HSC:English

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English is the only compulsory subject in the New South Wales Higher School Certificate. All students complete the "Area of Study" Module as part of their course in English as a Second Language (ESL), Standard English, or Advanced English. The remainder of the course material varies with the path of study selected by the student.

Students who study Advanced English have the option of completing one or two Extension units in addition to the compulsory two units. These subjects are commonly known as 3 and 4 Unit English, although they are officially referred to as English Extension 1 and English Extension 2 respectively.

Students who undertake either Standard or English as a Second Language have the option of completing the Fundamentals of English course as either a one or two unit Preliminary course to aid them in their studies. The Fundamentals of English course is designed to provide assistance in developing the skills required for English in the Higher School Certificate. It may be undertaken flexibly over the Preliminary and HSC years.


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General Help for English

General

How can I improve in English?

How to write an "Essay"

What is a "Thesis Statement"?

Texts of your own choosing

Different text types

Frequently Asked Questions

Understanding the Performance Bands

English Standard Past Papers

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Area of Study

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New Area of Study

As of the end of 2008, the new Area of Study (for HSC 2009+) is "Belonging"

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Old Area of Study

The Area of Study has to be completed by all candiates (Standard and Advanced). Students are given a core text to study. In exams it is expected that students use this core text, a text from the stimulus booklet and at least two text of their own choosing to write an argument on their focused Area of Study. Currently, the focus is 'Journeys'.

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Fundamentals of English

Students who undertake either Standard or ESL have the option of completing the Fundamentals of English course as either a one or two unit Preliminary course. It is designed to provide assistance in developing the skills needed for English in the Higher School Certificate. It may be undertaken flexibly over the Preliminary and HSC years.


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English as a Second Language (ESL)

ESL allows students from Non-English Speaking Backgrounds an alternative to the intensive text based work of Standard and Advanced English with a greater focus on basic reading, writing and speaking skills.

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English Standard

The English Standard Course is a less intensive course than its Advanced counterpart but with a similar structure in three modules: Experience Through Language, Close Study of Texts and Texts and Society.

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English Advanced

The English Advanced Course is broken up into four areas. Area of Study (covered above), and three modules; Comparative Study of Texts, Critical Study of Texts and Representation and Texts

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English Extension 1

The English Extension 1 Course allows students to concentrate on one focus for the entire year, chosen from the modules of either Genre, Texts and Ways of Thinking or Language & Values.

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English Extension 2

The English Extension 2 Course is a course devoted to the creation of a Major Work which allows the state's best English students to develop an extended composition. The most commonly used medium is the Short Story, but students may also compose Poetry, Critical Responses, Film, Videos & Documentaries, Drama/Film Scripts, Websites or CD ROMs.




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