VCE Units 1 & 2 - Foundation English
VCE Units 1 & 2 - Foundation English
Overview
Foundation English enables students to improve their skills in comprehending and responding to a variety of texts, and to enhance their overall communication skills. The study is designed for students who may require a more vocationally orientated approach to English or who need additional time and assistance to strengthen and refine their literacy skills to support their study in VCE Englishes and other VCE studies.
Unit 1: English for Practical Purposes
In this unit, students focus on developing language and communication skills, primarily through the study of a variety of texts. They develop communication skills to listen, speak, read and write effectively in academic, workplace and social contexts.
Areas of Study
- Reading and Viewing Texts: In this area of study students read a variety of academic, workplace or everyday texts to identify key information and ideas. On completion of this unit the student should be able to produce prose and graphic summaries and explanations of specified texts.
- Creating Texts: In this area of study students focus on the structures and features of written language in texts. On completion of this unit the student should be able to produce different text types for different purposes and audiences in response to academic, workplace or social contexts.
- Listening to and presenting persuasive texts: In this area of study students focus on the structures and features of spoken language. On completion of this unit the student should be able to listen, interact and speak in different formal contexts, for a range of audiences and persuasive purposes.
Unit 2: Thinking and Learning through English
In this unit students develop a range of literacy skills and learning strategies.
Areas of Study
- Reading and Viewing Texts: In this area of study students read texts for enjoyment and analysis. On completion of this unit the student should be able to produce analytical and creative responses to text.
- Creating Texts: In this area of study students develop skills in writing. On completion of this unit the student should be able to write for a particular target audience and purpose.
- Listening to and presenting persuasive texts: In this area of study students explore the structures and features of spoken language. On completion of this unit the student should be able to present a spoken or multimodal text to a specified audience.
Forms of Assessment
Short Answer Questions, Essays, Extended Responses, Creative responses, Point of view presentations (oral and written), Folio of texts, Summaries, Comparative responses.
Prerequisites and Corequisites
There are no VCAA prerequisites for entry to Units 1 & 2, however, students should have satisfactorily completed Year 10 English. However, this subject is designed to support the study of a VCE English, as such it must be studied in conjunction with one of these subjects and cannot be studied by itself.