Extra English is suitable for students who want extra time and assistance to improve the skills required for success in VCE English. Extra English is a single semester subject.
Extra English will help students to:
- Increase their confidence in using Standard Australian English
- Strengthen language skills through thinking, reading, writing, speaking and listening
- Communicate ideas and information effectively using written and spoken language
- Speak and listen effectively in a range of settings for different purposes
- Read a variety of texts to construct a range of responses
- Read accurately to locate, understand, organise and synthesise information
- Develop a vocabulary to talk confidently about language and texts
