English

(from English Stage 6 Syllabus , p61)

These outcomes are derived from the English (ESL) objectives and the content of the HSC course. They specify the intended result of student learning.

No:	HSC English (ESL) Outcomes
1.	A student demonstrates understanding of how relationships between composer, responder, text and context shape meaning.
2.	A student describes and explains different relationships among texts.
3.	A student demonstrates understanding of cultural reference in texts.
4.	A student uses language relevant to the study of English.
5.	A student demonstrates understanding of how audience and purpose affect the language and structure of texts.
6.	A student interprets texts using key language patterns and structural features.
7.	A student analyses the effect of technology on meaning.
8.	A student adapts a variety of textual forms to different purposes, audiences and contexts, in all modes.
9.	A student engages with the details of text in order to develop a considered and informed personal response.
10.	A student assesses the appropriateness of a range of processes and technologies in the investigation and organisation of information and ideas.
11.	A student analyses and synthesises information and ideas into sustained and logical argument for a range of purposes and audiences.
12.	A student draws upon the imagination to transform experience and ideas into texts, demonstrating control of language.
13.	A student reflects on own processes of responding and composing.
14.	A student reflects on own processes of learning, especially on the effects of their expanding knowledge and skills in English.