English Lower Secondary Syllabus - Department of Education

Lower Secondary SyllabusLanguage• select appropriate language for a variety of purposes relating to thehome environment• identify ways in which language is used in the Papua New Guineanculture e.g. explore how different varieties of English are represented• reflect on language choices to create and express thoughts, ideas andfeelings• identify how the roles and relationships between speaker and listener inthe home and wider society affect the language used.Skills and strategies• identify and discuss main issues of a topic and draw conclusions• listen for key words, phrases or structural cues to identify points in arange of spoken home and leisure texts• recognise verbal and nonverbal cues as entry points to a discussion• use questions appropriate to context of the home or the school situation• listen for pleasure or appreciation to oral texts in a range of the schooland home situations.WritingWrite a range of texts used in, or based on home and leisure experiencesusing appropriate content, language structures and strategies.Texts and contexts• produce appropriate written texts based on important issues relating tothe home and the school environment• use appropriate structures and content for different forms of home andleisure writing• consider audience and cultural knowledge when preparing writing andadjust writing style to suit the purpose• write texts for familiar audiences providing a personal viewpointsupported by factual or textual information.Language• select vocabulary for precise meaning in a range of home and leisuretexts• include appropriate content relevant to topic and text type• write with an understanding of language conventions appropriate to thetexts and contexts.Skills and strategies• participate by sharing ideas and views in collaborative writing projectswith peers and others• use appropriate headings, paragraphs and graphics to compose a rangeof texts• record information from a variety of sources for specific purposes suchas recipes, messages, newspapers, film• review, proofread and edit when drafting for publishing.19