Educators' Guide for Pedagogy and Assessment
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Learning Area: Languages
English > LEVEL 10
Subject Focus: Listening and speaking
1] I can engage in detailed discussions with others on technical, literary and scientific issues, using an appropriate register according to context.
COMMUNICATION
2] I can create complex pieces of a literary or technical nature. I am able to fully engage my audience.
INTERPERSONAL
3] I can understand how language is used through a variety of media to manipulate opinions and actions.
READING AND UNDERSTANDING
4] I can review a range of commentaries from a variety of media and summarise the main issues and viewpoints involved.
MANAGING MEDIA
5] I can defend my position on a complex issue.
COMMUNICATING FOR DIVERSITY
6] I can project myself into hypothetical situations and rehearse appropriate responses to situations I have never experienced.
CREATIVE LEARNING
7] I can speak in public for a sustained period of time, adapting my register and style to the nature of my subject and of my audience.
COMMUNICATING FOR DIVERSITY
8] I can synthesise information from a range of sources e.g. conversational or formal presentations, and by a variety of media, and report on these accurately.
COGNITIVE LEARNING
9] I am aware of potential areas of bias or inadequate information in my own views and am able to acknowledge these where appropriate.
SOCIAL CHANGE

2] I can create complex pieces of a literary or technical nature. I am able to fully engage my audience.

3] I can understand how language is used through a variety of media to manipulate opinions and actions.

4] I can review a range of commentaries from a variety of media and summarise the main issues and viewpoints involved.

5] I can defend my position on a complex issue.

6] I can project myself into hypothetical situations and rehearse appropriate responses to situations I have never experienced.

7] I can speak in public for a sustained period of time, adapting my register and style to the nature of my subject and of my audience.

8] I can synthesise information from a range of sources e.g. conversational or formal presentations, and by a variety of media, and report on these accurately.

9] I am aware of potential areas of bias or inadequate information in my own views and am able to acknowledge these where appropriate.

Subject Focus: Language awareness and production
1] I can understand the importance of grammatical rules and the implications of when they are ignored.
2] I can understand how fine grammatical distinctions lead to changes in meaning e.g. different ways of talking about the future.
3] I can use a wide range of grammatical constructions to achieve stylistic variety in my writing.
2] I can understand how fine grammatical distinctions lead to changes in meaning e.g. different ways of talking about the future.
3] I can use a wide range of grammatical constructions to achieve stylistic variety in my writing.
Subject Focus: Reading
1] I can gather information from long and complex articles and books.

2] I can extract the necessary information from complex texts.
3] I can see the link between an author's motivation and the way a piece is written.

4] I can read across all genres for different purposes e.g. to find out new information, for enjoyment, to learn new things.
Subject Focus: Writing
1] I can write highly complex sentences using the full range of punctuation marks.
ACCURACY
2] I can write long and complex texts for a variety of purposes.
3] I can engage in extended writing accurately.

2] I can write long and complex texts for a variety of purposes.
3] I can engage in extended writing accurately.