senior school handbook 2008 - Mount Eliza Secondary College

German
This study develops students’
ability to understand and use a
language which has long been
recognised as a world language of culture, music,
theology and philosophy, as well as a key language in
the fields of science, medicine, economics and technology.
As well as being extensively used within
communities in Europe, Latin America, the Far East,
and Africa there is a significant German heritage
within Australia. Studying a language other than
English contributes to the overall education of students,
particularly in the area of communication, but
also in cross-cultural understanding, cognitive development,
and literacy.
Structure
The study is made up of four units.
Unit 1
The areas of study comprise themes and topics,
grammar text types, vocabulary and kinds of writing.
This unit should allow student to establish and maintain
a spoken or written exchange, listen to, read
and obtain information from written and spoken
texts and produce a personal response to a text focusing
on real or imaginary experience.
Unit 2
The areas of study comprise themes and topics,
grammar text types, vocabulary and kinds of writing.
This unit will allow the student to participate in a
spoken or written exchange, listen to, read and extract
and use information and ideas from spoken and
written texts and give expression to real or imaginary
experience in written or spoken form.
Units 3 and 4
The areas of study comprise themes and topics,
grammar text types, vocabulary and kinds of writing.
In these units students undertake a detailed study of
either Language and Culture through texts, or Language
and Culture through VET. Students should be
able to express ideas through the production of
original texts, analyse and use information from spoken
and written texts and exchange information,
opinions and experiences. They should also be able
to respond critically to spoken and written texts
which reflect aspects of the language and culture of
German-speaking communities.
Entry
German is designed for students who will, typically,
have studied German for at least 400 hours at the
completion of Year 12. It is possible, however, that
some students with less formal experience will also
be able to meet the requirements successfully. Students
must also undertake Unit 3 prior to undertaking
Unit 4.
Health and
Human
Development
The study of Health and Human Development provides
an opportunity for students to investigate
health and human development issues across the
lifespan. Students will develop the knowledge, attitudes,
values and skills to become actively involved
in shaping the influences that determine their own
health and development, and the health of their local
and global communities. The study also promotes
the understanding that many factors, both inherited
and environmental, play a major role in determining
health and development; and that one of the most
significant influences on health and development is
nutrition. Promoting good nutrition enhances an
individual’s quality of life as well as his or her physical,
social, emotional and intellectual development.
In addition, it contributes to the social and economic
wellbeing of society.
Structure
The study is made up of four units:
Unit 1: Youth health and development
Unit 2: Individual and community health and development
Unit 3: Nutrition, health and development
Unit 4: Global health and development
Unit 1: Youth health and development
This unit focuses on the transition from childhood
to adulthood and the enormous changes in physical,
social, emotional and intellectual development that
transition brings. Good health is seen as an important
determinant for optimal development. Challenges
related to the maintenance of optimum health
and development for youth are explored, focusing
on the inherited and environmental factors that influence
the physical, social, emotional and intellectual
changes that occur at this stage of life.
Unit 2: Individual and community health and development
In this unit there is a focus on the role that families,
communities and governments play in optimising the
health of individuals across the lifespan. There is an
exploration of differences in health and developmental
outcomes experienced by some social and cultural
groups, despite relatively high levels of community
and government involvement. There is a particular
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