VU23524 - Engage in straightforward casual conversations and spoken transactions

Unit code:VU23524Study 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 participate effectively in straightforward casual conversations and to engage in straightforward transactions.
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 speaking and listening skills in English in varied contexts such as social and community, everyday commerce and recreation, workplaces, and vocational or study-related fields.

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:
The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit. Assessment must confirm the ability to use language conventions and linguistic knowledge to:

initiate and sustain three different straightforward spoken interactions with one or more people including:

at least one casual conversation based on a straightforward topic
at least one spoken transaction for a specific purpose
The third interaction may be either a straightforward casual conversation or a transaction.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

vocabulary and expressions related to selected conversation topics and transactions
sentence structures for compound and some complex sentences
verb tenses, such as present perfect continuous, past perfect, present and past simple passive, conditional, such as with, if, and unless, to express different points in time
modal forms, including some negative forms, such as need to and have to
phrasal verbs, colloquial or idiomatic expressions in casual conversations or transactions
adjectives, adverbs and adverbial phrases to explain and qualify information
common discourse markers and conjunctions appropriate to spoken information to organise or link what is said, such as actually, I mean, anyway, as I was saying
question forms and strategies to seek further information
use of tone, stress and intonation to modify or emphasise meaning
strategies used to participate in straightforward conversations and spoken transactions.
Sociolinguistic and Cultural Knowledge:
register appropriate to the context
expression of opinions and attitudes in spoken texts
cues to recognise inferred meaning in spoken text
paralinguistic features to support interactions, such as confirming understanding, clarifying misunderstandings and ambiguity.

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.