Stage 2 | Subject outline | Version control

English as an Additional Language Stage 2
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 2 from 2017.

Stage 2 | Subject outline | Content | Language and text analysis skills and strategies

Language and text analysis skills and strategies

Students analyse and evaluate personal, social, and cultural perspectives in texts.

For example, they:

  • analyse how language features and conventions are used to influence or persuade audiences
  • analyse how texts present different perspectives on information, ideas, and opinions
  • consider how concepts such as knowledge or authority are conveyed through language choices
  • analyse how variations of the English language, and choice of register, convey meaning in different cultures
  • examine the use of text structures and language features to achieve particular purposes
  • evaluate the relevance and bias of evidence and assumptions in texts
  • reflect on personal and cultural values, attitudes, and beliefs.