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• 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

• VCEALA640

  Show awareness of differences in text formats in English compared to home language

  Elaborations

  • comparing the purpose, structure and language used in related texts in English and home language, for example news reports about the same event
  • recognising different cultural ways of expressing meanings through text, for example differences in the structure of an argument or ways of presenting evidence

  VCEALA640 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA621

  Transfer academic and communication skills from home language to English

  Elaborations

  • applying content and language learning strategies from home language, for example accessing information, taking notes, writing vocabulary lists
  • drawing on content and background knowledge from home language, including translating content knowledge or referring to some specific curriculum area vocabulary in home language

  VCEALA621 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALC655

  Write some creative or personal texts, experimenting with known English

  Elaborations

  • writing simple texts related to personal experiences or shared classroom activities
  • writing imaginative texts adapted from or in response to classroom texts, for example a story with an alternative setting or ending

  VCEALC655 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Writing | Communication

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway C: Late immersion - EAL: Level C2 description

  The Level C2 curriculum supports students to enhance their knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to spoken English. At this level, students learn to initiate and negotiate topics when speaking in English in a range of contexts. The curriculum focuses on pronunciation, stress and intonation...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway C: Late immersion | EAL

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway C: Late immersion - EAL: Level C2 achievement standards - Speaking and Listening

  At Level C2 students use simple but effective strategies for initiating communication and negotiating meaning. They communicate effectively in a range of familiar social and some basic academic contexts, experimenting with and adapting their developing English and cultural understanding. With...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway C: Late immersion | EAL | Level C2 | Speaking and Listening

• VCEALA641

  Check and/or confirm the meaning of unfamiliar words using a bilingual dictionary

  Elaborations

  • using a bilingual dictionary to find an English equivalent for a word known in home language, or vice versa
  • recording spelling, meaning and translations of new words in a personal vocabulary list

  VCEALA641 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA619

  Ask for the translation of specific words from other home language speakers

  Elaborations

  • using English, home language and other known languages to seek clarification from same language peers or staff, such as to check context or match concepts
  • checking translations using resources such as bilingual dictionaries, home language texts, online translation tools

  VCEALA619 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA659

  Access new words from bilingual dictionaries or word lists

  Elaborations

  • consulting resources such as bilingual dictionaries, charts, word lists, online tools or peers and the teacher to find new words, or to check spelling and meaning
  • recording new words from texts or interactions in a vocabulary list that includes English, home language and other details such as meaning or phonetic pronunciation

  VCEALA659 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness