3EAP
This course requires 2 options.

Level 3 English for Academic Purposes

Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms J. Fry.

English for Academic Purposes is a course for Year 13 students who want to go on to university or another tertiary course that requires academic English.  The course is aimed at students who have not yet gained University Entrance Literacy in Reading and/or Writing. The skills developed are academic essay writing, oral presentation skills, critical reading analysis as well as analysis of spoken academic text. 

Students will be assessed through three English for Academic Purposes unit standards (17 credits total), two of which provide UE Literacy.  This course is not a UE approved subject.

The course is available to English language learners as well as students for whom English is their main/only language. 

Recommended Prior Learning

NCEA Level 1 Literacy


Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 22 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 22 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
U.S. 22750 v5
NZQA Info
Write a crafted text for a specified audience using researched material in English for an academic purpose
Level: 4
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 6r,6w
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 22751 v5
NZQA Info
Read and process information in English for academic purposes
Level: 4
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 6r
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 22891 v5
NZQA Info
Deliver an oral presentation in English for an academic purpose
Level: 4
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 22892 v5
NZQA Info
Demonstrate understanding of a spoken text and process information in English for an academic purpose
Level: 4
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 22
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 12
Total Numeracy Credits: 0