VU23539 - Read and write straightforward texts for employment

Unit code:VU23539Study 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 straightforward digital and/or paper-based texts relevant to employment including 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 Reading and Writing at Level 3, 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 needing to develop their English reading and writing skills for formal and informal communications and transactions related to employment and the workplace. The application of knowledge and skills described in this unit is relevant to a varied 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 straightforward texts for employment including one set of written instructions for a specific workplace task and one workplace communication text including use of formatting, register, layout and appropriate linguistic structures
write one straightforward text for a specific workplace purpose using appropriate register, layout and conventions
use processes to review and redraft text.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

vocabulary and expressions for straightforward texts related to employment
common collocations
straightforward, compound and conditional sentence structures with if or unless
question forms, such as to request information
paragraph structure in formal communications, such as topic sentence, supporting details, linking devices
adjectives and adverbs used in workplace documents
adverbial phrases, prepositions and prepositional phrases
tense and aspect forms, such as:

present perfect continuous and past perfect, such as I have given my leave form to the boss
present and past simple passive, such as The machine has been fixed. Meetings are held on Mondays

reported speech used in communications and other work related texts
phrasal verbs
modals and modal forms, including negative form, such as need to and have to
discourse markers and cohesive devices to structure text, such as

addition: in addition
cause and effect: therefore, as a result,
contrast: however.

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.