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• 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

• VCEALA658

  Revise text at the word, sentence or whole-text level, based on teacher or peer feedback

  Elaborations

  • responding to feedback at each stage of planning, drafting and editing to make improvements to text structure and language
  • employing a range of strategies to check and correct spelling, for example using the spellchecker function in a software application, dictionaries, word lists

  VCEALA658 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA744

  Apply non-verbal communication skills purposefully

  Elaborations

  • using a range of non-verbal features, such as eye contact, facial expressions, posture and gesture, to enhance communication

  VCEALA744 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C4 | Speaking and Listening | 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

• VCEALA095

  Use sentence patterns from home language to communicate ideas

  Elaborations

  • using home language sentence patterns or word order, for example ‘the house white’, ‘I very like swimming’
  • formulating original utterances to communicate ideas and combining English vocabulary with home language sentence patterns

  VCEALA095 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A2 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA145

  Model writing on other texts

  Elaborations

  • using words, phrases or sentence patterns from a teacher-modelled text, a favourite story or home language text
  • constructing a short, basic text type, following the structure of a model text, for example copying sentence beginnings in the same order

  VCEALA145 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A2 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA059

  Respond to the terms ‘writing’ and ‘drawing’ appropriately

  Elaborations

  • following instructions to write or draw, such as ‘Write your name’, ‘Draw a face’
  • understanding that English writing consists of words formed by letters, and sentences comprising words

  VCEALA059 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA386

  Plan before writing

  Elaborations

  • recording notes or plans in home language and/or English, supported by a planning framework or mind map
  • asking teacher or peers to give feedback on a plan before commencing writing

  VCEALA386 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA067

  Use some home language words and words copied from various sources

  Elaborations

  • copying words from classroom resources such as labels, signs, word lists
  • writing in home language script or transliterating the sound of a home language word in English letters when the English word is unknown
  • asking home language peers or the teacher for the English translation and spelling of a home language word
  • explaining the meaning of a home language word when asked, for example by pointing, drawing, using known language

  VCEALA067 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA148

  Understand a small range of terminology of writing

  Elaborations

  • understanding terminology such as ‘letter’, ‘word’, ‘sentence’, ‘comma’
  • understanding a small range of more technical terminology in structured activities, such as underlining verbs in a short text
  • following instructions for writing, for example ‘Fill in your name’, ‘Write each sentence on a new line’

  VCEALA148 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A2 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA040

  Use simple dictionaries and word charts

  Elaborations

  • referring to picture dictionaries or bilingual dictionaries in the classroom to check meaning or spelling
  • using words from classroom vocabulary charts when speaking or writing
  • keeping copies of vocabulary charts that include images, English and home language

  VCEALA040 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA529

  Take part in shared writing activities

  Elaborations

  • listening to the contributions of others and adding new or different ideas
  • making suggestions about the ideas to include in the text, based on personal experience and class topics

  VCEALA529 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA382

  Draft a piece of writing focusing on meaning, and revise after rereading or discussion

  Elaborations

  • drafting based on a plan showing text organisation and sequence of ideas
  • reading aloud to self or partner to check meaning and comprehensibility
  • adding or deleting ideas, and correcting simple errors in spelling and punctuation after rereading or discussion with peers or teacher

  VCEALA382 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA061

  Choose a topic to write or draw about

  Elaborations

  • initiating writing or drawing about personal experience or classroom topics
  • writing a simple response to a familiar text, for example using characters or a setting from a familiar story

  VCEALA061 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA781

  Plan and draft text independently and through group activities

  Elaborations

  • planning the content and structure of a text based on model texts or templates
  • drafting writing based on a plan, with reference to learnt text structures, grammar and vocabulary

  VCEALA781 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C4 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA465

  Follow a simple writing process, including planning, drafting and revision

  Elaborations

  • talking to language peers in home language or English to generate and refine ideas before writing
  • recording structured notes or a plan in home language and/or English before writing, for example writing dot points under headings or filling in a planning template
  • revising writing using a range of resources, such as feedback from peers and teacher, model texts and checklists

  VCEALA465 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA705

  Refer to a bilingual dictionary to check and extend vocabulary

  Elaborations

  • using a bilingual dictionary or online tool to search for new vocabulary and to crosscheck meaning in home language and English
  • using home language and English to record spelling, meaning, translation and usage in a personal vocabulary list

  VCEALA705 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA329

  Participate appropriately in social and learning situations

  Elaborations

  • applying conventions of interaction, such as conversational formulas, turn-taking, affirming, suggesting, discussing
  • participating in interactions by listening actively, responding to others and contributing information and ideas
  • negotiating meaning through use of gestures, modified speech, simple questions and clarifications

  VCEALA329 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA765

  Read a range of sustained, complex texts

  Elaborations

  • choosing a range of texts, including fiction and non-fiction, and diverse issues and perspectives
  • identifying and responding to a range of cultural and literary perspectives and stereotypes in texts

  VCEALA765 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C4 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA656

  Use appropriate forms of text for purpose and audience, with guidance

  Elaborations

  • constructing a range of print and digital text types, such as report, recount, description, narrative, argument
  • transforming texts into new formats using a model text, for example rewriting a debate into a discussion essay

  VCEALA656 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness