Code: COM123
Title: English Communication
Coordinator: Steve Meaghan

Topics

• Customer Relations/Conflict Resolution
• Moving Out
• Film appreciation
• Exploration of Social Issues through documentary study.
• Novel Reading

Assessment

• Oral - Face-to-face interaction with customer, telephone call to resolve difficulties with customer, 2-3 minutes in total, class and home time
• Documentary study
• Letter of Complaint - Written 250 words supervised test 
• Folio Written Forms - forms provided by teacher, research using school resources class and home time
• Spoken review - 3-5 minutes, class and home time
• Media - Film Review

At completion students should know

The importance of a balance of community, work and leisure in productive lives.

That an assertive, proactive approach to life is effective in dealing with most situations.

Not to be afraid to ask questions.

At completion students should be able to

Write effective letters pertaining to jobs, complaints and other business purposes.

Give an opinion on issues that affect their lives.

Speak clearly to an audience on a specific topic

Critically review texts and evaluate their worth.

Literacy elements

The main elements of the English Communication course pertain to the development of

• Reading and viewing.
• Writing.
• Comprehending.
• speaking and listening.

Integrated technology

A host of different technologies will be used throughout the course ranging from computer skills, such as use of internet for research, word processing and completion of worksheets on computer.

Assignment guidelines

Please refer to the Assignment Guidelines on how to set out bibliographies and references.

Resources

Novels such as The wave and Th e Pigman Practical Words (Basic grammar text)

Related Links

QSA website