VU23562 - Explore community services

Unit code: VU23562 | Study level: TAFE
Nominal hours:
50
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 identify and explore key community services to support everyday life and needs.
The outcomes described in this unit relate to:

  • the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF). They contribute directly to the achievement of ACSF indicators of competence for Oral Communication, Reading and Writing at Level 2, and
  • the ISLPR (International Second Language Proficiency Ratings) descriptors for Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. They contribute directly to the achievement of ISLPR Listening 2, Speaking 2, Reading 2 and Writing 2.
    This unit applies to EAL learners wishing to develop their English language skills and knowledge to access basic information about services in the local community.This unit is designed for integration and contextualisation with language units to support achievement of English language knowledge and skills.

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:

  • use a map to locate oneself in own local community
  • identify and compare information for two local transport options
  • source and discuss information on one local community service and one local recreation service and identify information relevant to personal needs.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

  • vocabulary and expressions to identify location, directions
  • vocabulary of days, dates, time and frequency, such as monthly
  • language of timetables and transport terminology
  • vocabulary and expressions related to community services and recreational activities
  • common tense and aspect forms to describe community services, such as the centre opens, the centre closes..
  • prepositions and prepositional phrases
  • simple question forms to seek clarification about a community service.
    Sociolinguistic and Cultural Knowledge:
  • paralinguistic features to support understanding and communication.

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):

Certificate II in EAL (Access)
22639VIC | Certificate ii | Duration:

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