Students will understand that Language

• Is a system of sounds and scripts governed by rules that communicate meanings and intentions according to the purpose, audience and context
• Is a tool of self-definition and a means of defining relationships with the external world
• Transmits values and culture as it evolves when various factors act on it
• Enables the user to be effective in both private and public life
• Is essential for critical thought, personal and creative expression and the development of thinkers, leaders and pioneers

By the end of the course, students who have mastered the English Language will

• Communicate accurately, clearly and effectively in speech and writing in response to situation, purpose and audience
• Develops skills of critical reading, creative thinking, evaluation of arguments and opinions, and develops maturity of thought
• Enjoy, appreciate and evaluate a variety of texts in the English Language
• Read and research extensively and independently
• Appreciate the way writers use language to suit a range of purposes
• Better understand the world in which they live by fostering a critical awareness of continuity and change in the human experience
• Have a global outlook and remaining mindful of shared historical and social experiences both locally and regionally
• Demonstrate understanding of the nature of knowledge by appreciating the inter-relationship of ideas from across disciplines

• Grammar
• Linguistic Concepts and Language Issues
• Reading and Writing: An Introductory study of Text Types – Narrative, Formal correspondence, Letters, Emails, Journal/Diary, Recounts
• Listening and Speaking: Discussion, Presentation

• Grammar
• Linguistic Concepts and Language Issues
• Reading and Writing: An Introductory study of Text Types – Autobiographical and Biographical writing, Narrative, Information texts, Advertisements
• Listening and Speaking: Discussion, Presentation

• Grammar
• Linguistic Concepts and Language Issues
• Reading and Writing: An Intermediate study of Text Types – Expository Texts, Review Writing, Editorials/Commentaries, Formal Letters
• Listening and Speaking: Speech (Persuasive), Debates, Proposal Presentations

• Grammar
• Linguistic Concepts and Language Issues
• Reading and Writing: An Intermediate study of Text Types – Expository Texts, The Argumentative Essay, Editorials/Commentaries
• Listening and Speaking: Interviews, Debates, Conversation

Students will understand that

• Literature records the writer's interpretation of human experience
• Writers craft language to create and convey nuances of meaning
• Literature requires a personal, informed response through careful evaluation of evidence and the weighing of alternative readings
• Literature provokes thinking about our beliefs and values
• Understanding of a work can be enhanced by reading it in the context of other texts as well as its social, historical and cultural background

By the end of the course the student will be able to

• Enjoy the reading of literature and its contribution to aesthetic and imaginative growth
• Explore areas of human concern, leading to a greater understanding of the self and others
• Understand nature and methods of literary study
• Read, understand, and respond to various types of literary texts to appreciate the ways in which writers achieve their effects
• Use information retrieval strategies for the purposes of literary study
• Process the interdependent skills of reading, analysis and communication
• Gives rigorous and honest attention to the details of the text to substantiate their views
• Articulate and defend informed personal views on a text clearly and coherently in written and spoken language

• Understanding the Features of Prose, Poetry and Drama
• Understanding literary language
• Exploration of Stagecraft, Movement and Sound in Drama
• Developing Creative Writing
• Developing an informed Reader's Response
• Developing Literary Analysis skills

• Exploration of the different Poetic Forms
• Developing analytical and close reading skills
• Developing creative writing skills through experiences with the different forms of poetry
• Understanding the socio-political and cultural context of literary works – the Elizabethan era
• Developing an understanding of the Dramatic genre through close reading and performance

• Exploration of the English Novel
• Exploration of poetry of a period / movement / context
• Developing critical analysis skills and sound interpretation of literary works
• Making inter-textual connections

• Examining the art of the short story
• Developing skills in comparing and contrasting different short stories
• Applying critical approaches to reading Literature
• Understanding and appreciating the modern dramatic form as social commentary
• Appreciating women writers and the role of the female gender in literature