This course emphasizes the consolidation of the literacy, communication, and critical and creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. 
 
Courses Type: University Preparation
Prerequisite: ENG3U, Grade 11 English or NBE3U
 
 
Grade 12 University English consolidates literacy and communication along with the creative and critical thinking skills necessary for success in both academic and daily life.
During the ENG4U course, students analyse a range of challenging literary, informational, and graphic texts from various periods, countries, and cultures. They will also create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms.
The ENG4U curriculum has three main focuses:
Clear and confident use of academic language
Purpose of reading and reading strategy
Developing greater writing control
 
ENG4U Online Course Outline and Timeline
The table below shows the suggested sequence of course unit delivery, along with the estimated number of hours needed to complete the unit.
For complete details of targeted expectations within each unit and activity, please see each Unit Overview found in the ENG4U course profile.
 
Unit Order
Unit Name
Suggested Time
Unit 0
Prerequisite Review
10 Hours 
Unit 1
Literary Criticism
20 Hours 
Unit 2
Poetry
20 Hours 
MID SEMESTER POINT
Unit 3
Essay Analysis
20 Hours 
Unit 4
Novel Studies “The Wars”
25 Hours 
Unit 5
Course Summative
12 Hours 
FINAL
Final Exam
3 Hours 
Total
110 Hours
 
Please note, as per Ministry guidelines, OVS has a mandatory 14 day minimum requirement for student enrollment to be eligible for a midterm report card and 28 days enrollment to be eligible for a final report card.
 
Fundamental Concepts Covered in Grade 12 English Online Course
The compulsory online course is organized into broad four strands:
Oral communication
Reading and literature studies
Writing
Media studies
Students learn best when they are encouraged to consciously monitor their thinking as they learn, and such reflection is expected in each strand.
The knowledge and skills gained in the language curriculum enable students to understand, respond to, create, and appreciate a full range of literary, informational, and media texts.
 
Learning areas are closely interrelated. The knowledge and skills described in the four strands are interdependent and complementary. Teachers plan activities that blend expectations from the four strands to provide promote meaningful, holisitic learning. Students will begin to recognise how their developing skills in the four strands reinforce each oth