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MODULE B: Texts and Society
This module requires students to explore and analyse texts used in a specific situation. It assists students’ understanding of the ways that texts communicate information, ideas, bodies of knowledge, attitudes and belief systems in ways particular to specific areas of society. (Reread English Stage 6 Syllabus 
, p 74.)
Elective 2: Academic English
In this elective students explore the kinds of texts that are widely used in formal learning situations. They respond to and compose texts appropriate to particular learning situations relevant to students’ needs and interests. They consider what these texts imply about the construction of knowledge in particular fields of study.
Students are required to read and respond to a range of types of texts, including: academic reports and essays; text books; discussions and expositions; scientific, artistic and literary texts; examination and research tasks; web pages; oral presentations; interviews; and other relevant texts. They are required to compose a range of types of texts, including: academic reports and essays; discussions and expositions; learning journals and process diaries; reviews; web pages; oral presentations; notes and summaries; and other relevant texts. Students are also required to identify and explain the purposes and language forms and features used in these types of texts.
Students are to supplement this study with texts of their own choosing related to the elective. The support document, Academic English, (see www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/english/prescriptions-support-materials ), provides examples of types of texts and may further supplement students’ study of this elective.
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