VU23538 - Participate in straightforward interactions for employment

Unit code:VU23538Study level:TAFE

Nominal hours

Location

Footscray Nicholson
St Albans
Sunshine
Werribee

Prerequisites

(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)

Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required by EAL learners to use speaking and listening skills to participate in straightforward informal and formal employment interactions involving discussion and instructions.
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 Oral Communication at Level 3, and
the ISLPR (International Second Language Proficiency Ratings) descriptors for Speaking and Listening. They contribute directly to the achievement of ISLPR Speaking 2+ and Listening 2+.This unit applies to learners needing to develop their speaking and listening skills in English in employment related contexts. These skills may apply to a range of job roles and industry areas, and may involve some specialised or technical language.

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:

participate in one casual and one formal conversation in a work related context using appropriate conversation strategies for the context
follow one set of instructions or directions in a work related context
give one set of instructions or directions in a work related context.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

straightforward verb tenses, such as present perfect continuous, past perfect, present and simple passive or conditional with if and unless
question forms, such as to get others to clarify misunderstandings and ambiguous points
common modal forms, including negative form of need to, have to
phrasal verbs
adjectives, adverbs and adverbial phrases to explain or qualify information
common formal and informal discourse markers and conjunctions
modifying words and phrases to explain and qualify ideas and express opinions and attitudes
use of voice quality, pausing stress and intonation to modify meaning
strategies used to participate in straightforward conversations and to give and follow instructions or directions in an employment context.
Sociolinguistic and Cultural Knowledge:
register appropriate to the context
a limited range of colloquial and idiomatic expressions related to the workplace
cues to recognise some inferred meaning
detect and give opinions or attitudes in oral texts, such as I think that, Wouldn’t it be better?

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.