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Aim

The study of English in Stage 6 enables students to understand and use language effectively. They appreciate, enjoy and reflect on the English language and make meaning in ways that are imaginative, creative, interpretive, critical and powerful. Students value the English language in its various textual forms to become thoughtful and effective communicators in a diverse global world.

Objectives

Knowledge, understanding and skills

Through responding to and composing a wide range of complex texts and through the critical study of texts, students develop knowledge, understanding and skills in order to:

  • articulate understanding through speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing
  • craft language to shape meaning and express imaginative, creative, interpretive and critical responses to a range of texts
  • express imaginative, creative, interpretive and critical ideas based on sophisticated analysis and theorising about complex texts and values
  • express understanding of how cultural, historical and social contexts are represented in critical and creative texts
  • reflect on and evaluate their own processes of learning and creativity.

Values and attitudes

Students value and appreciate:

  • the importance of independent thinking, investigation and experimentation as a key to learning
  • the personal enrichment to be gained from a love of English and an appreciation of the diversity and aesthetics of literature
  • the power of language to explore and express views of themselves as well as the social, cultural, ethical, moral, spiritual and aesthetic dimensions of human experiences
  • the power of effective communication using the language modes of speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing.

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