English as an Additional Language

This subject is for students who qualify to receive English as an Additional Language (EAL) support. It may run as a stand-alone class, or one on
one or small group support within a English Essentials or English class. Through the EAL curriculum pathways, students develop English language competence in the modes of Speaking and Listening, Reading and Viewing, and Writing. Students are provided with a range of opportunities to expand their linguistic repertoires, and one of the main ways to do this is through critical engagement with print and digital texts, including visual, multimodal and interactive texts. The study of various texts supports the development of communicative skills, linguistic knowledge and cultural understandings.

Content/Skills
▶ Argument Analysis – students read persuasive texts to understand the arguments authors use, how they present them and analyse why
those choices were made.
▶ Written Persuasive Piece – students communicate their own opinion on a current social issue.
▶ Oral Presentation – students orally present their opinion on a current issue.
▶ Text Response – students read a novel and write an analytical essay demonstrating their knowledge of many aspects of the text.
▶ Comparative Writing – students read one text and view another, looking at the similarities and differences between the two and write
a comparative essay.
▶ Creative Writing – students view a film and develop a creative piece in response to this text.