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• 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

• VCEALA783

  Draw on home language resources to communicate more complex ideas

  Elaborations

  • asking language peers for assistance with translations and related ideas for a home language term or expression
  • using specific vocabulary, idioms or quotations translated from home language to emphasise a point
  • translating and explaining cultural ideas from home language into English

  VCEALA783 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C4 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• 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

• VCEALA767

  Compare connotations of synonyms and antonyms in English and home language, referring to a dictionary or thesaurus in each language

  Elaborations

  • using a bilingual dictionary, thesaurus or online tool to search for synonyms and antonyms for a known word in one language
  • crosschecking meaning in home language and English to confirm accurate choice of vocabulary
  • contributing to class word lists with vocabulary found using dictionaries and other resources

  VCEALA767 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C4 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALL754

  Use existing vocabulary knowledge to determine the meaning of new words

  Elaborations

  • using familiar root words, prefixes and suffixes to make predictions about meaning of new specific curriculum area vocabulary
  • checking predictions about new vocabulary, using specific curriculum area resources, dictionaries and vocabulary lists, and by asking questions

  VCEALL754 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C4 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features