ENGLISH STUDIES
Board Developed Course (ATAR Optional) - 2 Units
The English Studies 11–12 Syllabus supports students to refine their knowledge, understanding and skills in English and consolidate their literacy skills to enhance their personal, educational, social and vocational lives.
The syllabus is focused on the development of students’ language, literacy and literary skills. It centres on empowering students to comprehend and interpret the ideas, values, language forms, features and structures of texts. They explore texts from a range of everyday, social, cultural, academic, community and workplace contexts. Students can refine their language skills through comprehensive and contemporary language experiences.
The English Studies 11–12 Syllabus provides students with opportunities to develop and appreciate critical and creative texts and to recognise how texts convey, interpret and reflect ways of thinking about themselves and the world. Students also strengthen their ability to access and comprehend information, to assess its reliability and to synthesise knowledge from a variety of sources.
PRE-REQUISITES
There are no pre-requisites for this course. We recommend the English Studies course for those students who find English challenging and have selected a more vocational pattern of study such as our Flexible HSC and Fast Track Options.
This course offers a more project-based learning approach and students are given extra support to develop their literacy skills in preparation for the world of work.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Year 11 Topics
• Reading to write: Transition to English Studies
• Elective focus areas
Year 12 Topics
• Narrative and human experiences
• Writing for purpose
• Elective focus areas
HSC EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS
There is no compulsory HSC external examination in English Studies 11–12. Students may choose to sit for an optional HSC examination. Most students do not opt to complete this examination, and their HSC result is based on internal assessment.
Further information is available on the NESA website.