French, Latin, Japanese and Chinese Extension

HSC French Extension

1 Unit of study for the Higher School Certificate.

Pre/Co-requisites: French Continuers

Course Description

Students will further develop skills in, and knowledge of French and an awareness of French-speaking communities through the study of a range of texts. The prescribed text and issues derived from the prescribed text, will be changed every 3 years.

Main Topics Covered

There is one prescribed theme -
• The individual and contemporary society.

Prescribed Issues

● Acceptance - For example;
▪ Outcasts
▪ Stereotypes
▪ Dealing with disability

● Resilience - For example;
▪ Friendship
▪ Social Mobility
▪ Responsibility

● Identity - For example;
▪ Social Inequality
▪ Cultural Difference
▪ Self-worth

HSC Chinese Extension

1 Unit of study for the Higher School Certificate.

Pre/Co-requisites: Chinese Continuers

Course Description

Students will further develop skills in, and knowledge of Chinese and an awareness of Chinese-speaking communities through the study of a range of texts. The prescribed text and issues derived from the prescribed text will be changed every 3 years.

Main Topics Covered

There is one prescribed theme -
● The individual and contemporary society

Prescribed Issues (Prescribed issues may be derived from more than one short story).

● Education - For example:
▪ Role of Education
▪ Pressures and Expectations
▪ Personal Goals

● Relationships - For example:
▪ Family Relationships
▪ The World of the Young
▪ Responsibility towards others

● Division in Society - For example:
▪ Poverty and Wealth
▪ Personal Identity
▪ Coping with Reality

HSC Japanese Extension

1 unit of study for the Higher School Certificate.

Pre/Co-requisites: Japanese Continuers

Course Description

Students will further develop skills in, and knowledge of Japanese and an awareness of Japanese-speaking communities through the study of a range of texts. The prescribed theme provides the focus for the selection of texts. The prescribed text and issues derived from the prescribed text, will be changed every 3 years.

Main Topics Covered

There is one prescribed theme -
● The individual and contemporary society

Prescribed Issues

● Connectedness - For example;
▪ People and places
▪ Traditions and beliefs
▪ Communication

● Journeys - For example:
▪ Self-Discovery
▪ Making Choices
▪ Hopes and dreams

● Impact of the Past - For example:
▪ Memories
▪ Experiences
▪ City and Country

HSC Latin Extension

1 Unit of study for the Higher School Certificate.

Pre/Co-requisites: Latin Continuers

Course Description

Through the study of text in the original Latin, students will develop skills in translating and analysing text. Students will develop knowledge and understanding of Latin of a particular period and genre. Students will develop an appreciation of the linguistic, literary and cultural features of the text.

Main Topics Covered

In the Extension Course a specific genre of Latin literature (Lyric, Satire, Elegy or Historiography) will be studied. Texts by two or three authors exemplifying the specified genre will be prescribed for study.