More importantly, a great deal of what has been included in EMS is regarded as suitable only for senior secondary or tertiary study. It seems more appropriate in the GET band to introduce learners to issues related to entrepreneurship and to the use and interpretation of financial documents required in everyday life. In addition to the learning areas, some flexible time should be included in the curriculum. This provides an opportunity for learners to pursue extra-curricular activities important to their development such as sporting, spiritual and cultural interests. These will be locally determined, taught and supported.
Languages is that area of the curriculum where learners study and use language and literature.
The languages learning area promotes literacy and learning of languages. However, teachers of languages should focus on knowledge about language and how it works. They should teach learners to use, think about and analyse language and to develop strategies for composing, comprehending and responding to texts. A knowledge of the ways in which textual interpretation and understanding may vary according to cultural, social and personal differences, and the capacity to develop reasoned arguments about interpretation and meaning.