Prerequisites

Students who have not met the literacy requirement for OLNA.

Aim of Course

The English Foundation course aims to develop students’ skills in reading, writing, viewing, speaking and listening in work, learning, community and everyday personal contexts. This course is for students who have not demonstrated the literacy standard in the OLNA. Such development involves an improvement in English literacy, where literacy is defined broadly to include reading ability, verbal or spoken literacy, the literacy involved in writing, and visual literacy. Students undertaking this course will develop skills in the use of functional language conventions, including spelling, punctuation and grammar. Good literacy skills are required for comprehending and producing texts; for communicating effectively in a learning or working environment, or within a community; or for self-reflection; and for establishing one’s sense of individual worth.

Description of Course

Year 11

  • Unit 1: Functional Literacy

  • Unit 2: Production of texts

Year 12

  • Unit 3: Literacy for Work and the Community

  • Unit 4: Literacy for Personal Context and Learning

More detailed course info can be found HERE.

Assessment

  • Reading

  • Writing

  • Oral

  • EST