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• VCEALA195

  Distinguish English script from non-English script

  Elaborations

  • pointing to words in English in a multilingual text

  VCEALA195 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA039

  Distinguish English script from non-English script

  Elaborations

  • recognising letters of the alphabet and words written in English
  • pointing to words in English in a multilingual text

  VCEALA039 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA034

  Understand the direction of English text

  Elaborations

  • holding a book with the correct orientation and locating the front and back of the book
  • tracking with finger from left to right when reading or listening to a text being read aloud
  • turning to the correct page at the appropriate time, based on tracking reading or imitating the actions of others

  VCEALA034 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA250

  Distinguish spoken English from other languages and respond in English

  Elaborations

  • recognising the sounds and words of English in interactions
  • using common words and formulaic phrases to answer questions and express meanings
  • drawing on shared linguistic resources to clarify and negotiate meaning using English and other available languages

  VCEALA250 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA490

  Distinguish spoken English from other languages and attempt to respond in English

  Elaborations

  • recognising the sounds and words of English when being spoken to
  • using familiar words and formulaic phrases to answer direct questions
  • assessing which language(s) the speaker knows, and responding using shared repertoire

  VCEALA490 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA012

  Distinguish English from other languages

  Elaborations

  • recognising the sounds and words of English when being spoken to
  • assessing which language(s) the speaker knows, and responding using shared repertoire

  VCEALA012 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• 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

• VCEALA412

  Use home language resources to develop English

  Elaborations

  • collaborating with home language peers to clarify new vocabulary and ideas, and formulate home language terms and definitions
  • referring to home language or bilingual texts such as glossaries, dictionaries or online translation tools for explanation and clarification of new vocabulary and information
  • recording words and information in personal dictionaries or notes, using a combination of English and home language to indicate meaning, pronunciation and usage

  VCEALA412 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA511

  Recognise differences between texts in English and other languages

  Elaborations

  • orienting texts in English and texts in home language appropriately
  • identifying different scripts and learning their directionality

  VCEALA511 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA305

  Translate literally from home language to English

  Elaborations

  • translating word-for-word from home language to English, before adapting the translation into English sentence structure
  • using a bilingual dictionary to find translations of new words, and noting these in home language and English

  VCEALA305 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA509

  Show awareness of how to read print texts in English

  Elaborations

  • locating and turning to the correct page when shown by the teacher, and turning pages one at a time when reading
  • tracking with finger from left to right when reading

  VCEALA509 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA556

  Transfer knowledge from home language to English learning

  Elaborations

  • drawing on content and background knowledge from home language, including referring to some specific curriculum area vocabulary in home language
  • using features of home language spoken discourse, for example calling the teacher ‘Teacher’ rather than using their name or title
  • using home language in learning, for example taking notes or writing vocabulary lists

  VCEALA556 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA575

  Compare or contrast texts in English to texts in other languages

  Elaborations

  • comparing the purpose, structure and language of cultural texts, for example comparing a Dreamtime story to a folk story from another culture
  • comparing the structure and conventions of texts used in class to texts in other languages, for example stories in two languages

  VCEALA575 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA746

  Use home language resources to develop English

  Elaborations

  • collaborating with same language peers to clarify new vocabulary and ideas, and formulate home language terms and definitions
  • referring to home language or bilingual glossaries, dictionaries, thesauruses or online translation tools for explanation and clarification of new vocabulary and information
  • recording words and information in personal dictionaries or notes, using a combination of English and home language to indicate meaning, pronunciation and usage

  VCEALA746 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C4 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA620

  Use home language resources to support use of English

  Elaborations

  • asking same language peers to clarify new vocabulary and ideas
  • referring to home language or bilingual texts, such as glossaries, bilingual dictionaries or online translation tools, for definitions of new vocabulary
  • recording words and information in a personal word list in both home language and English

  VCEALA620 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• 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

• VCEALA171

  Distinguish spoken English from other languages and attempt to respond using basic English

  Elaborations

  • recognising the sounds and words of English when being spoken to
  • using familiar words and formulaic phrases to answer direct questions
  • assessing which language(s) the speaker knows, and responding using shared repertoire

  VCEALA171 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA276

  Experiment with using a picture or simple English dictionary and/or a home language–English bilingual dictionary to find words

  Elaborations

  • using a picture dictionary or bilingual dictionary to search for a word in English

  VCEALA276 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCELA423

  Understand the influence and impact that the English language has had on other languages or dialects and how English has been influenced in return

  Elaborations

  • exploring examples of Singlish (Singapore English) from a Singlish dictionary
  • investigating borrowings from a range of languages into English, for example from French and Italian

  VCELA423 | Curriculum content | English | Level 8 | Speaking and Listening | Language

• VCEALA332

  Use home language resources to support understanding of classroom English

  Elaborations

  • using home language and English to ask for or give clarification of classroom instructions, vocabulary and subject content with same language peers
  • accessing home language or bilingual resources such as dictionaries, online translation tools or information texts to support understanding of classroom content
  • recording words and information in a personal word list in both home language and English

  VCEALA332 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness