VU23539 - Read and write straightforward texts for employment

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Unit code: VU23539 | 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 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 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 III in EAL (Employment)
22643VIC | Certificate iii | 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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