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• VCEALA220

  Create basic texts, with support and modelling

  Elaborations

  • copying parts of a text and filling gaps with personal details or topic information
  • rewriting own text into a new format, for example by adding headings and images

  VCEALA220 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway B: Mid immersion - EAL: Level BL achievement standards - Speaking and Listening

  At Level BL students communicate simply but effectively in familiar, social and classroom contexts, using simple formulaic and some creative structures. They learn through English that is well supported by context. They contribute relatively complex ideas through simple English, and use simple...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway B: Mid immersion | EAL | Level BL | Speaking and Listening

• VCEALC217

  Write some familiar words and complete simple, repetitive modelled sentences in writing

  Elaborations

  • writing common classroom words, such as the day and date at the top of a page
  • writing familiar or formulaic words and sentences to communicate personal information, such as ‘My name is …’
  • writing words and simple sentences that come from a familiar class text

  VCEALC217 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Communication

• VCEALL178

  Attempt basic self-correction

  Elaborations

  • attempting to self-correct pronunciation when the listener does not understand the word being spoken
  • repeating correct pronunciation following modelling by the listener

  VCEALL178 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway B: Mid immersion - EAL: Level BL achievement standards - Reading and Viewing

  At Level BL students read a wide range of familiar, short, simple, repetitive fictional and everyday texts, and complete basic structured activities based on them. These texts may be print or digital, including visual, multimodal and interactive.

  Students retell a simple and familiar story...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway B: Mid immersion | EAL | Level BL | Reading and Viewing

• VCEALL201

  Understand the sequence of events in a familiar text

  Elaborations

  • sequencing a short series of pictures or simple sentences to retell a familiar story

  VCEALL201 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway B: Mid immersion - EAL: Level BL description

  The Level BL curriculum supports students as they develop basic knowledge, understanding and skills in English. Through immersion in English, students build their capacity to initiate and sustain simple conversations with their peers. The curriculum covers grammatical rules that students begin...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway B: Mid immersion | EAL

• VCEALC185

  Understand some familiar words in different contexts

  Elaborations

  • recognising a friend’s name on a birthday calendar, or reading a label to select the correct book

  VCEALC185 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALL200

  Understand and explore the basic layout and conventions of simple texts

  Elaborations

  • answering simple questions about the features of a text, for example ‘What is the name of this text?’, ‘Where is there a list in this text?’
  • following step-by-step instructions to find information in a text, for example ‘Open up to the contents page. Now find the entry that says “Ocean”. Which page should we turn to?’

  VCEALL200 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL181

  Understand pronunciation and some non-verbal features

  Elaborations

  • distinguishing between questions, instructions and statements based on intonation and contextual information, such as the actions of other students
  • imitating the teacher’s speech when reciting or chorusing stories, songs or rhymes

  VCEALL181 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL209

  Understand the function of spaces, capital letters and full stops

  Elaborations

  • using spaces to count words in a sentence or on a line
  • using capital letters and full stops to count sentences
  • pausing at full stops when reading aloud

  VCEALL209 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALA191

  Show awareness that texts convey meaning

  Elaborations

  • understanding that print words contain a consistent message
  • understanding that different texts have different purposes, including picture books, class writing, diaries
  • identifying a familiar book or text that contains a particular message, for example when asked ‘Which book told us about the rainforest?

  VCEALA191 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA219

  Understand the difference between writing and drawing, and that writing changes according to context and purpose

  Elaborations

  • pointing to pictures and words when prompted
  • understanding that English writing consists of words formed by letters, and sentences made up of words

  VCEALA219 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA172

  Check understanding of classroom English by asking for clarification from other home language speakers

  Elaborations

  • asking questions in home language about classroom activities and topics
  • seeking instructions from same language peers before beginning classroom tasks
  • understanding responses from peers that combine elements of English, home language and gesture

  VCEALA172 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway A: Early immersion - EAL: Level BL achievement standards - Writing

  At Level BL students communicate their ideas and experiences simply through written, drawn, copied or dictated texts. They contribute to whole-class or small-group shared writing activities. They demonstrate an early awareness that written texts in English are presented according to certain conventions...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway A: Early immersion | EAL | Level BL | Writing

• VCEALL174

  Create original expressions, substituting new words in learnt patterns or formulas

  Elaborations

  • combining learnt words and phrases in original ways, such as ‘It’s time to go football’, ‘It’s time to go eat’

  VCEALL174 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Speaking and Listening | 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

• VCEALL202

  Use basic terminology of reading

  Elaborations

  • understanding terminology such as ‘book’, ‘author’, ‘picture’, ‘word’

  VCEALL202 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALA169

  Take turns to speak or listen during class interactions

  Elaborations

  • listening to other speakers to understand the topic and consider relevant contributions

  VCEALA169 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALL211

  Attempt to self-correct

  Elaborations

  • self-correcting pronunciation when the listener does not understand the word being read

  VCEALL211 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features