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Goals of ESL programs

The broad goals of ESL programs are to support students to:

• develop a level of competency and confidence in using English that allows them to fully participate in social and school-based contexts
• continue their conceptual development while developing English language skills
• develop an understanding of the learning styles and expectations of the Australian schooling system.

More specifically, the ESL curriculum aims to develop students' competence in English in the following areas:

• an ability to use and understand English in a variety of contexts
• control over the structures and grammatical features of English
• an ability to use strategies that facilitate the acquisition of English, and to negotiate communication in English.