{"id":106,"date":"2026-06-19T13:17:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/chslang\/?page_id=106"},"modified":"2026-06-26T09:36:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T08:36:45","slug":"national-5-english","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/chslang\/courses\/english\/national-5-english\/","title":{"rendered":"National 5 English"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/chslang\/uploads\/sites\/40544\/2026\/06\/19142328\/N5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-136\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0111633014091381;width:244px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/chslang\/uploads\/sites\/40544\/2026\/06\/19142328\/N5.png 364w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/chslang\/uploads\/sites\/40544\/2026\/06\/19142328\/N5-300x297.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The main purpose of this course is to provide candidates with the opportunity to develop the skills of reading, writing, talking and listening in order to understand and to use language which is detailed in content. The course offers candidates opportunities to develop and extend a wide range of skills. In particular, the course aims to enable candidates to develop the ability to:<br>\uf0a8 <em>read, write, talk and listen, as appropriate to purpose, audience and context<br>\uf0a8 understand, analyse and evaluate texts, including Scottish texts, in the contexts of literature, language and\/or the media<br>\uf0a8 create and produce texts, as appropriate to purpose, audience and context, through the application of their knowledge and understanding of language<\/em><br>As candidates develop their language skills, they will be able to process ideas and<br>information more readily, apply knowledge of language in practical and relevant contexts, and gain confidence to use detailed language with clarity and purpose. Candidates develop analytical thinking and an understanding of the impact of language through the study of a wide range of texts.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Who is this course for?<br><\/span><\/strong>This course is suitable for those who wish to develop their language and communication skills through the exploration and creation of language, literature and media texts.<br>It is designed for those who are at the stage in their learning when they are ready to develop language and communication skills at SCQF level 5. <strong>They will have attained curriculum level 4 in the broad general education or have gained an award in National 4 English.<\/strong><br>This course provides a clear progressive pathway for those candidates who aim to go on to study Higher English, but also provides preparation for future learning in other subjects, employment, vocational training, and life beyond the classroom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The main purpose of this course is to provide candidates with the opportunity to develop the skills of reading, writing, talking and listening in order to understand and to use language which is detailed in content. The course offers candidates opportunities to develop and extend a wide range of skills. In particular, the course aims [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33786,"featured_media":0,"parent":103,"menu_order":-10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-106","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/chslang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/chslang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/chslang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/chslang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33786"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/chslang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/chslang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":137,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/chslang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106\/revisions\/137"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/chslang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/chslang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}