§-English Studies Q&A
NSW · NESA← English Studies
English Studies Q&A by dot point
A short Q&A bank for every NSW English Studies syllabus dot point. Each question and answer is drawn directly from our worked dot-point page, so you can scan key concepts before opening the long-form answer.
Achieving through English: English and the worlds of education, work and community
Students investigate how language choices are adapted for audience, purpose and context in education, workplace and community communication
Students read, interpret and accurately complete everyday functional documents such as forms, applications, agreements and official correspondence for real purposes
Students read, interpret and compose procedural and instructional texts such as workplace procedures, recipes, safety instructions and how-to guides for authentic purposes
Students compose and refine workplace texts such as resumes, job applications and cover letters for authentic purposes and audiences
Students plan, rehearse and deliver spoken texts such as presentations and interviews, adapting voice and structure for audience and purpose
Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences
Students examine how particular language forms, features and structures shape meaning and influence responses in texts about human experiences
Students develop personal and critical responses to texts about human experiences, grounding their reactions in close textual evidence and their own context
Students analyse how texts represent individual and collective human experiences, and explain how those representations invite responders to see their own world differently
Students read, analyse and respond to unseen texts about human experiences and compose their own short imaginative, discursive or persuasive responses under examination conditions
Digital Worlds: English and the web
Discovery and Investigations: English and the sciences
In the Marketplace: English and the world of business
Living and working in the community
Students analyse and respond to everyday community texts such as advertisements, public notices and information texts that inform, persuade and connect people
Students analyse and compose public information texts such as notices, signs, brochures and announcements that inform and direct a wide community audience
Local Heroes: English and community life
MiTunes and text: English and the language of song
On the road: English and the experience of travel
Part of a Family: English and family life
Playing the game: English in sport
Students analyse how sport is represented in media texts such as match reports, commentary, headlines and interviews, and how language shapes the meaning of a sporting event
Students investigate how texts about sport represent values, identity and community, and how composers use sport to explore the human experience
Telling us all about it: English and the media
Students analyse the persuasive language, images and design techniques of advertisements and consider how they target and position an audience
Students analyse how news media select, frame and report events, and how language, structure and image position the audience to understand a story in a particular way