achieving through English: English in education, work and community to develop an understanding of, and practical competence in, the use of language that allows access to opportunities in schooling, training and employment.

Students study two to four additional syllabus modules (selected based on their needs and interests).

Students may also study an optional teacher-developed module.

Year 12 course

The HSC Common Content consists of one module, Texts and Human Experiences, which is also common to the HSC Standard and the HSC Advanced courses where students analyse and explore texts and apply skills in synthesis.

Students study two to four additional syllabus modules (selected based on their needs and interests).

Students may also study an optional teacher-developed module.

Industries related to English Studies

The knowledge and skills developed in this course can be applied across a range of career pathways.

Industries related to this course include, but are not limited to, the following outlined on the Your Career website:

Course requirements

Across the English Studies Stage 6 course students are required to study:

texts which are widely regarded as quality literature, including a range of literary texts written about intercultural experiences and the peoples and cultures of Asia
a range of Australian texts, including texts by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander authors and those that give insights into diverse experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples
texts with a wide range of cultural, social and gender perspectives
a range of types of text drawn from prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts.

Year 11 course

Students are required to:

read, view, listen to and compose a wide range of texts including print and multimodal texts
study at least one substantial print text (for example a novel, biography or drama)
study at least one substantial multimodal text (for example film or a television series)
be involved in planning, research and presentation activities as part of one individual and/or collaborative project
develop a portfolio of texts they have planned, drafted, edited and presented in written, graphic and/or electronic forms across all the modules undertaken during the year
engage with the community through, for example visits, surveys, interviews, work experience, listening to guest speakers and/or excursions.

Year 12 course

Students are required to:

read, view, listen to and compose a wide range of texts including print and multimodal texts
study at least one substantial print text (for example a novel, biography or drama)
study at least one substantial multimodal text (for example film or a television series)
be involved in planning, research and presentation activities as part of one individual and/or collaborative project
develop a portfolio of texts they have planned, drafted, edited and presented in written, graphic and/or electronic forms across all the modules undertaken during the year
engage with the community through, for example visits, surveys, interviews, work experience, listening to guest speakers and/or excursions.

In addition, students in Year 12 only are required to:

study ONE text from the prescribed text list and one related text for the Common Module – Texts and Human Experiences.

RoSA and HSC

From the 2019 HSC, students will be able to sit for an optional HSC examination and will be reported on a common scale with the English Standard and English Advanced courses

Students choosing not to sit for the English Studies HSC examination will still be eligible for the HSC if they have satisfactorily completed courses that comprise the pattern of study required by NESA

To be eligible for an ATAR, students studying the English Studies course must complete the optional HSC examination and include a further 8 units of Category A courses in their pattern of study.

Board Developed Life Skills Courses

English Life Skills

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Course number(s):

16601 English Life Skills (2 units – Year 11)
16601 English Life Skills (2 units – Year 12)

Prerequisites: A student studying any Stage 6 Life Skills course will usually have completed one or more courses based on Life Skills outcomes and content in Years 7–10, except under special circumstances.

Corequisites: Nil

Eligibility: Life Skills Eligibility

Study via self-tuition: No

Exclusions:

11140 English Advanced (2 units – Year 11)
15140 English Advanced (2 units – Year 12)
11165 English EAL/D (2 units – Year 11)
15155 English EAL/D (2 units – Year 12)
11150 English Extension (1 unit – Year 11)
15160 English Extension 1 (1 unit – Year 12)
15170 English Extension 2 (1 unit – Year 12)
11130 English Standard (2 units – Year 11)
15130 English Standard (2 units – Year 12)
15125 English Studies (2 units – Year 12)
30105 English Studies (2 units – Year 11)
15126 English Studies (Exam) (2 units – Year 12)

Course description

The English Life Skills Stage 6 course aligns with the rationale, aim and objectives of the English Stage 6 curriculum. The Life Skills outcomes and content have been developed from the English Studies and English Standard syllabuses to provide opportunities for integrated delivery.

The English Life Skills Stage 6 course focuses on the development of effective communication and literacy skills that enhance the participation of students in all aspects of post-school life.

The course emphasises the ability to communicate effectively in a range of contexts as well as access and respond to texts in different modes and media. Students are provided with opportunities to comprehend and interpret a variety of texts in both familiar and unfamiliar contexts. Students are also provided with opportunities to develop an understanding of the ways in which language forms and features shape meaning in texts. Students are encouraged to appreciate how our own and others’ experiences can be represented through texts.

Study in the English Life Skills Stage 6 course enables students to access information, engage in a range of recreational and leisure activities and undertake further education, training and employment.

What students learn

Where appropriate, students are provided with opportunities to engage with a range of texts to assist them to broaden and develop their language skills.

The structure of the English Life Skills Stage 6 course allows for a broad and balanced program that reflects the needs of students within the context of the collaborative curriculum planning process. The modules of the English Studies and English Standard courses provide possible frameworks for addressing the English Life Skills outcomes and content and are suggestions only. The course provides flexibility to develop programs appropriate to the needs, strengths, goals, interests and prior learning of students.

Industries related to English Life Skills

The knowledge and skills developed in this course can be applied across a range of career pathways.

Industries related to this course include, but are not limited to, the following outlined on the Your Career website:

Course requirements

On entering students for the English Life Skills Stage 6 course, the principal is certifying that the student is eligible and the decision is the result of the collaborative curriculum planning process.

Students are expected to address or achieve one or more of the English Life Skills Stage 6 outcomes. They need not address or complete all of the content to demonstrate achievement of an outcome.

RoSA and HSC

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