Macleans College Macleans College

11ESL - ESOL (MCert)

11ESL
Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms W. Viegas.

Course prerequisites

The student can read articles, literary prose and reports concerned with contemporary problems where writers adopt particular attitudes and viewpoints.

The student can write clear, detailed texts on a range of subjects, passing on information or giving reasons in support of or against a particular point of view.

11ESL 

Year 11 ESOL                                                                      

Course Statement:

This course offers scaffolds into the 12ESL course and a focus on the Literacy co-requisites (CAA). Students in this class will learn the skills needed to be successful in Level 2 English in addition to improving their existing use of the English language, reading and making sense of written texts. 

Prerequisites:

Success at 02SENG, 03SENG or 10ESL level or placement as a result of ESOL testing. 

Topics Covered:

  • Formal writing
  • Reading skills (short stories, reading logs, current events)
  • Film study
  • Research
  • Writing skills (vocabulary building, grammar, sentence structure, paragraphing)
  • Debating skills
  • Listening skills

Subject Overview

Term 1
Reading skills - short story
Writing a reading log

Term 2
Film study.

Term 3
Written texts.

Faculties:

1 - Year 11 Courses - Macleans Certificate, ESOL Courses


Pathway

12ESL - ESOL - NCEA Level 2



			


				






    

        
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