VU23535 - Read and write simple texts for employment

Unit code:VU23535Study 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 read and write simple, routine informational and instructional texts relevant to employment.
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 2, and
the ISLPR (International Second Language Proficiency Ratings) descriptors for Reading and Writing. They contribute directly to the achievement of ISLPR Reading 2 and Writing 2.This unit applies to EAL learners wishing to develop reading and writing skills to satisfy everyday routine needs in familiar employment and work contexts. The application of knowledge and skills described in this unit is relevant to a range of job roles and industry areas.

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:

respond to two sets of simple written workplace instructions for different workplace tasks
read and respond to two simple types of workplace communications, including a simple message
use the planning and writing process to write one simple message in a workplace context using a series of short sentences.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

vocabulary and expressions relevant to the workplace to get the gist of, and locate key information in written texts
simple adjectives, adverbs or simple adverbial phrases, such as as soon as possible
simple or compound sentence structures
simple question forms to clarify meaning
simple high frequency discourse markers or cohesive devices, such as first, then, after that
simple prepositions or prepositional phrases, such as in, at, on, under, over
simple high frequency tense and aspect forms to describe present, past or future, such as:

simple present
simple past
present continuous
future forms such as I will be late for the meeting
verbs +ing such as, he is working on that machine
imperative such as leave the light on

simple phrasal verbs used in instructional and informational texts, such as Turn off the computer
simple modals or modal forms, such as should, could, would, shouldn’t need to, don’t need to
simple connectives, such as when, but, if although, so, Ring the boss when you get in.
Sociolinguistic and Cultural Knowledge:
difference between formal and informal registers in workplace communications
some awareness of tone, intention or attitude of writer.

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.