Quebec · Secondary 2
English as a Second Language (Core), Secondary Cycle One — Year 2
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Quebec’s Secondary 2 English language course, from Language Repertoire to Texts.
- Units
- 4
- Lessons
- 9
- Skills
- 27
- Provincial exam
- None
- Official curriculum
- Québec Progression des apprentissages
Unit by unit
Every skill in the course, numbered by unit.
Unit 1 · 11 skills
Language Repertoire
Language for interacting with others
Using English: Begins/ends telephone exchanges and uses voice mail
Skill 1.1
Using English: Asks about people, animals, objects, places
Skill 1.2
Using English: States opinions
Skill 1.3
Using English: Asks about capabilities
Skill 1.4
Using English: Asks about others’ interests, tastes and preferences
Skill 1.5
Using English: Asks about others’ decision/indecision
Skill 1.6
Using English: Asks about needs, wants and obligations
Skill 1.7
Using English: Asks for suggestions
Skill 1.8
Language for informing and describing
Using English: Uses targeted vocabulary tied to student interests
Skill 1.9
Language for expressing ideas and opinions
Using English: Uses rising and falling voice pitch to convey meaning
Skill 1.10
Using English: Uses appropriate stress and pronunciation for words frequent
Skill 1.11
The official wording · 11 outcomes
- 1.1
- Begins/ends telephone exchanges and uses voice mail (e.g. Hello, I’m calling about…,Thank you for calling. Please leave a message after the beep.)
- 1.2
- Asks about people, animals, objects, places (e.g. Who are they? Where is it? What’s your…?)
- 1.3
- States opinions (e.g. In my opinion…, I think that…, I’m for/against…)
- 1.4
- Asks about capabilities (e.g. Do they know how to…? Can it…? Are you good at…?)
- 1.5
- Asks about others’ interests, tastes and preferences (e.g. Which would you prefer? What’s your favourite…? Why do you like. . .?)
- 1.6
- Asks about others’ decision/indecision (e.g. What have you decided? Have you made up your mind? What’s your decision?)
- 1.7
- Asks about needs, wants and obligations (e.g. What do they need? What does she want? What do we have to do?)
- 1.8
- Asks for suggestions (e.g. Should I…? What do you suggest? Do you have a suggestion?)
- 1.9
- Uses targeted vocabulary related to students’ interests and needs such as leisure activities, relationships, jobs (e.g. sports equipment)
- 1.10
- Uses rising and falling voice pitch to convey meaning (e.g. rising voice pitch to express surprise: It’s snowing?_ ↑)
- 1.11
- Uses appropriate stress and pronunciation for words frequently used to participate in classroom life (e.g. Wednesday: \' wenz-day\)
Unit 2 · 5 skills
Strategies
Self-management strategies
Using English: Constructs a meaningful sentence by putting together known w
Skill 2.1
Using English: Writes down relevant information in an organized way
Skill 2.2
Metacognitive strategies
Using English: Makes positive statements during a task and congratulates se
Skill 2.3
Using English: Reduces stress by focusing on goals and progress
Skill 2.4
Using English: Pushes oneself to experiment with language and ideas without
Skill 2.5
The official wording · 5 outcomes
- 2.1
- Constructs a meaningful sentence by putting together known words and expressions in a new way
- 2.2
- Writes down relevant information in an organized way (e.g. graphic organizers, guiding questions, prompts)
- 2.3
- Makes positive statements during a task and congratulates self and others upon completion
- 2.4
- Reduces stress by reminding self of goals, progress made and resources available
- 2.5
- Pushes oneself to experiment with language and ideas without fear of making errors
Unit 3 · 9 skills
Processes
The response process
Using English: Uses strategies, prompts and guiding questions
Skill 3.1
Using English: Identifies important details of texts
Skill 3.2
The writing process
Using English: Identifies text components in model written texts
Skill 3.3
Using English: Researches topic
Skill 3.4
Using English: Selects appropriate language
Skill 3.5
Using English: Writes down ideas, opinions, thoughts and feelings while ref
Skill 3.6
The production process
Using English: Identifies text components in model media texts
Skill 3.7
Using English: Targets purpose, audience and culture
Skill 3.8
Using English: Constructs outline of media text
Skill 3.9
The official wording · 9 outcomes
- 3.1
- Uses strategies, guiding questions, prompts and knowledge of text components to prepare to respond to texts
- 3.2
- Identifies important details of texts
- 3.3
- Identifies text components in model written texts
- 3.4
- Researches topic
- 3.5
- Selects appropriate language (e.g. vocabulary, level of formality)
- 3.6
- Writes down ideas, opinions, thoughts and feelings while referring to outline
- 3.7
- Identifies text components in model media texts
- 3.8
- Targets purpose, audience and culture
- 3.9
- Constructs outline of media text (e.g. storyboard)
Unit 4 · 2 skills
Texts
Text components
Using English: Uses text components to construct meaning when listening to,
Skill 4.1
Using English: Applies knowledge of text components to write and produce te
Skill 4.2
The official wording · 2 outcomes
- 4.1
- Uses text components to construct meaning when listening to, reading and viewing texts
- 4.2
- Applies knowledge of text components to write and produce texts
Plan the term
Pick your term and the days you study. Each unit gets its share of the weeks and comes back a week later for a review. The last two weeks go over the whole course.
The official curriculum
This page follows Quebec’s own curriculum for English as a Second Language (Core), Secondary Cycle One — Year 2.
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Questions about English as a Second Language (Core), Secondary Cycle One — Year 2
What is English as a Second Language (Core), Secondary Cycle One — Year 2?
Quebec’s Secondary 2 English language course: 4 units and 27 skills, from Language Repertoire to Texts.
What units are in English as a Second Language (Core), Secondary Cycle One — Year 2?
1. Language Repertoire, 2. Strategies, 3. Processes and 4. Texts.
Is there a provincial exam for English as a Second Language (Core), Secondary Cycle One — Year 2?
No. Quebec gives no provincial exam for English as a Second Language (Core), Secondary Cycle One — Year 2.
What comes after English as a Second Language (Core), Secondary Cycle One — Year 2?
English as a Second Language (Core), Secondary Cycle Two — Year 1.
Can MapleMind help with English as a Second Language (Core), Secondary Cycle One — Year 2?
Yes. MapleMind teaches every skill of English as a Second Language (Core), Secondary Cycle One — Year 2, step by step, with practice and checks, and its tutor answers questions about any of them. It’s free with daily limits, on iPhone, Android and the web.