VU23492 - Participate in extremely familiar spoken exchanges

Unit code: VU23492 | Study level: TAFE
Nominal hours:
90
Location
Footscray Nicholson
St Albans
Sunshine
Werribee
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
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Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required by EAL Learners to participate in extremely familiar spoken exchanges. This includes providing simple information and responding to simple requests.
The outcomes described in this unit relate to:

  • the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF). They partly contribute to the achievement of ACSF indicators for Oral Communication at Pre level 1, and
  • the ISLPR (International Second Language Proficiency Ratings) descriptors for Speaking and Listening. They partly contribute to the achievement of Speaking 0+ and Listening 0+.
    This unit applies to learners from language backgrounds other than English who need to develop their spoken communication skills in English.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit's learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work-based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:

  • provide and respond to extremely familiar information on at least one occasion
  • participate in one extremely familiar spoken exchange related to a learning activity.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

  • personally relevant extremely familiar nouns and adjectives to talk about familiar personal information such as good, happy, sad, hot, cold
  • common high frequency regular present tense
  • simple paralinguistic features such as body language to convey meaning and acknowledge understanding
  • extremely simple formulaic expressions related to greetings and forms of address such as hi, hello, bye. goodbye
  • simple formulaic instructions related to classroom activities.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Course in Initial EAL
22636VIC | Non-award course | Duration: 6 months

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