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• VCEALA247

  Use appropriate social formulas

  Elaborations

  • understanding the nature of social interactions with familiar people and in known settings
  • using a small range of appropriate formulaic social expressions, such as ‘please’, ‘thank you’, ‘May I?’

  VCEALA247 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA248

  Speak or listen appropriately during class interactions

  Elaborations

  • displaying appropriate listening behaviours, such as attentive posture, appropriate facial expressions and gestures
  • attending to the expressions of other speakers and incorporating cues such as questions or key words in own responses

  VCEALA248 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA303

  Ask how to write certain home language words in English

  Elaborations

  • talking to language peers to explain the word in home language and ask for a translation into English
  • recording the word in home language and English in personal dictionary or vocabulary chart

  VCEALA303 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA251

  Check understanding of classroom English with other home language speakers

  Elaborations

  • formulating questions in English and home language to clarify classroom instructions or new ideas and vocabulary
  • drawing on a range of shared languages to negotiate meaning and clarify information

  VCEALA251 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA304

  Employ a range of strategies to understand new or unknown words

  Elaborations

  • referring to written resources such as bilingual dictionaries, charts or own spelling lists
  • recording a vocabulary list that includes English, home language and other details such as an image or phonetic pronunciation
  • writing notes in home language about meaning and pronunciation when encountering new words in texts

  VCEALA304 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALC246

  Rehearse or role-play short scenarios or exchanges

  Elaborations

  • replicating features of conversation and exchange, for example interpersonal language or negotiation of meaning
  • exchanging and responding to feedback about aspects of speech, such as phrasing, fluency, intonation, volume and pace, with group members when rehearsing or performing role-plays

  VCEALC246 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALC268

  Provide responses to texts

  Elaborations

  • talking about a favourite page
  • naming and describing characters from a text

  VCEALC268 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALC294

  Write known phrases around familiar language

  Elaborations

  • writing phrases and short sentences learnt from repetition, chorusing or a familiar class text
  • writing simple phrases as captions or explanations for drawings

  VCEALC294 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | 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

• VCEALC296

  Write simple factual texts using print and computers or other digital devices for a variety of classroom purposes

  Elaborations

  • writing simple factual texts to give information, instruction or keep records, such as a digital class journal

  VCEALC296 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Writing | Communication

• VCEALC270

  Participate in simple group activities on shared texts, with some support

  Elaborations

  • joining group discussions by listening to other students and giving brief, relevant responses to questions
  • responding to the text, for example illustrating a section or answering questions about a text

  VCEALC270 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALC240

  Demonstrate active listening skills, attending to tone, intonation and body language

  Elaborations

  • displaying appropriate body language while listening, including body orientation, eye contact, facial expressions, nodding or shaking the head
  • using tone and intonation to distinguish between statements, questions and instructions

  VCEALC240 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALC264

  Understand a range of simple texts based on predictable language structures and vocabulary

  Elaborations

  • matching phrases and sentences from the text to images or diagrams showing the same ideas
  • demonstrating understanding of simple factual or fictional texts by performing a task, such as following written instructions to plant a seed in a pot, or drawing parts of a story

  VCEALC264 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALC245

  Identify some key points of information in short spoken texts, with guidance

  Elaborations

  • understanding learnt vocabulary and sentence structures in texts
  • pointing to parts of pictures that are mentioned in the text or conversation
  • using questions to help identify relevant items of information, for example Teacher: ‘What colour was it?’ Student: ‘It was blue’

  VCEALC245 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALC266

  Acquire some information from a small range of images

  Elaborations

  • locating city or country names on a simple map
  • using pictures to predict the events in a narrative
  • using images, diagrams, graphs and tables to predict the content of a factual text

  VCEALC266 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALC298

  Write simple imaginative or personal texts modelled on familiar forms and repetitive patterns

  Elaborations

  • following the structure of model texts, such as the use of a greeting, sequence of events and reflection in a diary
  • writing imaginative texts adapted from or in response to classroom texts, for example a story with an alternative setting or ending

  VCEALC298 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Writing | Communication

• VCEALC241

  Interact and respond appropriately verbally and non-verbally in simple conversations with teacher or peers

  Elaborations

  • indicating agreement or non-agreement through body language such as nodding or shaking the head, or formulaic speech such as ‘I agree’, ‘I don’t think so’
  • using some culturally appropriate conventions such as ‘Excuse me’, ‘Please …’, ‘Thank you’
  • borrowing words from the question, for example Teacher: ‘What is your hobby?’ Student: ‘My hobby is …’

  VCEALC241 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALC267

  Follow simple written instructions and questions with support

  Elaborations

  • following simple written instructions or questions, for example ‘Open the book to this page’
  • responding to familiar, simple written instructions or questions, such as ‘Write your name’, ‘How old are you?’

  VCEALC267 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALC297

  Write ‘real world’ texts

  Elaborations

  • making a list of items to take on excursion, using the names of familiar objects
  • writing a letter introducing themselves, using some formulaic expressions such as ‘Dear …’, ‘I live in …’
  • writing a simple story to share with the class, based on listening to a story told at home

  VCEALC297 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Writing | Communication

• VCEALC242

  Ask for repetition or clarification to confirm understanding or elicit help

  Elaborations

  • composing simple requests to ask for clarification, for example ‘Please repeat’, ‘What means …?’
  • referring to the speaker’s key words when asking for clarification, for example Teacher: ‘Get your stationery’ Student: ‘What is stationery?’

  VCEALC242 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Speaking and Listening | Communication