VU23502 - Give and respond to short, simple spoken information

TAFE Victoria logo
Unit code: VU23502 | Study level: TAFE
Credit points
N/A
Location
Footscray Nicholson
St Albans
Sunshine
Werribee
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
Enquire

Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required by EAL learners to give and respond to short, simple spoken information related to immediate personal and social 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 in Oral Communication at Level 1, and
  • the ISLPR (International Second Language Proficiency Ratings) descriptors for Speaking and Listening. They contribute directly to the achievement of Speaking 1+ and Listening 1+.This unit applies to learners wishing to develop speaking and listening skills in English to satisfy immediate personal needs in exchanges in familiar and in most cases predictable contexts, such as shopping, commuting, health, and school/college.

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 short, simple spoken information texts on familiar topics
  • give one simple spoken information text on a familiar topic.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

  • simple time and place words and phrases or phrasal verbs in simple explanations, descriptions and/or instructions
  • simple every day adjectives to respond to and convey simple information, such as attitudes, feelings or explanations such as, This is an important topic, I am sad about this
  • simple high frequency connectives to link ideas
  • simple high frequency verb tense forms appropriate to the context of information, such as simple present, simple past or simple imperative, or future tense with, will, and going to
  • simple questions and statements, such as What time is it? What do you think? It’s there, I think…I don’t understand. You mean…?
  • intonation appropriate for questions or statements to give information.
    Sociolinguistic and Cultural Knowledge:
  • common polite expressions such as Thank you, Thanks for your help
  • paralinguistic cues, such as body language to interpret and convey meaning and acknowledge understanding.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the VU Polytechnic and/or via the Victoria University Polytechnic e-Learning system.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Certificate I in EAL (Access)
22638VIC | Certificate i | Duration:

Refer to the course page for information on how to apply for the course. VU takes care to ensure the accuracy of this unit information, but reserves the right to change or withdraw courses offered at any time. Please check that unit information is current with the Student Contact Centre.

Search for units, majors & minors