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Goals

English programs aim to develop in students:

• the ability to speak, listen, read, view and write effectively with confidence, purpose and enjoyment
• a knowledge of the ways in which language varies according to context, purpose, audience and content, and the capacity to apply this knowledge
• a knowledge of the linguistic patterns used to construct different texts, and the capacity to apply this knowledge, especially in writing
• a broad knowledge of a range of texts and a capacity to relate this to aspects of contemporary society and personal experience
• the capacity to discuss and analyse texts and language critically
• a knowledge of the ways textual interpretation and understanding may vary according to cultural, social and personal differences, and the capacity to develop reasoned arguments about interpretation and meaning.