English Advanced
Who Should Study This Course
Students whose future plans require university education should choose Advanced English. Some professions that require university education include Teaching, Journalism, Media and Television, Science and Research, Medicine and Nursing. Many of these career paths will require that you do Advanced English in your HSC in order to obtain a minimum ATAR related to your chosen career.
Course Description
This course provides students with the opportunity to explore, examine and analyse a range of texts which include prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and multimedia, as well as Australian texts. Students strengthen their knowledge and understanding of language and literature by analysing and evaluating texts and the ways they are valued in their contexts.
What Students Learn
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.
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English Standard
Who Should Study This Course
Students who wish to go to university or who are interested in higher level TAFE certification should consider doing Standard English. This is an ATAR generating course. Some professions require tertiary education and will require you to do either Standard or Advanced English as a prerequisite.
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.
What Students Learn
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. In two additional modules: Close Study of Literature, and Contemporary Possibilities students explore and examine texts and analyse aspects of meaning.
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English Studies
Who Should Study This Course
This course is for students who need to choose English but do not necessarily require and ATAR. As of 2019, students enrolled in English Studies are now given the option to sit an HSC Examination in order to receive an ATAR. This, however, is voluntary.
Course Description
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.
What Students Learn
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).
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