English
Why Study English?
Studying English helps to sharpen your analytical skills. If you can take a text and find the themes plus connect it with other texts, theories and historical events, you are showing that you can handle complex ideas, search for patterns and interpret information in a wider context.
Knowing English increases your chances of getting a good job in a multinational company within your home country or for finding work abroad. It's also the language of international communication, the media and the internet, so learning English is important for socialising and entertainment as well as work.
Studying English literature opens up a world of inspiration and creativity, while also developing skills that are essential for today's global environment. It is a chance to discover how literature makes sense of the world through stories, poems, novels and plays. It is also a chance to sharpen your own ability to write, read, analyze and persuade.
Aims and Objectives
The aims and objectives of English are to enable all children to:
● read a wide range of texts fluently and with good understanding
● read critically and use knowledge gained from wide reading to inform and improve their own writing
● write effectively and coherently using Standard English appropriately
● use grammar correctly, punctuate and spell accurately
● acquire and apply a wide vocabulary alongside knowledge and understanding of grammatical terminology, and linguistic conventions for reading, writing and spoken language
The aims and objectives of English Literature are to enable all children to:
● read a wide range of classic literature fluently and with good understanding, and make connections across their reading
● read in depth and critically, so that they are able to discuss and explain their understanding and ideas
● develop the habit of reading widely and often
● appreciate the depth and power of the English literary heritage
● write accurately, effectively and analytically about their reading, using Standard English