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=Visit this site is in in January when the new [|SACE 2010]is finalised to see lots of new ideas.= =ESL STAGE 1= = = English as a Second Language may be undertaken as a **10-credit** subject or a **20-credit** subject at Stage 1, and as a **20-credit subject at Stage 2**. Students who complete 20 credits of Stage 1 or Stage 2 English as a Second Language with a **C grade** or better will meet the literacy requirement of the SACE

Capabilities
The aim of the SACE is to develop well-rounded, capable young people who can make the most of their potential. The capabilities include the knowledge and skills essential for people to act in effective and successful ways.

The five capabilities that have been identified are: § communication § citizenship § personal development § work § learning.

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In English as a Second Language  students engage with, and reflect on, the ways in which texts are created within contexts for specific purposes and audiences.  === === In English as a Second Language students develop confidence and competence with space, number, data, and measurement as they locate and select information to respond to and develop coherent texts.
 * Numeracy in English as a Second Language **

Learning Requirements
The learning requirements summarise the knowledge, skills, and understanding that students are expected to develop and demonstrate through their learning.

In this subject, students are expected to: 1. know and understand aspects of the relationship between contexts and texts 2. use reading and viewing, listening and speaking, and writing and composing to create and engage effectively with a range of texts 3. locate, record, analyse, and combine information and opinions from a range of written, oral, visual, and multimedia texts 4. use a range of language strategies to convey ideas and opinions appropriate for a variety of purposes and contexts 5. exchange opinions and convey information and experiences through writing and speaking in familiar and unfamiliar situations and contexts. These learning requirements form the basis of the: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ learning scope <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ evidence of learning that students provide <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ assessment design criteria <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ levels of achievement described in the performance standards.

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 * 1) Text Study
 * 2) Investigation Study
 * 3) Communication Study

=ASSESSMENT SCOPE AND REQUIREMENTS= Assessment at Stage 1 is school based.

10-credit subject

 * students should provide evidence of learning through **four** to **five** assessments.
 * Students complete **at least one** assessment from **each** assessment type.
 * Each assessment type should have a weighting of at least **20%**.

20-credit subject

 * students should provide evidence of learning through eight to ten assessments.
 * Students complete at least one assessment from each assessment type.
 * Each assessment type should have a weighting of at least 20%.

=Assessment Type 1: Text Production=

**// Oral Text Production //**
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Students present a talk in which they convey information and express their opinion on a current issue or a topic of personal interest An oral production should be a maximum of 6 minutes.

**// Written Text Production //**
Students write a response in prose to an issue raised in one or more texts that they have read, viewed, or listened to. The response could be in the form of an essay (exposition, discussion, or explanation), a narrative, a report, a letter, a description, a reflection, or a journal entry. maximum of 500 words

=Assessment Type 2: Language Application.= Students are required to complete a language application. In this assessment type students complete //either// an investigation (Option 1) //or// a communication study (Option 2).

**// Option 1: Investigation //**
The investigation is in two parts: an oral activity, which consists of an interview and an oral presentation, and a written activity, which consists of notes and a presentation.

// Oral Activity //
<span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ Interview <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ Oral Presentation Students reflect on and evaluate the interview and the processes used, and then answer questions. The oral presentation should be a maximum of 6 minutes.

// Written Activity //
Students conduct research on a topic related to the interview in the preceding oral activity.

<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bookmark: _Toc522936759; msobidifontweight: bold; msobookmark: _Toc522936759;">The written activity includes: <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc526309265; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msobookmark: _Toc526309265;">(report, explanation, or exposition, depending on the nature of the research undertaken).