The  30-2 course places emphasis on the creation of personal responses to contexts (elements present in any communication situation) and critical/analytical responses to print and nonprint texts other than literary texts. The 30-2 course may appeal to a greater assortment of student interests. English 30-2 is geared towards students interested the study of popular culture and real-world contexts. These differences between the course sequences in terms of the emphasis on texts that students will study and create may appeal to student interests when they make the decision to take a particular course sequence. Students who are interested in the study of popular culture and in real-world contexts may prefer to take the ELA 10-2, 20-2, 30-2 course sequence.




The full Alberta Education Curriculum can be found here: https://education.alberta.ca/media/160418/ela-pos-10-12.pdf