As in Year 11, VCE English/EAL Units 3 and 4 focuses on how language is used to create meaning in written, spoken and multimodal texts of varying complexity. Literary texts selected for study are drawn from the past and present, from Australia and from other cultures. English and EAL aim to develop competence in the understanding and use of English for a variety of purposes.
All students will be required to undertake four units of English studies as part of their VCE program.
Students will read and respond to a variety of texts, analyse the use of persuasive language, write for a range of different purposes and audiences, and use and respond to oral language in different contexts.
On completion of Unit 3, students will be able to analyse ideas, concerns and values presented in a text, informed by the vocabulary, text structures and language features and how they make meaning. They will also demonstrate effective writing skills by producing their own texts, designed to respond to a specific context and audience to achieve a stated purpose; and to explain their decisions made through writing processes.
On completion of Unit 4, students will be able to analyse explicit and implicit ideas, concerns and values presented in a text, informed by vocabulary, text structures and language features and how they make meaning. They will also be able to analyse the use of argument and language in persuasive texts, including one written text (print or digital) and one text in another mode (audio and/or audio visual); and develop and present a point of view.
School Assessed Coursework (SAC) contributes to 50 per cent. The level of achievement for Units 3 and 4 is also assessed by an end-of-year examination, which will contribute the other 50 per cent.
Formal assessment tasks (SACs) include:
Unit 3 - please note differences between English and EAL
An analytical interpretation of a selected text. (All students)
Comprehension of an audio/audio visual text focused on historical, cultural and/or social values in the set text, through short-answer responses and note form summaries. (EAL students only)
A written text constructed in consideration of audience, purpose and context. (All students)
A commentary reflecting on writing processes. (English students only)
A set of annotations reflecting on writing processes. (EAL students only)
Unit 4 - English and EAL complete the same assessment tasks
An analytical response to text in written form. (All students)
An analytical response to argument in written form. (All students)
A point of view oral presentation. (All students)
Students will also complete a three hour written examination at the end of the year.
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