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• VCEALC215

  Draw pictures to communicate activities or events and orally dictate sentences for the teacher to record

  Elaborations

  • drawing pictures with some detail of the participants, location and actions of an event
  • orally recounting personal experiences in sequence, with a small amount of detail, for the teacher to write

  VCEALC215 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Communication

• VCEALC348

  Follow simple instructions and questions in print or digital texts

  Elaborations

  • following simple print or digital instructions, such as ‘Fill the …’, ‘Measure the …’, ‘Record the …’
  • answering simple print or digital questions such as ‘How many …?’

  VCEALC348 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALC675

  Participate in a range of school routines in mainstream classrooms

  Elaborations

  • understanding classroom routines, including listening to others before speaking, turn-taking and putting hand up
  • understanding and recounting a spoken sequence of instructions, or a description or explanation relating to a topic
  • comprehending topic-specific vocabulary and grammatical structures that connect and sequence ideas

  VCEALC675 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALC776

  Incorporating visual features into texts

  Elaborations

  • creating or adapting a range of visual features such as illustrations, diagrams, graphs, tables, maps
  • referring to images in text, for example ‘Figure 1’, ‘The image shows …’

  VCEALC776 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C4 | Writing | Communication

• VCEALC347

  Acquire information from different types of visual representations in text

  Elaborations

  • locating a cell on a table, using row and column headings
  • using diagrams, graphs or pictures to help interpret meaning in a written text
  • sequencing written descriptions to match a series of diagrams

  VCEALC347 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALC616

  Present a short, prepared formal talk on a researched topic, using notes and props

  Elaborations

  • structuring the talk clearly using elements such as an introduction, sequenced content, conclusion
  • attending to features of speech such as pronunciation, pace, intonation, emphasis, body language
  • preparing and using notes and props, such as a photo or treasured personal object, to enhance a presentation

  VCEALC616 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALC778

  Write extended factual texts conveying a variety of aspects of topics from across the curriculum

  Elaborations

  • writing extended factual texts reflecting the structure and language of the text type
  • writing a range of texts used across the curriculum areas (such as a historical essay, information report, procedure, explanation), with reference to templates and models
  • incorporating information from two or three sources used in class

  VCEALC778 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C4 | Writing | Communication

• VCEALC758

  Read independently a wide range of accessible texts

  Elaborations

  • reading independently, applying a range of approaches such as predicting, skimming, scanning, reading for pleasure
  • locating information on a research topic using library resources and online materials, including appropriate search engines

  VCEALC758 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C4 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALC424

  Access, interpret and evaluate information from a range of print and digital texts, including visual, multimodal and interactive

  Elaborations

  • following instructions to find the appropriate page in a book and identifying the topic and main ideas
  • comparing two simple websites on the same topic to choose the more useful one

  VCEALC424 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALC402

  Participate in most social situations using English

  Elaborations

  • interacting with teacher in situations such as greeting, leave-taking, sharing a story or helping with a simple task
  • participating in social situations with other students such as conversations about personal experience or games in the schoolyard contributing to interactions in the classroom, including class discussions, group activities and pair work

  VCEALC402 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALC374

  Write simple personal texts

  Elaborations

  • following a template or model text and filling in details to write personal texts, such as letters of invitation, thanks to visitors, blogs or emails
  • writing simple texts related to personal experiences or shared classroom activities

  VCEALC374 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Writing | Communication

• VCEALC295

  Use additional information to support simple narrative or recount sentences

  Elaborations

  • drawing illustrations or diagrams to accompany sentences in a narrative or recount
  • using online storyboarding software to create a simple story map to show the events and characters in a narrative

  VCEALC295 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Writing | Communication

• VCEALC652

  Present information in a variety of forms

  Elaborations

  • presenting information in a range of visual forms, such as a table, chart, graph
  • illustrating a narrative to reflect descriptions given in the original text
  • following instructions to create tables, graphs or images in software applications

  VCEALC652 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Writing | Communication

• VCEALC524

  Label familiar images and simple maps

  Elaborations

  • writing a caption for an image
  • copying and completing short, formulaic sentences to describe the images, such as ‘This is a …’

  VCEALC524 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Writing | Communication

• VCEALC427

  Follow a series of task instructions with some detail in print or digital texts

  Elaborations

  • following the ingredients section in a simple recipe to retrieve the correct amount of each ingredient
  • assembling familiar equipment in the correct arrangement to conduct a simple science experiment

  VCEALC427 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALC407

  Rehearse or role-play a spoken text, such as negotiating a problem or giving a short talk

  Elaborations

  • replicating features of the selected situation, for example interpersonal language in a negotiation or formal expression in a talk
  • practising and improving pronunciation, phrasing, fluency, intonation, volume and pace when rehearsing

  VCEALC407 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALC714

  Use visual stimuli to convey information

  Elaborations

  • presenting information in a range of visual forms, such as diagrams, graphs, maps
  • writing a caption or labels to describe an image
  • using software applications to create and format tables, graphs or images

  VCEALC714 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Writing | Communication

• VCEALC115

  Respond to texts in personal and creative ways

  Elaborations

  • responding creatively to a text, for example role-playing or drawing a picture
  • talking about features of a story or poem that have personal appeal, such as fantasy elements, favourite characters, interesting words or phrases
  • responding to texts through art, drama, movement and music
  • talking about a favourite page to peers

  VCEALC115 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A2 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALC717

  Write personal and imaginative texts showing an awareness of elements such as text structure or storyline and character

  Elaborations

  • following key elements of model texts in the structure and language used, and experimenting with new forms in some places
  • combining personal experience, ideas from other texts, and imaginative detail into creative texts

  VCEALC717 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Writing | Communication

• VCEALC550

  Exchange information in oral interactions

  Elaborations

  • understanding a range of common questions on personal or familiar topics
  • using common sentence structures and borrowing phrases from questions, for example ‘What do you like to do on the weekends?’ ‘I like to do sport on the weekends’

  VCEALC550 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Speaking and Listening | Communication