Aims: Language and literature
1. use language as a vehicle for thought, creativity,
reflection, learning, self-expression, analysis and
social interaction
2. develop the skills involved in listening, speaking,
reading, writing, viewing and presenting in a variety
of contexts
3. develop critical, creative and personal
approaches to studying and analysing literary and
non-literary texts
4. engage with text from different historical periods
and a variety of cultures
5. explore and analyse aspects of personal, host
and other cultures throught literary and non-literary
texts
6. explore language through a variety of media and
modes Communicators
7. develop a lifelong interest in reading
8. apply linguistic and literary concepts and skills in
a variety of authentic contexts
Learner profile attribute(s) Briefly justify
I feel like any time we are using language, we are
Communicators communicating
Listening, speaking, writing, and presenting all
require a student to communicate, and reading and
Communicators, Inquirers viewing require a learner to be inquisitive
Having the skills mentioned in #3 requires a deep
Thinkers thought process
In order to engage in various cultures a time
periods, students must have an open mind and
Open-minded strive to not be ethnocentric
I feel that #5 has a higher level of thinking than #4.
To analyze texts requires background knowledge of
Thinkers the text being studied.
Exploring language and how to use it is a form of
communication no matter what media and mode is
being used
I would consider students who take the time out of
their lives and schedules to read to be lifelong
Inquirers inquirers
Students must have high-level thinking skills to
apply concepts and be knowledgeable about the
Thinkers, knowledgable linguistic and literary concepts they are using