Stage 1 | Subject outline | Version control

English as an Additional Language Stage 1
Subject outline

Version 4.0
For teaching in Australian and SACE International schools from January 2024 to December 2024.
For teaching in SACE International schools only from May/June 2023 to March 2024 and from May/June 2024 to March 2025.
Accredited in May 2015 for teaching at Stage 1 from 2016.

Stage 1 | Subject outline | Capabilities | Information and communication technology (ICT)

Information and communication technology (ICT) capability

There is a focus in English as an Additional Language on ICT; developing students’ capabilities through the use of digital and multimodal texts, including social media communication, in personal and professional contexts; and on understanding and creating multimodal texts. Students use digital technologies when they access, manage, and use information, and when creating their own texts. They develop skills in reading, viewing, and responding to multimodal texts, and create texts using different modes and media to practise and consolidate their English language skills. Students recognise that global communication is enhanced through the use of e‑literacy skills and context‑appropriate etiquette and expectations.