VCE+English+as+a+Second+Language

**RATIONALE ** This study aims to enable all students to develop their critical understanding and control of the English language so that they can use it in a wide range of situations, ranging from the personal and informal to more public occasions, and to develop a level of competence adequate for the demands of post‑school employment, further education, and participation in a democratic society. **AIMS ** This study is designed to enable students to:  study, the workplace, and their own needs and interests; **UNIT 1: English as a second language **
 * ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE **
 * extend their competence in using standard Australian English in meeting the demands of further
 * extend their language skills through thinking, reading, writing, speaking and listening;
 * communicate ideas, feelings, observations and information effectively, both orally and in writing, to a range of audiences;
 * present and justify their own points of view coherently and thoughtfully, both orally and in writing;
 * evaluate critically points of view expressed by others.

**Areas of study ** 1. Reading and responding 2. Creating and presenting 3. Using language to persuade **<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">Outcomes ** <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">On completion of this unit the student should be able to: <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">1. identify and discuss key aspects of a set text and to construct a written or oral response. <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">2. create and present texts taking account of audience, purpose and context. <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">3. identify and discuss, either in written and / or oral, how language can be used to persuade readers and / or viewers **<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">Assessment tasks ** <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">Assessment tasks for this unit include:
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">an analytical/expository response to a text;
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">writing for a particular audience and/or purpose
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">oral presentations

**<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">UNIT 2: English ****<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 15.99px;">as a second language ** **<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">Areas of study ** <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">1. Reading and responding <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">2. Creating and presenting <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">3. Using language to persuade **<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">Outcomes ** <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">On completion of this unit the student should be able to: <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">1. discuss and analyse how text conveys ways of thinking about characters, ideas and themes and construct a response in written or oral form <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">2. create and present texts taking account of audience, purpose and context. <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">3. identify and analyse how language is used in a persuasive text and to present a reasoned point of view in an oral or a written form. **<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">Assessment tasks ** <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">Assessment tasks for this unit include: **<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 23.32px;">ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ** **<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">UNIT 3: English ****<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 15.99px;">as a second language **
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">an analytical/expository response to a text;
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">writing for a particular audience and/or purpose
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">a presentation of a point of view
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">note-form summary

**<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">Areas of study ** <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">1. Reading and responding <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">2. Creating and presenting <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">3. Using language to persuade **<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">Outcomes ** <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">On completion of this unit the student should be able to: <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">1. analyse, either orally or in writing, how a selected text constructs meaning, conveys ideas and is open to a range of interpretations. <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">2. draw on ideas and/or arguments suggested by a chosen Context to create written texts for a specified audience and purpose; and to discuss and analyse in writing their decisions about form, purpose, language, audience and context. <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">3. analyse the use of language in texts that present a point of view on current issues, and to construct, orally or in writing, a point of view on the issue. **<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">Assessment tasks ** **<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">School Assessed Coursework ** <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">Contributes 25 per cent to the final assessment. <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">Assessment tasks for this unit include: **<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif";">UNIT 4: English ****<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 15.99px;">as a second language **
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">an analytical/expository response to a text;
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">one sustained written text created for a specific audience and context.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">an oral presentation to an audience.

**<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">Areas of study ** <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">1. Reading and responding <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">2. Creating and presenting **<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">Outcomes ** <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">On completion of this unit the student should be able to: <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">1. develop and justify a detailed interpretation of selected text; <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">2. draw on ideas and / or arguments suggested by a chosen Context to create written texts for a specified audience and purpose; and to discuss and analyse in writing their decisions about form, purpose, language, audience and context. **<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">Assessment tasks ** **<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">School Assessed Coursework ** <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">Contributes 25 per cent to final score. <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">Assessment tasks for this unit include: **<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">Examination ** <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">Units 3 & 4 which contributes 50 per cent to the final assessment.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">an analytical/expository response to a text;
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.32px;">one sustained written text created for a specific audience and context.