English EAL/D is designed for students from diverse non-English speaking, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds as designated by the course entry requirements. The students engage in a variety of language learning experiences to develop and consolidate their use, understanding and appreciation of Standard Australian English to enhance their personal, social, educational and vocational lives. The students learn to respond to and compose a wide variety of texts in a range of situations in order to be effective, creative and confident communicators.

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In the Preliminary English (EAL/D) course students are required to:

• study Australian and other texts,

• explore a range of types of text drawn from: prose fiction; drama; poetry; nonfiction; film, media, multimedia texts,

• undertake wide reading programs involving texts and textual forms composed in and for a variety of contexts,

• integrate the modes of reading, writing, listening, speaking, and viewing and representing as appropriate,

• engage in the integrated study of language and text.

 

HSC English (EAL/D) Course students are required to study:

• at least three types of prescribed texts drawn from: prose fiction; drama; poetry; nonfiction; film or media or multimedia texts

• a wide range of additional related texts and textual forms.