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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.
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 | Learning requirements
Learning requirements
The learning requirements summarise the knowledge, skills, and understanding that students are expected to develop and demonstrate through their learning in Stage 2 English as an Additional Language.
In this subject, students are expected to:
- understand and analyse how language and stylistic features are used to achieve different purposes
- comprehend and evaluate information, ideas, and opinions presented in texts
- analyse and evaluate personal, social, and/or cultural perspectives in texts
- respond to information, ideas, and opinions, using sustained, persuasive, and effective communication
- create extended oral, written, and multimodal texts appropriate to different purposes, audiences, and contexts.