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• VCEALA412

  Use home language resources to develop English

  Elaborations

  • collaborating with home language peers to clarify new vocabulary and ideas, and formulate home language terms and definitions
  • referring to home language or bilingual texts such as glossaries, dictionaries 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

  VCEALA412 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• 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

• 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

• VCEALA332

  Use home language resources to support understanding of classroom English

  Elaborations

  • using home language and English to ask for or give clarification of classroom instructions, vocabulary and subject content with same language peers
  • accessing home language or bilingual resources such as dictionaries, online translation tools or information texts to support understanding of classroom content
  • recording words and information in a personal word list in both home language and English

  VCEALA332 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Speaking and Listening | 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

• 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

• VCEALA464

  Draw on home language resources to communicate more complex ideas

  Elaborations

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

  VCEALA464 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA721

  Use home language resources such as bilingual dictionaries to improve range and clarity of expression

  Elaborations

  • consulting print resources, such as bilingual dictionaries, charts, word lists, to develop vocabulary by looking up synonyms and antonyms
  • recording a vocabulary list that includes English, home language and details such as meaning, usage, related terms

  VCEALA721 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA660

  Attempt to communicate more complex ideas by drawing on a bilingual dictionary or other home language resources

  Elaborations

  • consulting a bilingual dictionary or home language peers to search for words that communicate nuanced meaning
  • using online translation tools to generate approximate translations, and then improving these based on learnt grammatical patterns

  VCEALA660 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA041

  Recall or repeat familiar or favourite parts of a text using memory or home language resources

  Elaborations

  • identifying familiar settings, characters or events in stories
  • retelling events or describing characters from a story, or stating facts from an information text
  • answering simple questions about personal experience related to stories, for example ‘Have you ever …?’, ‘Do you like … too?’
  • translating parts of a familiar or favourite text to explain it to a family member or home language peer

  VCEALA041 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• English | English as an Additional Language (EAL): Resources

  A range of resources to assist with implementing the F–10 English as an Additional Language (EAL) curriculum are available. Please visit the following websites to access these resources (links open in a new window):

  • Victorian Curriculum F–10 EAL resources (VCAA)

  The VCAA website...

  Overview material | English as an Additional Language (EAL)

• VCEALL648

  Recognise common vocabulary and learnt topic-specific vocabulary from different curriculum areas

  Elaborations

  • understanding words learnt from classroom interactions and texts
  • recognising in an unfamiliar text topic-specific vocabulary that has been learnt in other curriculum areas, for example ‘angle’, ‘primary’, ‘foul’

  VCEALL648 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL473

  Use some antonyms and synonyms

  Elaborations

  • using a range of synonyms to avoid repetition
  • accessing resources such as word lists or a print or online thesaurus to help identify antonyms and synonyms

  VCEALL473 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALC345

  Read simple, unfamiliar informative, imaginative and persuasive texts, with support

  Elaborations

  • reading a new text with occasional prompts and corrections from the teacher
  • using resources to support reading and understanding, such as vocabulary lists or group discussions

  VCEALC345 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway A: Early immersion - EAL: Level A1 achievement standards - Speaking and Listening

  At Level A1 students communicate in basic English in routine, familiar, social and classroom situations. They follow and give simple instructions, exchange basic personal information, and negotiate well-known, predictable activities and contexts. They begin to modify their responses and manner...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway A: Early immersion | EAL | Level A1 | Speaking and Listening

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway A: Early immersion - EAL: Level C1 achievement standards - Writing

  At Level C1 students write for a range of basic classroom and personal purposes, making lists and writing simple journal entries, notes, descriptions, recounts of events and instructional texts. Their basic sentences and short texts are based on well-practised spoken English and familiar contexts...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway A: Early immersion | EAL | Level C1 | Writing

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

  At Level CL, in familiar contexts, students write short, grammatically simple texts based on well-rehearsed spoken and well-practised written English. They write for a range of basic classroom and personal purposes, such as making lists and writing simple journal entries and notes, and complete...

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

• English | English as an Additional Language (EAL): Learning in English as an Additional Language

  The language modes and strands of the English as an Additional Language (EAL) curriculum are interrelated, and learning in one often supports and extends learning in the others. Each content description contains specific and discrete information identifying what teachers are expected to teach...

  Overview material | English as an Additional Language (EAL)

• VCEALA250

  Distinguish spoken English from other languages and respond in English

  Elaborations

  • recognising the sounds and words of English in interactions
  • using common words and formulaic phrases to answer questions and express meanings
  • drawing on shared linguistic resources to clarify and negotiate meaning using English and other available languages

  VCEALA250 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA683

  Explain the home language meaning of unfamiliar English words and phrases to home language peers

  Elaborations

  • assisting home language peers through English and shared languages by explaining words and concepts
  • collaborating with home language peers to access resources such as bilingual dictionaries or online translation tools

  VCEALA683 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness