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• VCEALA301

  Contribute to shared simple brainstorming of ideas and identify relevant vocabulary to be incorporated into the written work

  Elaborations

  • suggesting new ideas that relate to the topic or section being discussed
  • suggesting vocabulary to use in shared writing, based on vocabulary lists, learnt vocabulary and own reading

  VCEALA301 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA010

  Use acceptable social formulas and gestures to interact appropriately in context

  Elaborations

  • listening to and observing others to understand the nature of familiar social interactions
  • demonstrating a range of appropriate gestures including nodding, shaking head, raising hand
  • recalling and using common social formulas, such as ‘thank you’, ‘excuse me’, ‘please’

  VCEALA010 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA014

  Check understanding of classroom conversations or instructions by asking other home language speakers to clarify

  Elaborations

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

  VCEALA014 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA719

  Plan and draft text with support from peers and teacher

  Elaborations

  • drawing on knowledge of text types to identify an appropriate text type to use, for example a report to communicate information, an exposition essay to argue a point
  • drawing on previous learning, notes and templates to plan the structure of the text
  • drafting based on a plan showing text organisation and sequence of ideas

  VCEALA719 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA192

  Show awareness of the purpose of some everyday signs and labels, such as classroom charts and stop signs

  Elaborations

  • looking for signs and labels around the classroom when directed by the teacher
  • referring to name labels when speaking to peers or handing out completed work

  VCEALA192 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA438

  Discuss a text by relating ideas in the text to personal experiences or previous learning

  Elaborations

  • explaining how understanding of ideas in a text is supported by personal experience or previous learning

  VCEALA438 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA718

  Understand how the purpose and audience of a text can influence content and form

  Elaborations

  • designing layout and visual features to suit purpose and audience, for example using bright colours in an illustrated story for children
  • transforming texts to suit a different purpose or audience, for example converting a road safety website for learner drivers to a pamphlet for older drivers
  • discussing language choices with regard to purpose and audience, for example reflecting on word choices in a persuasive text

  VCEALA718 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA531

  Use memory and/or home language knowledge to retrieve newly learnt words and structures

  Elaborations

  • organising newly learnt vocabulary according to home language schemas
  • calling on language peers for help translating personal needs and responses from home language to English

  VCEALA531 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA276

  Experiment with using a picture or simple English dictionary and/or a home language–English bilingual dictionary to find words

  Elaborations

  • using a picture dictionary or bilingual dictionary to search for a word in English

  VCEALA276 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA437

  Engage with a diverse range of texts reflecting a variety of cultures and perspectives

  Elaborations

  • selecting texts from a range of genres, with diverse characters, settings and themes, including both familiar and unfamiliar elements
  • discussing new perspectives gained from reading, for example ‘I hadn’t thought about …’, ‘I didn’t know that …’

  VCEALA437 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA120

  Select suitable books to read

  Elaborations

  • selecting books based on topics of interest or recommendations from others
  • skimming part of a book to check for familiar English content, images, size, amount of print and layout, before making a selection
  • comparing books with those previously read, in order to predict the suitability of topic, language, length and structure

  VCEALA120 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A2 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA146

  Use a range of resources to find words or phrases for own writing

  Elaborations

  • using a range of resources to find words or phrases or to check spelling, such as simple bilingual dictionaries, home language peers, vocabulary lists, classroom texts, spellchecker on a computer or digital device
  • talking to home 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
  • translating word for word from home language to English
  • adapting the translation using English sentence structure

  VCEALA146 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A2 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA576

  Refer to a simple bilingual dictionary or request help from peers or school staff who speak the same home language to find the meaning of unfamiliar words

  Elaborations

  • referring to a dictionary to check spelling or meaning of English words
  • drawing on a range of shared languages to negotiate meaning and clarify information
  • recording spelling, meaning and translations of new words in a vocabulary list

  VCEALA576 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA702

  Understand the relationship between text structures and social purposes of text types studied in class

  Elaborations

  • understanding a range of school texts, such as a practical report, a review, a research project
  • discussing the purpose of individual features of a text, for example headings in a pamphlet or images on a website
  • using modelled metalanguage to name and describe features of texts

  VCEALA702 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA147

  Show interest in patterns of spelling

  Elaborations

  • asking how to write new words
  • noticing similar spelling patterns, for example words that contain the same letter combinations, such as ‘find’ and ‘finger’; ‘air’ and ‘chair’
  • comparing words in English with home language forms and meanings

  VCEALA147 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A2 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA379

  Write using language that is beginning to reflect the features of written language more than the features of spoken language

  Elaborations

  • expanding vocabulary to incorporate more topic-specific words
  • developing simple plans to support writing with some structure and complexity at the text, paragraph and sentence level

  VCEALA379 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA593

  Participate in shared or modelled writing activities

  Elaborations

  • participating in a range of shared writing activities, such as joint construction of a text, sequencing sentences in a group, peer editing
  • suggesting new ideas that relate to the topic being discussed
  • applying knowledge of vocabulary and grammar to suggest edits to shared texts

  VCEALA593 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA198

  Make simple connections between personal experience and familiar stories

  Elaborations

  • identifying familiar settings, characters or events in stories
  • answering simple questions about personal experience related to stories, for example ‘Have you ever …?’, ‘Do you like … too?’

  VCEALA198 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA356

  Compare own experiences to those represented in texts

  Elaborations

  • making connections to different experiences (for example, ‘When I …’) or recounting related personal experiences
  • explaining knowledge related to a text that has been learnt previously, in a different setting

  VCEALA356 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA764

  Analyse and interpret language choices and organisation of particular text types in relation to their purpose, audience and context

  Elaborations

  • comparing the structure and language of texts for different audiences or purposes related to the same topic, for example a car advertisement or road safety pamphlet
  • identifying points of view that are represented in texts, and suggesting perspectives that are missing
  • using metalanguage to name and describe features of texts

  VCEALA764 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C4 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness