Level 3 English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Course Description
This course forms the second part of a two year programme for those students who were in 12ESL in the previous year.
The course offers the opportunity to extend skills of academic reading, writing, speaking, listening as well as study skills in the NZ school context. Students are given the opportunity to achieve Level 2 (UE) Literacy credits. In addition, students who achieve all the assessment standards in the Year 12 and 13 courses will be able to meet the Academic English Language Requirement (AELR) for the University of Auckland.
Course Overview
Term 1
The programme is a topics-based language course which focusses on Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing skills with an emphasis on grammar and vocabulary.
Bullying: Reading of research on the issue of bullying
Term 2
Bullying: Research report writing
Term 3
Short Story (AS91098)
Term 4
Short Story (AS91098)
Recommended Prior Learning
Students have engaged with the 12ESL course. Students must be eligible for ESOL support.
Assessment Information
US 22750: Write a crafted text for a specified audience using researched material in English for an academic purposeUS 22751: Read and process information in English for academic purposes (some students may have achieved this standard in 12ESOL)
AS 91098: Analyse specified aspect(s) of studied written text(s), supported by evidence
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
Total Credits Available: 16 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 4 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 12 credits.
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Disclaimer
We aim to enable every student to have the course that they prefer, however, some courses have limited places or pre-requisits that may restrict the student's choice.