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• VCEALL279

  Identify and compare differences between text types

  Elaborations

  • accessing a range of text types including recount, report, narrative, slideshow, web page, podcast
  • identifying the topic and structure of a text based on its layout and visual appearance, for example use of headings or illustrations
  • answering questions about text purpose and organisation, for example ‘Which text tells us how to do something?’, ‘Which texts use headings?’

  VCEALL279 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL081

  Use some conventions for printed English

  Elaborations

  • using conventional pencil grip when forming letters and numbers
  • writing from left to right and top to bottom
  • leaving a space between words
  • using ruled lines to guide writing on the page

  VCEALL081 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL235

  Use topic-specific vocabulary encountered in classroom activities

  Elaborations

  • referring to classroom charts and personal vocabulary lists to select vocabulary for writing
  • using learnt topic-specific vocabulary in simple modelled sentences

  VCEALL235 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL078

  Use appropriate letter size, spacing and letter formation

  Elaborations

  • producing capital letters, lower-case letters and numbers consistently and legibly
  • writing repeated letters and numbers the same way, for example producing recognisable letters with some consistency when copying
  • writing from left to right and leaving spaces between groups of letters or between words

  VCEALL078 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL373

  Modify intonation when reading aloud, to differentiate questions, exclamations or dialogue

  Elaborations

  • recognising a question and adjusting intonation appropriately
  • using appropriate pauses and emphasis when reading aloud direct speech or dialogue

  VCEALL373 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL071

  Label drawings of everyday personal activities using language learnt in the classroom

  Elaborations

  • using drawings as a basis for oral explanations or captioning using simple writing, such as ‘live here’, ‘play’, ‘study’
  • writing the names of items depicted in images
  • copying and completing short, formulaic sentences to describe images, such as ‘This is a …’
  • choosing a sentence from a class text to use as a caption for an image

  VCEALL071 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL750

  Use a range of cohesive devices to extend and connect speech

  Elaborations

  • connecting multiple clauses using a range of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, for example ‘Because of the flooding, they could not access their house and had to evacuate to the school instead’
  • using pronoun references to maintain cohesion throughout an extended text

  VCEALL750 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C4 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL728

  Use verb forms appropriate to text type

  Elaborations

  • using appropriate verb forms for the purpose and text type, for example past tense for a reflective response, passive voice in a procedural recount
  • controlling a range of more complex verb tenses, such as elaborated tenses (‘They had been waiting’), multi-word verb groups (‘I was not supposed to know’)
  • controlling agreement for singular and plural nouns (for example ‘My brothers go to high school and my sister goes to university’) and countable and non-countable nouns (for example ‘There were clouds but there was no rain’)

  VCEALL728 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL605

  Incorporate introduced subject-specific vocabulary into simple sentences

  Elaborations

  • referring to studied texts, classroom charts and personal vocabulary lists for subject-specific vocabulary
  • using related subject-specific terms accurately, such as ‘Tadpoles have gills but frogs have lungs’
  • matching subject-specific words to definitions or labelling diagrams

  VCEALL605 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL203

  Sequence words to make simple sentences

  Elaborations

  • putting a jumbled sentence from a familiar text into the correct order

  VCEALL203 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL048

  Recognise some familiar words in context

  Elaborations

  • recognising some familiar, personally significant words in context, such as own name on a list, peers’ names on labels, days of the week
  • identifying some familiar vocabulary (mainly content words) in a supported context, such as shared reading or teacher-led discussion

  VCEALL048 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL604

  Use emerging language to create desired effects

  Elaborations

  • combining known words to create degrees of emphasis or nuance, for example ‘very, very sad’
  • using vocabulary that is familiar or common in texts
  • recording frequently used vocabulary in a personal word list

  VCEALL604 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL239

  Demonstrate basic keyboard skills

  Elaborations

  • identifying basic letters, numbers, symbols and punctuation marks on a keyboard
  • placing a cursor in the correct position on a document page
  • using a mouse to scroll through a document
  • copying basic words from a text

  VCEALL239 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL131

  Relate most letters of the alphabet to sounds

  Elaborations

  • using the common sound of each letter when reading a new word
  • understanding that a letter can represent more than one sound
  • pronouncing the sound of each letter when sounding out new words
  • recognising beginning, middle or final sounds in words

  VCEALL131 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A2 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL535

  Use basic conjunctions to connect ideas

  Elaborations

  • constructing basic compound sentences using common coordinating conjunctions (such as ‘and’, ‘but’), for example ‘I went to park and play soccer’
  • copying basic time or sequence connectives from a model text, for example ‘first’, ‘next’ or ‘lastly’

  VCEALL535 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL317

  Use simple layouts to present texts logically

  Elaborations

  • following model texts or templates to lay out learnt text types
  • separating ideas in texts by leaving a line or writing a heading
  • using basic tools in a software application to format a digital text, for example making headings a larger font and placing images near relevant text

  VCEALL317 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL028

  Use intelligible pronunciation but with many pauses and hesitations

  Elaborations

  • imitating and rehearsing pronunciation for familiar and commonly used words
  • accurately pronouncing a small range of familiar words, including personal language, classroom language, some basic topic vocabulary
  • pronouncing familiar individual words clearly and pausing between words rather than using fluent phrasing

  VCEALL028 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL289

  Recognise the function of capital letters and full stops, and use them

  Elaborations

  • pausing at a full stop when reading
  • recognising words using capital letters, for example names and the beginning of sentences

  VCEALL289 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL557

  Comprehend and produce short spoken text types

  Elaborations

  • understanding and producing short texts, such as simple recounts, descriptions, instructions
  • using basic features to structure texts, such as introduction, body, conclusion

  VCEALL557 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL694

  Use pronunciation and non-verbal features to support communication

  Elaborations

  • demonstrating sufficient control of stress, rhythm and intonation to be understood in most situations
  • adjusting features of speech to support and convey meaning, such as emphasising an emotion or opinion

  VCEALL694 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features