VU23535 - Read and write simple texts for employment

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Unit code: VU23535 | Study level: TAFE
Credit points
N/A
Location
Footscray Nicholson
St Albans
Sunshine
Werribee
Prerequisites
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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 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

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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 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 II in EAL (Employment)
22642VIC | 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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