VU23547 - Read and write straightforward texts for study purposes

Unit code: VU23547 | Study level: TAFE
Nominal hours:
120
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 develop reading, note-taking and writing skills to produce straightforward texts based on study needs. Texts may be paper-based and/or digital format.
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 in Reading and Writing at Level 3, and
  • the ISLPR (International Second Language Proficiency Ratings) descriptors for Speaking and Listening. They contribute directly to the achievement of ISLPR Reading 2+ / 3 and Writing 2+ / 3. This unit applies to learners needing to develop their English language reading and writing skills to satisfy further study needs. The study situations in which these skills are applied are varied, and can be related to a range of further study or higher education contexts.This unit applies to learners needing to develop their reading and writing skills in English to satisfy further study needs. The situations in which these skills are applied are varied, and can be related to a range of further study or higher education contexts.

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:

  • locate two written straightforward texts relevant to further study purposes or tasks and for each text:
  • read, analyse and evaluate the purpose, structure and discourse style of the text
  • evaluate the text in relation to study purpose or study task
  • write and organise notes using appropriate methods and conventions
  • write two straightforward texts for further study purposes each including:
  • appropriate structure, using conventions to meet identified purpose
  • at least two appropriately structured paragraphs
  • review the above two texts and seek and respond to feedback to improve each text.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

  • vocabulary for a range of straightforward topics related to study purposes or tasks
  • common collocations, such as express an opinion, give an example
  • sentence structures for compound and some complex sentences
  • verb tenses and aspect forms, such as the present perfect continuous and past perfect, passive voice and conditional
  • discourse markers, connectives and cohesive devices to link ideas and concepts, add information or contrast ideas, such as in addition, therefore, as a result, finally
  • modal forms including some negative forms, such as need to, have to, must
  • reported speech with present tense, such as Smith says, Smith thinks, Smith argues
  • adverbial phrases, prepositions and prepositional phrases to convey the relationship between ideas, time and location
  • paragraph structure including topic sentence, supporting details, linking devices.
    Sociolinguistic and Cultural Knowledge:
  • register related to further study texts
  • some aspects of culture as it relates to study conventions, such as referencing and structuring texts for further study purposes
  • cues for inferred meaning, such as logical and contextual
  • ways of detecting a writer’s tone, intention and attitude.

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 III in EAL (Further Study)
22645VIC | Certificate iii | Duration:

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