7ENF

Year 12 7ENF – English Foundation (NCEA L2)

Course Option Description

Head of Learning Area (HOLA): Mr C. Jack.

Why this course:
This course is for students who enjoy exploring texts such as films, novels and short texts but require more 1:1 help to achieve the standards. A focus of the course is to help students develop skills in critical literacy as they watch and read texts. This is an essential skill for the future, as more and more texts move to digital spaces, and we require new skills to understand and assess the quality of the writing we are exposed to. English is not compulsory at Level 2, however it is still an essential subject for all students as it helps develop effective communication skills and enables us to understand the meaning and intentions of written, visual and spoken texts. 

This is a flexible course made up of both Achievement and Unit standards. Students will develop a learning pathway in consultation with their teacher to complement their areas of strength and future goals beyond school. The expectation is that most students in this course will complete internal assessments and some may enter one external standard. This course does offer a UE Literacy pathway for those demonstrating the ability to achieve it. For students on a two-year pathway to UE Literacy, this course potentially provides some reading and writing credits. 

Course information:
This course covers all areas of the NZ Curriculum for English, although not all areas will be assessed. A number of ‘core’ internally assessed standards are offered and all students who elect to take this course are expected to attempt these. Students will have opportunities each term to discuss and then decide on which ‘extension’ standards they would like to attempt in addition to the ‘core’ standards.

Students will be expected to read extended written texts which could be novels, biography and autobiography, travel, historical or any other type that meets the requirements for Level 7 of the Curriculum. We study films plus a range of short fiction, poetry and non-fiction. Most of these texts are used as a stimulus for writing tasks, and activities are designed so that students are able to gain credits for two standards. This is a varied course which offers varied pathways where students are able to spend more time on each assessment to achieve their best possible grades.


Prerequisites

10 credits in Level 1 English. Students need to have attempted all internally assessed ‘core’ standards in Level 1 English Foundation to meet the entry requirements.


Assessment Information

This course is assessed using Achievement and/or Unit Standards. Please note exact standards are subject to change and individual assessment programmes may be provided in consultation with student and teacher.

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 23
Internal Assessed Credits: 19
External Assessed Credits: 4
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91100 v2
NZQA Info

English 2.3 - Analyse significant aspects of unfamiliar written text(s) through close reading, supported by evidence


Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: Y
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r,4w
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91101 v2
NZQA Info

English 2.4 - Produce a selection of crafted and controlled writing


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: Y
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 6w
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91102 v2
NZQA Info

English 2.5 - Construct and deliver a crafted and controlled oral text


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: Y
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91103 v3
NZQA Info

English 2.6 - Create a crafted and controlled visual and verbal text


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: Y
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91106 v2
NZQA Info

English 2.9 - Form developed personal responses to independently read texts, supported by evidence


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: Y
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91107 v2
NZQA Info

English 2.10 - Analyse aspects of visual and/or oral text(s) through close viewing and/or listening, supported by evidence


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: Y
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 23
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 23
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 14
Total Numeracy Credits: 0