English EAL/D Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)

The English EAL/D course is designed for students who come from diverse backgrounds and bring a variety of linguistic and cultural experiences to the classroom to develop and consolidate their use, understanding and appreciation of Standard Australian English.

The course provides students with the opportunity to analyse, study and enjoy a breadth and variety of English texts to become confident and effective communicators. The course offers rich language experiences that are reflected through the integrated modes of reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing and representing. The English EAL/D course focuses on the close study of language and meaning and English language learning providing students with opportunities to develop and refine skills in spoken and written English.

Year 11 course

• Students study three modules to acquire, develop and use specific English language skills in their examination and analysis of particular aspects of shaping meaning. The modules are Language and Texts in Context, Close Study of Text and Texts and Society.
• Students may also study an optional teacher-developed module to cater to the particular needs, interests and abilities of students.

Year 12 course

• Students study four modules. In Module A, Texts and Human Experiences, students analyse and explore texts and apply skills in synthesis.
• Two additional modules, Language Identity Culture and Close Study of Text focus on particular aspects of shaping meaning and assessing the effectiveness of texts for different audiences and purposes.
• The fourth module, Focus on Writing, is studied concurrently throughout the year to develop students’ understanding and use of language in developing their own written responses.

Board Developed Course

Course number(s):

• 11165 English EAL/D (2 units – Year 11)
• 15155 English EAL/D (2 units – Year 12)

Prerequisites: Nil

Corequisites: Nil

Eligibility: The English EAL/D course may be studied by any student who has been educated overseas or in an Australian educational institution with English as the language of instruction for 5 years or less prior to commencing the Year 11 course. This includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from remote Indigenous communities where Standard Australian English is not the language of instruction.

The onus is on students to provide evidence of their previous schooling. 

In order to apply the above criterion, the principal must determine the main language of instruction at previous schools attended by the student.

An eligibility declaration must be completed (by the school and the student) for any student seeking entry to the course. This form is kept by the principal.

• Eligibility Declaration for English EAL/D Stage 6 (PDF 147.08KB)

For a student who has had a substantially interrupted education, approval may be sought to extend the period of instruction in English to six years. The principal is required to send a submission, including the completed declaration form to NESA, providing evidence of the student’s individual circumstances.

Study via self-tuition: Yes

Exclusions:

• 11140 English Advanced (2 units – Year 11)
• 15140 English Advanced (2 units – Year 12)
• 11150 English Extension (1 unit – Year 11)
• 15160 English Extension 1 (1 unit – Year 12)
• 15170 English Extension 2 (1 unit – Year 12)
• 11130 English Standard (2 units – Year 11)
• 15130 English Standard (2 units – Year 12)
• 30105 English Studies (2 units – Year 11)
• 15125 English Studies (2 units – Year 12)
• 15126 English Studies (Exam) (2 units – Year 12)
• 16601 English Life Skills (2 units – Year 11)
• 16601 English Life Skills (2 units – Year 12)

Across Stage 6 the selection of texts must give students experience of the following:

• a range of types of texts inclusive of prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts
• texts which are widely regarded as quality literature, including a range of literary texts written about intercultural experiences and the peoples and cultures of Asia
• a range of Australian texts, including texts by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander authors and those that give insights into diverse experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples
• texts with a wide range of cultural, social and gender perspectives
• integrated modes of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and representing as appropriate.

Year 11 course

Hours

Year 11 course modules are prescribed with flexible hours, providing scope for teachers to design a fourth module to cater to the particular needs, interests and abilities of their students if required.

Text requirements

There are no prescribed texts for Year 11.

Students are required to study one substantial literary text, for example film, prose fiction, drama or a poetry text, which may constitute a selection of poems from the work of one poet.

Students must study a range of types of texts drawn from prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts.

The Year 11 course requires students to support their study of texts with their own wide reading.

For the English EAL/D Year 11 course students are required to:

• complete 120 indicative hours
• complete Modules A, B and C
• engage in regular wide reading connected to, and described in, each of the modules
• engage in speaking and listening components in each module*.

*The modes of speaking and listening are integral to the development of students’ language skills for students who are developing in their acquisition of the English language. For some students with disability, teachers will need to consider relevant and appropriate adjustments to speaking, listening and communication experiences within the context of the English EAL/D Stage 6 Syllabus.

Year 12 course

Text requirements

Students are required to closely study three types of prescribed texts, one drawn from each of the following categories:

• prose fiction
• poetry OR drama
• film OR media OR nonfiction

The selections of texts for the Focus on Writing module do not contribute to the required pattern of prescribed texts for the course.

Students must study ONE related text in Module A: Texts and Human Experiences.

For the English EAL/D Year 12 course students are required to:

• complete the Year 11 course as a prerequisite
• complete 120 indicative hours
• complete Module A first
• complete Modules B and C over the course of the year
• complete the Focus on Writing module concurrently with Modules A, B and C throughout the year
• engage in speaking and listening components in each module*.

*The modes of speaking and listening are integral to the development of students’ language skills for students who are developing in their acquisition of the English language. For some students with disability, teachers will need to consider relevant and appropriate adjustments to speaking, listening and communication experiences within the context of the English EAL/D Stage 6 Syllabus.

The knowledge and skills developed in this course can be applied across a range of career pathways.

Industries related to this course include, but are not limited to, the following outlined on the Your Career website:

• Arts and Recreation Services
• Education and Training
• Financial and Insurance Services
• Information Media and Telecommunications
• Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services

English Stage 6 – Prescriptions: Modules, Electives and Texts 2019–2026 (PDF 560.06KB)

English Stage 6 – Annotations of Selected Texts 2019–2026 (PDF 634.12KB)

English EAL/D – Module B: Langston Hughes (PDF 249.97KB)

English EAL/D Stage 6 (2017): Year 11 – Sample scope and sequence: Sample A (DOCX 22KB) 

English EAL/D Stage 6 (2017): Year 11 – Sample scope and sequence: Sample B (DOCX 17.85KB)

English EAL/D Stage 6 (2017): Year 12 – Sample scope and sequence: Sample A (DOCX 21.08KB)

English EAL/D Stage 6 (2017): Year 12 – Sample scope and sequence: Sample B (DOCX 21.74KB)

English EAL/D Stage 6 (Year 11) – Sample assessment schedule: Sample A (DOCX 17.21KB)

English EAL/D Stage 6 (Year 11) – Sample assessment schedule: Sample B (DOCX 17.23KB)

English EAL/D Stage 6 (Year 12) – Sample assessment schedule: Sample A (DOCX 17.6KB)

English EAL/D Stage 6 (Year 12) – Sample assessment schedule: Sample B (DOCX 17.66KB)

English EAL/D Stage 6 (2017): Year 11 – Sample formal assessment task: Module A (Laanguage and Texts in Context) (DOCX 44.48KB) 

English EAL/D Stage 6 (2017): Year 11 – Sample formal assessment task: Module B (Close Study of Text) (DOCX 23.07KB)

English EAL/D Stage 6 (2017): Year 12 – Sample formal assessment task: Module A (Texts and Human Experiences) (DOCX 51.88KB)

English EAL/D Stage 6 (2017): Year 12 – Sample formal assessment task: Module B (Language, Identity and Culture) (DOCX 52.86KB)

English EAL/D Stage 6 (2017): Year 12 – Sample formal assessment task: Focus on Writing (DOCX 27.23KB)