¾ make and negotiate meaning and understanding,
¾ show critical awareness of language usage,
¾ respond to the aesthetic, affective, cultural and social values in the
text,
¾ access, process and use information from a variety of sources and
situations,
¾ understand, know and apply language structures and conventions
in context,
¾ use language for learning, and
¾ use appropriate communication strategies for specific purposes and
situations (South African National Department of Education, 1997b:
23).