VU23523 - Read and write simple descriptive texts

Unit code: VU23523 | Study level: TAFE
Nominal hours
80
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
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Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required by EAL learners to read and write simple routine digital and/or paper-based descriptive texts directly related to everyday routine personal or 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 for 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 participants wishing to develop reading and writing skills to satisfy everyday routine needs in familiar recreation, community, school/college, and work 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:

  • read and interpret two descriptive texts including identifying:
  • specific details of each text
  • discourse features and conventions of each text
  • use appropriate format to plan, produce and review two straightforward descriptive texts using a series of short sentences.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

  • vocabulary and expressions for everyday topics related to personal needs and interests and social and community participation, such as family, weather, environment, simple current events, food, health, work and education
  • simple and compound sentence structures
  • simple adjectives, adverbs or adverbial phrases, such as as soon as possible
  • prepositions and prepositional phrases
  • common high frequency tense and aspect forms to describe present, past and future, such as
  • simple present
  • simple past
  • present continuous
  • verbs +ing
  • simple phrasal verbs used in descriptive texts, such as I grew up in a small town
  • simple modals and modal forms, such as should, would, could, might, need to
  • simple connectives
  • simple high frequency discourse markers and cohesive devices, such as after that, during the war.
    Sociolinguistic and Cultural Knowledge:
  • some awareness of register in descriptive texts
  • some awareness of tone and intention 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.

As part of a course

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

Certificate II in EAL (Access)
22639VIC | Certificate ii | 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.

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