National 4 Course Overview Skills The course aims
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National 4 Course Overview
Skills The course aims to enable pupils to develop their skills in: • listening, talking, reading and writing. • understanding, analysing and evaluating. • creating and producing a range of texts. • applying language skills.
Course Assessment • Creation & Production Unit • Analysis & Evaluation Unit • Literacy assessment
National 4 Creation and Production Unit • Pupils will develop talking and writing skills in familiar contexts. • Pupils will develop the skills needed to create and produce straightforward language in both written and oral form.
National 4 Creation & Production Unit • During delivery of the unit pupils will: • (i) create and produce straightforward written texts • (ii) take part in straightforward spoken interactions
National 4 Analysis and Evaluation Unit • Pupils will develop listening and reading skills in familiar contexts.
National 4 Analysis & Evaluation • Pupils will develop the skills needed to understand, analyse and evaluate straightforward language, through the study of a range of texts in language, literature and media contexts.
National 4 Analysis & Evaluation • During delivery of the unit pupils will: • (i) understand, analyse and evaluate straightforward written texts • (ii) understand, analyse and evaluate straightforward spoken language
National 4 Literacy • If pupils pass all of the National 4 English units and non-fiction texts are produced/assessed then pupils will be achieve a National 4 Literacy Award.
National 4 Added Value • In order to achieve a National 4 English qualification pupils will have to pass the Added Value Unit.
National 4 Added Value Unit • Pupils will apply language skills to investigate a chosen topic by: • (i) reading straightforward texts • (ii) selecting relevant information from the texts • (iii) evaluating the texts, using some appropriate critical terminology • (iv) presenting their findings • (v) responding to questions
National 4 Added Value • Evidence needs to be provided by: • selecting relevant information from at least two straightforward texts • using straightforward language in a written or oral presentation • responding appropriately to questions
