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• VCEALC485

  Interact simply with peers in group work activities

  Elaborations

  • responding verbally and non-verbally
  • responding to direct questions with brief and relevant answers

  VCEALC485 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALC483

  Comprehend some familiar questions with support from the speaker

  Elaborations

  • comprehending questions on familiar topics, such as self and family
  • understanding common question words, such as ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘when’
  • relying on some accommodations, such as slow and deliberate speech, simple phrasing, repetition and paraphrasing

  VCEALC483 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• 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

• VCEALL499

  Recognise and use common words relating to familiar class routines, people, experiences and interests

  Elaborations

  • identify, clarify and rehearse words, referring to classroom charts and personal vocabulary lists
  • using common and familiar vocabulary in speech, for example in conversation, in class discussion or when answering questions

  VCEALL499 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALC503

  Read short, familiar texts

  Elaborations

  • identifying letters, numbers, words and logos on signs and labels
  • reading aloud short passages from own writing, texts written by a teacher, or a familiar text used in class

  VCEALC503 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Reading and Viewing | Communication

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

  The Level CL curriculum supports students as they develop basic knowledge, understanding and skills in English. Through immersion in English, students build their capacity to participate in routine and familiar exchanges in English with their peers. The curriculum covers the practising of pronunciation...

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

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway A: Early immersion - EAL: Level CL achievement standards - Speaking and Listening

  At Level CL students communicate simply but effectively in English in familiar social and classroom contexts. They communicate using formulaic language; short, simple and well-rehearsed grammatical features; and adaptations of their emerging English repertoire. They use stress and intonation appropriately...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway A: Early immersion | EAL | Level CL | Speaking and Listening

• VCEALC505

  Identify some familiar words in different contexts

  Elaborations

  • identifying familiar information in a text, for example recognising friends’ names on worksheets or belongings
  • locating specific words or information in a text, using questions or prompts as guidance

  VCEALC505 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALC484

  Identify single pieces of information from a short, spoken text

  Elaborations

  • identifying information related to common or personally relevant topics, such as colours, numbers, animals
  • asking questions to help identify relevant items of information, for example ‘What colour was it?’ ‘It was blue’

  VCEALC484 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALC506

  Understand short, simple texts for a range of everyday purposes, relying on considerable contextual support

  Elaborations

  • reading short, previously learnt texts or memorised material, such as rhymes, songs, repetitive texts
  • joining in shared reading activities, such as group reading
  • drawing on supplementary information for support, such as illustrations or vocabulary lists, or asking questions of peers and teachers

  VCEALC506 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALC481

  Negotiate meaning with supportive conversation partners

  Elaborations

  • asking for repetition or rephrasing of English instructions, explanations and questions
  • using some social formulas, such as ‘please’, ‘thank you’, to aid transactions
  • using circumlocution (talking around a topic) to support developing vocabulary

  VCEALC481 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALL518

  Identify some high-frequency adjective–noun and verb–adverb combinations

  Elaborations

  • identifying adjectives next to nouns, and adverbs next to verbs, such as ‘big ball’ and ‘run fast’, with support such as questions or guidance from a teacher
  • matching illustrations to short noun phrases and verb phrases

  VCEALL518 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL542

  Use basic punctuation

  Elaborations

  • writing capital and lower- case letters and full stops accurately
  • using basic punctuation, such as commas and question marks, accurately most of the time
  • experimenting with more complex punctuation such as exclamation marks, quotation marks

  VCEALL542 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL522

  Interpret basic punctuation and spacing

  Elaborations

  • identifying common punctuation, such as full stops, question marks
  • counting words in a sentence or on a line, based on spacing
  • using capital letters and full stops to identify and count sentences in a text

  VCEALL522 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL501

  Imitate and practise pronunciation, stress and intonation patterns

  Elaborations

  • imitating and rehearsing pronunciation, stress and intonation patterns used by the teacher and peers
  • using word stress, rhythm and intonation in familiar interactions, for example using rising intonation for questions, and stressing key words for emphasis

  VCEALL501 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features