11–12English EAL/D 11–12 Syllabus (2024)
The new English EAL/D 11–12 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2026 and will replace the English EAL/D Stage 6 Syllabus (2017).
2025
- Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2026, Term 1
- Start teaching the new syllabus for Year 11
- Start implementing the new Year 11 school-based assessment requirements
- Continue to teach the English EAL/D Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) for Year 12
2026, Term 4
- Start teaching the new syllabus for Year 12
- Start implementing the new Year 12 school-based assessment requirements
2027
- First HSC examination for the new syllabus
Content
Year 11
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Students compare and contrast the types of texts that are used in community interactions, workplace communication and formal learning situations across different disciplines. They read and listen for specific content in texts to identify and explain the purposes, to distinguish between facts and opinions and to examine the similarities and differences in textual Loading and Loading . They consider what the texts indicate and imply about prevailing customs, norms, behaviours and organisational Loading in the social and vocational contexts in which they are used, and the construction of knowledge in particular fields of study and academic disciplines.
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The use of active and passive voice
Clause types, including declarative, interrogative, imperative and exclamative
The ways in which verbal and nonverbal elements interact to shape meaning
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Compose a variety of texts in different modes and mediums to present ideas and opinions for different purposes and audiences
Use technical terminology, semantic fields, appropriacy and jargon in spoken and written texts particular to specific areas of society
Use the information and ideas gathered from a range of texts to present and support ideas in analytical, expressive and imaginative ways
Plan, draft and refine ideas and language in own texts for a range of purposes and audiences