Year 11 English ESL

Core Program

Our Year 11 English ESL course cover key topics, reinforce foundations and focus on typical examinations questions, so students will be more confident at school.

Our term courses are scheduled in line with public school term dates. There are 4 terms per year and usually 10 lessons per term, with one lesson each week. You can commence our courses at any time, however a new term starts in late January, April, July and October.

Our courses enable students to:

  • Improve English skills such as comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, genre and essay writing by using imaginative, interpretive and critical thinking to analyse and compose a variety of texts
  • Develop all skills and knowledge to fulfil syllabus objectives and outcomes
  • Acquire an extensive range of problem-solving strategies and techniques to maximise exam results
  • Develop and foster self-discipline and efficient study habits
  • Turn hard work and efforts into visible rewards

Our course fees are inclusive of all learning materials. Each lesson includes an experienced educator teaching learning concepts and examples, students completing exercises and homework tasks to reinforce concepts.

We offer face-to-face and online learning options.

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Course Structure
  • 4 terms in a year
  • 10 weeks in a term
  • 1.5 hour lessons per week, during term
  • Students attend lessons at their allocated time schedule
  • Small class group based
  • Experienced educators
Course Outline

Year 11 English ESL

Term 1
Week 1 — Reading Skills (Various text types)
Week 2 — Language Study
Week 3 — Text Types (The short Story)
Week 4 — Feature of Style (Various text types)
Week 5 — Purpose and Audience
Week 6 — Purpose of Audience (Persuasive Writing)
Week 7 — Purpose of Audience (Descriptive Audience)
Week 8 — Examination
Week 9 — Introduction to Visual Texts
Week 10 — Introduction to The Feature Article

Term 2
Week 1 — Revision of Genres Studied
Week 2 — Study Narrative Part I
Week 3 — Language, Identify and Culture I: Australian Vision and Icons
Week 4 — Telling Stories: Poetry
Week 5 — Language, Identify and Culture III: Australian Narrative Writing
Week 6 — Language, Identify and Culture IV: Outsiders
Week 7 — Language, Identify and Culture V: Australian Drama I
Week 8 — Examination: Australian Themes
Week 9 — Language, Identify and Culture VI: Australian Drama II
Week 10 — Language, Identify and Culture VI: Australian Drama III

Term 3
Week 1 — Listening Skills 1: Non-Fiction
Week 2 — Listening Skills 2: Non-Fiction
Week 3 — Reading and Writing Skills 1: Non-Fiction 1
Week 4 — Reading and Writing Skills 2: Non-Fiction 2
Week 5 — Reading and Writing Skills 3: Exercises
Week 6 — Reading and Writing Skills 4: Non-Fiction 3
Week 7 — Reading and Writing Skills 5: Non-Fiction 4
Week 8 — Examination
Week 9 — Comparative Essay Writing 1: Analysis for Theme
Week 10 — Comparative Essay Writing 1: Analysis for Theme

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