3EAP
This course requires 2 options.

Level 3 English for Academic Purposes

Although next year timetables are yet to be finalised, course selection is now finished. Any changes to student courses will now take place in January.

Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms J. Fry, Ms A. Schnell.

The course is available to English language learners as well as other students who wish to obtain UE literacy.

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 and critical reading analysis.

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.


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: 17
Internal Assessed Credits: 17
External Assessed Credits: 0
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
U.S. 22750 v6
NZQA Info

Write a crafted text 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 v6
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 v6
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
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 17
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 12
Total Numeracy Credits: 0