English

(Estimated Contribution $ 25.00 per year)                                                                                                                                 

 In 2007 Students will continue to develop their skills and understandings in the four English Outcomes: Listening and Speaking, Viewing, Reading and Writing. They will do this through the aspects of Understanding Language, Contextual Understanding (Attitudes, values and beliefs), Conventions and Processes and Strategies. Furthermore it is envisaged students will be given the opportunity to undertake units from the Course of Study in English and Texts, Traditions and Cultures commensurate with their levels of achievement.

 The learning area outcomes in English are as follows:

 UNDERSTANDING LANGUAGE – Students understand that the way language is used varies according to context.

 ATTITUDES, VALUES AND BELIEFS – Students understand that language has an important effect on the ways in which they view themselves and the world in which they live.

 CONVENTIONS – Students use the conventions of Standard Australian English with understanding and critical awareness.

 PROCESSES AND STRATEGIES – Students select from a repertoire of processes and strategies by reflecting on their understanding of the way language works for a variety of purposes in a range of contexts.

 LISTENING – Students listen with purpose, understanding and critical awareness in a wide range of situations.

 SPEAKING – Students speak with purpose and effect in a wide range of contexts.

 VIEWING – Students view a wide range of visual texts with purpose, understanding and critical awareness.

 READING – Students read a wide range of texts with purpose, understanding and critical awareness.

 WRITING – Students write for a range of purposes and in a range of forms using conventions appropriate to audience, purpose and context.