English Lower Secondary Syllabus - Department of Education

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EnglishContentReading and viewingRead and view a range of home and wider society texts focusing on issuesrelating to the relationship between language and culture. Analyse thecontent, language and strategies used when reading and viewing.Texts and contexts• explore and value the diversity and range of the functions of literacy inthe home and across society and cultures• create personal and aesthetic awareness as readers/viewers of, andlisteners to, a range of texts from the home and society• recognise and examine the critical functions of a range of texts used inthe home, e.g. newspapers, letters, information texts• analyse the ways in which media, literary and everyday texts influenceaudiences about everyday issues, e.g. elections, HIV/AIDS• use texts to analyse cultural/racial/gender roles and stereotyping in thePapua New Guinean cultural environment• analyse the structure of a range of different text types used in the homeand wider society• identify how ideas and information have been selected to appeal todifferent groups• identify main issues of a topic and draw conclusions.Language• examine and discuss use of specific media techniques across a range ofvisual texts, e.g. sound, movement, framing• identify/develop use of language features particular to writingstyles/forms, e.g. use of precise information• analyse the stylistic features used to appeal to specific audiences, e.g.the language of advertising, format, slogans• identify how English usage varies in the home environment andsituations in wider society• interpret simple figurative language that develops imagery.Skills and strategies• select texts appropriate for development of a portfolio reflecting aspectsof home and wider society• keep notes about the texts chosen• use various search techniques to select a range of information abouthome and the wider society, e.g. websites, magazines, newspapers, TVdocumentaries, news reports.Speaking and listeningListen to, speak about, compose and present a range of oral texts used in,or about home and the wider society using appropriate content, languageand strategies.34
Lower Secondary SyllabusTexts and contexts• distinguish the difference in language for formal, informal and everydaytexts• identify purpose and ways in which language is used in popular culture,e.g. explore how different varieties of English are represented inadvertisement, lyrics and video clips• examine alternative viewpoints in spoken texts• select, identify and analyse structures used in different forms of oraltexts, e.g. a recount includes an orientation, events in sequence and apersonal comment.Language• reflect on language choices to create and express thoughts, ideas andfeelings• analyse language used for valid argument and for challenging ideas indiscussion and debate• use appropriate language for the genre, e.g. a recount includes who,when, what, where, action verbs, past tense, linking words connected totime and specific people• interpret the language of media and everyday texts that reflect home andwider society issues• explore and discuss the relationship between language and power inPapua New Guinea society and beyond• explore links between language, culture and worldview, such asconnotations of words, attitudes expressed in colloquial terms for menand women.Skills and strategies• identify and interpret language structures and features of a range ofspoken texts that help speakers to influence an audience, e.g. bodylanguage, vocabulary• plan, prepare, present a range of oral texts for formal and informalsituations in the home and wider society• use a portfolio of work to support an oral text.WritingWrite a range of texts used in, or about home and the wider society includingappropriate content, language and strategies.Texts and contexts• compose reflections demonstrating an understanding of thebeliefs/values in texts studied• recognise and make appropriate choices about bias and stereotypes ineveryday situations and include in own written texts• compose a variety of writing genres using the appropriate structures• select subject matter according to purpose, text type, audience andmedium for effectiveness• compose creative and analytical responses to ideas and themes in arange of home and wider world texts.35
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