English, ENG4U
English, ENG4U, (also known as English or Language), is a grade 12 English course offered in the Ontario Curriculum. The course covers topics in literacy, communication, critical, and creative thinking.
Course Code.[1]
The first character, E, describes that the course is in the English department.
The second and third characters, NG, describe the particular course that is being offered (English Language, as opposed to Media Studies, The Writer's Craft, etc.).
The fourth character, 4, represents the grade level of the course (fourth year of high school, or grade 12).
The fifth character, U, represents the course type (University Preparation Level).
Ontario courses will also have a sixth character, which corresponds to differences in course delivery. These are school-dependant, as different schools may choose to use different characters to represent different deliveries (for example, ENG4U1 might be a first semester course, ENG4UE might be an online course, ENG4U6 might be a gifted level course, ENG4U0 might be an AP course, etc.)
Requisites
The prerequisite for ENG4U is English, ENG3U (Grade 11 English), which must have been taken in advance of English, ENG4U[2]. Students may also opt to take English: Understanding Contemporary First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Voices, NBE3U, as an alternative, which also satisfies the prerequisite for ENG4U[3].
All students in Ontario must take ENG4U, (or the equivalent College Preparation Level alternative, ENG4C, or the equivalent Workplace Preparation Alternative, ENG4E), as it is a compulsory course requirement for graduation and achieving the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)[4].
Most university programs in Ontario require ENG4U[5]
Topics in English, ENG4U
According to the Ontario Ministry of Education Curriculum, the following strands and expectations will be covered:
"
Oral Communication
- Listening to Understand
- Speaking to Communicate
- Reflecting on Skills and Strategies
Reading and Literature Studies
- Reading for Meaning
- Understanding Form and Style
- Reading with Fluency
- Reflecting on Skills and Strategies
Writing
- Developing and Organizing Content
- Using Knowledge of Form and Style
- Applying Knowledge of Conventions
- Reflecting on Skills and Strategies
Media Studies
- Understanding Media Texts
- Understanding Media Forms, Conventions, and Techniques
- Creating Media Texts
- Reflecting on Skills and Strategies
"[6]
Evaluation
The Ontario curriculum recognizes four strands in which achievement can be measured in Language courses: Oral Communication (Comm), Reading and Literature Skills (Read), Writing (Write), and Media Studies (Media).
For courses in languages, the weighting of the strands is as follows:
| Comm | Read | Write | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20% | 30% | 30% | 20% |
The course includes a final exam, worth 30% of the final grade. Term work is worth 70%.[7]
References
- ↑ "Course Coding System". Ontario Virtual School. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ↑ "English(ENG4U) | Online Courses". TVO ILC. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ↑ "English: Understanding Contemporary First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Voices". www.dcp.edu.gov.on.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ↑ "High school graduation requirements". ontario.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ↑ Rainsberger, Sarah. "Ontario University Programs not requiring ENG4U for Admission – University Admissions in Canada". Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ↑ Ontario Ministry of Education (2007). "The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12, Revised, English" (PDF). edu.gov.on.ca. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Grade 12 English". Ontario Virtual School. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
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