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• VCEALL600

  Use single-word subject–verb–object word order in simple sentences and noun–pronoun agreements with few errors

  Elaborations

  • constructing basic sentences using single words for subjects, verbs and objects in the correct order, such as ‘I learn English’, ‘Yesterday we watch video’
  • using noun–pronoun agreement with varied accuracy, for example ‘I like apples’, ‘She like oranges’

  VCEALL600 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCELA384

  Understand how to use spelling rules and word origins to learn new words and how to spell them

  Elaborations

  • using Greek and Latin roots, base words, suffixes, prefixes, spelling patterns and generalisations

  VCELA384 | Curriculum content | English | Level 7 | Writing | Language

• VCELY300

  Reread and edit for meaning by adding, deleting or moving words or word groups to improve content and structure

  Elaborations

  • revising written texts: editing for grammatical and spelling accuracy and clarity of the text, to improve the connection between ideas and overall fluency

  VCELY300 | Curriculum content | English | Level 4 | Writing | Literacy

• VCEALC056

  Write simple sentences related to own experience or school context

  Elaborations

  • writing familiar words and strings of letters that approximate the pronunciation of words
  • completing sentences giving personal information, for example ‘My name is …’, ‘I have … people in my family’
  • recounting personal experiences in sequence using basic detail

  VCEALC056 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Writing | Communication

• VCEALL044

  Understand and use simple metalanguage for books and reading

  Elaborations

  • understanding terminology such as ‘book’, ‘author’, ‘picture’, ‘word’
  • identifying and naming elements of book layout and aspects of reading, such as word, letter, page, title, cover
  • pointing to parts of a book in response to questions such as ‘What is the author’s name?’, ‘Find the start of the sentence’

  VCEALL044 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• English: Level 1 achievement standards - Speaking and Listening

  Students listen to others when taking part in conversations using appropriate interaction skills. They listen for and reproduce letter patterns and letter clusters. Students understand how characters in texts are developed and give reasons for personal preferences. They can describe characters...

  Level description | English | Level 1 | Speaking and Listening

• English | English: Structure

  The English curriculum is organised by language modes and strands.

  Language Modes

  The language modes are interrelated and the learning in one often supports and extends learning of the others. Each content description has been placed in the mode which is the major focus of its learning.

  Classroom...

  Overview material | English

• VCEALA512

  Use a picture dictionary to find unfamiliar words, asking for support in home language

  Elaborations

  • referring to picture dictionaries or bilingual dictionaries in the classroom to check meaning or spelling of unknown words
  • speaking home language or English to ask peers or teachers for support

  VCEALA512 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA096

  Ask for translation of specific words from other home language speakers

  Elaborations

  • formulating questions in English and home language to clarify classroom instructions or new ideas and vocabulary
  • drawing on a range of shared languages to negotiate meaning and clarify information
  • understanding responses from peers that combine function words and topic words in home language and English
  • recording translations of new words in personal vocabulary lists, including words and definitions in English and home language

  VCEALA096 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A2 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA619

  Ask for the translation of specific words from other home language speakers

  Elaborations

  • using English, home language and other known languages to seek clarification from same language peers or staff, such as to check context or match concepts
  • checking translations using resources such as bilingual dictionaries, home language texts, online translation tools

  VCEALA619 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA331

  Ask for the translation of specific words from other home language speakers

  Elaborations

  • using English, home language and other known languages to seek clarification from same language peers or staff

  VCEALA331 | 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

• VCEALA641

  Check and/or confirm the meaning of unfamiliar words using a bilingual dictionary

  Elaborations

  • using a bilingual dictionary to find an English equivalent for a word known in home language, or vice versa
  • recording spelling, meaning and translations of new words in a personal vocabulary list

  VCEALA641 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA224

  Rely on memorisation and/or home language to retrieve new words and structures

  Elaborations

  • relying on simple or formulaic English expressions such as ‘Yes, teacher’ or ‘Hello, my name is …

  VCEALA224 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA303

  Ask how to write certain home language words in English

  Elaborations

  • talking to 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

  VCEALA303 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA062

  Contribute ideas, words or sentences to a class or group shared story

  Elaborations

  • listening to the contributions of others and adding new or different ideas
  • making suggestions about the ideas to include in the text, for example the people and events to be included
  • drawing on familiar vocabulary and sentence structures to suggest expressions for shared writing

  VCEALA062 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALC217

  Write some familiar words and complete simple, repetitive modelled sentences in writing

  Elaborations

  • writing common classroom words, such as the day and date at the top of a page
  • writing familiar or formulaic words and sentences to communicate personal information, such as ‘My name is …’
  • writing words and simple sentences that come from a familiar class text

  VCEALC217 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Communication

• VCEALC323

  Ask speaker to repeat or speak slowly, or ask what a word means

  Elaborations

  • using simple formulaic expressions to ask the speaker to repeat or speak slowly, for example ‘Please say that again’, ‘Please say it slowly’
  • generating a range of simple expressions to ask the meaning of a word, such as ‘What you mean?’, ‘What means “festival”?’, ‘What “dog”?’

  VCEALC323 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALC526

  Write familiar words and simple sentences independently, with enough accuracy to convey meaning

  Elaborations

  • writing common classroom words, such as writing the day and date at the top of a page
  • writing familiar words and sentences to communicate personal information, such as ‘My name is ...’
  • filling in a simple table with some independence, such as students’ countries of origin or ages

  VCEALC526 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Writing | Communication

• VCEALC032

  Identify familiar words and simple sentences and match them to images

  Elaborations

  • using images to discern the storyline of a text and predict individual words in texts about familiar topics
  • identifying the main character in an image
  • pointing to images of familiar words, for example ‘apple’, ‘girl’, ‘house’
  • matching a short description to an image, for example ‘a green fruit’

  VCEALC032 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Reading and Viewing | Communication