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

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

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?

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