This course is designed to enable students to learn to communicate effectively in Standard Australian English (SAE): the variety of English that is most commonly used in business, government, education and many workplaces in Australia. Through gaining an understanding of and proficiency in SAE as an additional language or dialect, students are empowered to operate in a variety of contexts, moving between language varieties appropriately. (From Rationale of Course Document, Curriculum Council) |
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The print, video, audio, online and electronic resources listed here support English as an Additional Language/Dialect.
Note: all resources for this WACE Course are recommendations only. Each school should decide on specific titles for their students in consultation with their school community and sector guidelines.
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| Phase of Development |
| Resources are typically relevant, but not exclusively, for: |
- Early Adolescence
- Late Adolescence
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New resources will be added as they are identified.
English as an Additional Language/Dialect - All Resources
This will bring up all English as an Additional Language/Dialect Course of Study resources.
English as an Additional Language or Dialect - Websites
This will bring up all English as an Additional Language/Dialect Websites
How to get the best out of your search:
If you want resources for specific text types or outcomes, click on one of the following links: |
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| Supplementary Texts |
The texts that form the vehicles for the content of English as an Additional Language/Dialect include everyday texts, informational texts, mass media texts and literature. Literature includes a wide variety of creative and imaginative writing, oral performance and texts that contribute to an appreciation of students' own cultural heritages and the heritages of other cultures.
To locate suitable novels, short stories, nonfiction narratives and other resources in the Resource Bank there are a number of searches you may use: |
- Which Book?
This page on the CMIS website links to reviews and bibliographic details of books taken from the CMIS publication Fiction Focus: New Titles For Teenagers.
These reviews are written by English teachers, teacher librarians or other professionals in the field of children's literature.
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- For an more extensive search:
- Fiction [Choose Late Adolescence and/or Early Adolescence]
These searches will find an extensive collection of novels, picture books, audio books, videos and supporting websites.
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| Also browse the following Fiction Theme pages on the CMIS website for further ideas to support learning contexts: |
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| NOTE: for more help with searches go to
CMIS Resource Bank Help |
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| Professional Associations |
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| Teacher General Reference |
- ESL/ESD [Department of Education & Training WA site]
- ESL/ESD [CMIS. Australian & international links]
- Indigeneous Learners and Language [Australian Council of TESOL Associations maintain this website on Indigenous learners across Australia.]
- English Online [Developed by teachers, this NZ site contains outcomes-based English Learning Area teaching units; professional readings and resources for primary and secondary teachers; and interactive projects for students.]
- enhanceTV [enhanceTV is a free web resource for educators that provides them with information on educational TV programs, films, radio programs, study guides and more.]
- Reading Online [An electronic journal focusing on literacy practice and research in K-12 classrooms, published by the International Reading Associationl]
- SCORE Language Arts [California. Website includes literature guides, an activities bank and phonics resources.]
- STELLA [Australia. Provides a detailed picture of what accomplished English/Literacy teaching is.]
- WA State Literature Centre [WA]
- Web English Teacher [USA. K-12 English teaching resources: including ESL ideas, grammar, YA fiction, literature, poetry, mythology, speech & debate and other useful sections.]
- Voices and Visions [Access Asia]
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| State Courses and Documents |
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Current Affairs/News |
- Australian Story [Series televised on ABC - site contains transcripts of programs, program background information, discussion forum & archive of past programs]
- Behind the News [ABC TV current affairs program aimed at upper primary and secondary students. Site contains information about how the program is made, the people involved, teaching tips, links & resources, transcripts, and episodes from the last 4 weeks can be viewed online using Real Player or Windows Media.]
- TTN [The Total News] [Television News program on the Ten Network]
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| Student Sites |
- Australian Word Map [Allows audiences to engage and interact with an ever-increasing collection of Australian regionalisms - words, phrases and expressions used by particular language communities.]
- Dave's ESL Cafe [Internet meeting place for ESL/EFL students and teachers]
- English Bites [English Bites is an ABC television presentation and web site designed to help improve English language skills.]
- Message Club [Early Adolescence. ABC site aimed at young people, particulary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, to promote interest in traditional and contemporary Indigenous life within new media, visual arts, writing, music, history, sports, reading and nutrition. Contains, games, book reviews, gallery of photos and pictures, and a chat room.]
- Us Mob [Middle Childhood-Early Adolesence. Produced in association with Tangentyere Council and ABC Online. Watch Central Australian Aboriginal teenagers on video, read and listen to their text diaries, play survival games, learn about Aboriginal life, join a chat forum]
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- AATE [Professional reading & classroom texts]
- ABC Shop [video, DVD, books, spoken word]
- ABC Content Sales [VHS/DVD/CD copies of radio or television programs]
- Bolinda Audio [audiobooks]
- Chalkface Press [WA publisher specialising in English]
- EzyDVD.com.au [DVD - feature films, documentaries]
- Louis Braille Audio [audiobooks - fiction & nonfiction]
- Marcom Projects [video, DVD, CD-ROM - SBS videos, Literacy/ESL, adolescent issues, Aboriginal, YA non-fiction, study guides]
- Maxwell's Collection [video, DVD - feature films, documentaries]
- Pearson Education Australia [Englishl language teaching texts
- Ronin Films [video, DVD - feature films, documentaries]]
- Soundbooks [audiobooks]
- Full list of audio/video/film publishers & distributors on CMIS website
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This project was made possible by funding from the Public Education Endowment Trust. |
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