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Introduction to Module C: Texts and Society
This module requires students to explore and analyse texts used in a specific situation. It assists students’ understanding of the ways that texts communicate information, ideas, bodies of knowledge, attitudes and belief systems in ways particular to specific areas of society. (Reread English Stage 6 Syllabus, <http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/syllabus2000_liste.html#english>p 34.)
Elective 1: The Global Village
In this elective students explore a variety of texts that deal with the ways in which individuals and communities experience and live in a global context. Students consider the positive and negative aspects of the global village and the consequences of these on attitudes, values and beliefs. Students also consider the role and uses of media and technology within the global village and different attitudes people may have towards them. Students respond to and compose a range of texts to investigate how and in what ways living in a global village may influence the ways we communicate, engage and interact with each other.
Students will choose one of the following texts as the basis for their further exploration of the effects of this elective.
In this elective students explore a variety of texts that deal with the ways in which individuals and communities experience and live in a global context. Students consider the positive and negative aspects of the global village and the consequences of these on attitudes, values and beliefs. Students also consider the role and uses of media and technology within the global village and different attitudes people may have towards them. Students respond to and compose a range of texts to investigate how and in what ways living in a global village may influence the ways we communicate, engage and interact with each other.
Students will choose one of the following texts as the basis for their further exploration of the effects of this elective.
Prose Fiction
- Koch, Christopher, The Year of Living Dangerously, Vintage/Random House, 1997, ISBN-13: 9781863306133
or
Drama
- Enright, Nick, A Man with Five Children, Currency Press, 2003, ISBN-13: 9780868196916
or
Film (f) or Multimedia (mm)
- Sitch, Rob, The Castle, Roadshow, 1997(f)
- Wikimedia, Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia, www.wikipedia.org
(mm)
Sections:
- Main portal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
- Community portal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_Portal
- Information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia
- Wikimedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia
- Wiki community http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki
- How to edit a page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page
- Help http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents
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