NCEA Level 2 English

English

In Year 12 Students must choose either 12ENC or 12ENG

Please talk to your teacher to discuss your Year 12 English Placement.

Prerequisite: For 12ENG courses, at least 12 Level 1 English credits including at least the Level 1 English creative writing standard (1.4 AS90052) OR one external Level 1 English standard (1.1, AS90849 or 1.2, AS90850).  If you have not achieved this you may be directed to take 12ENC.

There are different streams within 12ENG. Your teachers will place you into the class that best meets your learning needs, in order to see you have success at Level 2. 

12ENG - The Year 12 English course has an emphasis on analytical skills and the crafting process. Students will develop their ability to analyse different visual and written texts and to write in a range of genres by studying a variety of texts from literature and other sources. There is a focus on writing for purpose and pleasure and growing our analytical skills through connecting texts and ideas. The ability to formulate, express and justify opinions is an important tenant of the programme.  Students will be well set up in this course to continue into Year 13 English. 

At every level, our study of English is through a Christian worldview, and a redemptive narrative is central to each course.   Level 2 literature may deal with more mature themes than those discussed at Level 1, and students should be prepared to engage with content that sometimes presents a worldview different from their own; there is much we can learn from other perspectives and much to be gained from reaffirming our own values and opinions as we critique. Texts studied will be by male and female authors from a range of different historical periods and ethnicities. The NZ Curriculum requires us to engage with the Treaty of Waitangi in our classrooms, and the English department studies the works of Māori and Pākehā writers and directors, alongside those of other cultures and the Western Canon. We enjoy everything from the canonical classics, such as the drama of Shakespeare and the poetry of Rosetti, through to modern short film and oratory.

The course will be assessed according to the Level 2 Achievement Standards and students are prepared for all 3 External Examinations.  There may be an opportunity to gain further Achievement Standard Credits through the option of entering the Senior Speech Competition.  

UE Literacy: 8 Reading credits could be gained. 18 Writing credits could be gained.

UNIVERSITY LITERACY REQUIREMENTS University Literacy standards are offered in many subjects and are not directly linked to the English Course. They are achieved by gaining 10 credits – 5 from reading standards and 5 from writing standards ACROSS YOUR SUBJECTS. UE Literacy opportunities must be planned for in making your subject choices. It is a student's responsibility to ensure they are taking a range of subjects that offer both Reading and Writing Literacy Standards, if they wish to attend University. In English some standards can count towards either reading or writing, but cannot be used more than once.