{"id":334,"date":"2023-07-16T18:15:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T22:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/abehandbook\/chapter\/english-advanced-level-2\/"},"modified":"2023-07-16T18:15:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T22:15:44","slug":"english-advanced-level-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/abehandbook\/chapter\/english-advanced-level-2\/","title":{"raw":"English: Advanced Level","rendered":"English: Advanced Level"},"content":{"raw":"\n<h3>English: Advanced Level<\/h3>\n\n<hr>\n\nStudents who have completed the Advanced Level will have the skills necessary to enter Provincial Level courses and some vocational, career, and technological programs.\n<h5>Required Learning Outcomes<\/h5>\n<h6>1. 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