English
Welcome to the English Faculty at Balgowlah Boys’ Campus!
As a Faculty our aim is to immerse students in a range of activities and experiences to encourage them to:
- Develop an appreciation and enjoyment of the English language in all its different contexts and text types.
- Be creative and experimental with language.
- Use the English language accurately and diversely.
- Become analytical thinkers.
English is much more than simply reading and writing. English is the exploration and investigation of the way language shapes our understanding of the world we live in and ourselves. Language is our basic unit of communication and therefore any study of it involves the examination of a variety of textual forms (spoken, written and visual) that are apparent in today’s society. This includes everything from the traditional novel and poetry to film and web pages.
Special Programs
In Years 7 – 10 we also run a wide reading program throughout all English classes, encouraging students to increase their reading and comprehension skills. This program is integrated into English studies and has been developed in consultation with our teacher-librarian
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We also provide special support teaching for students from a Non-English Speaking Background (NESB) through our ESL teachers and for students with learning difficulties through our Support Teacher Learning Difficulties (STLD
