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• VCEALL344

  Self-correct and improve aspects of pronunciation that impede communication

  Elaborations

  • identifying specific words in a text that may pose pronunciation problems, based on guidance from the teacher, such as ‘Find all the words ending in “s”’
  • asking for support with communication, such as ‘What is the difference between “walk” and “work”?’

  VCEALL344 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• 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

• 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

• VCEALC326

  Identify key points of information in short spoken texts

  Elaborations

  • recognising key topic words from classroom activities and texts
  • recalling the sequence of ideas in a spoken text
  • answering questions using a familiar structure on a familiar topic

  VCEALC326 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALC375

  Add visual information to written texts

  Elaborations

  • illustrating a narrative to reflect descriptions given in the written text
  • adding a copied diagram to a digital information report, with features and key words that are used in the written text

  VCEALC375 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Writing | Communication

• VCEALL365

  Use knowledge of simple tense and negation to interpret the meaning of written text

  Elaborations

  • identifying the base word and interpreting the effect of tense and negation, for example in ‘did not eat’
  • matching sets of phrases to show their relationship, for example ‘go’, ‘went’ and ‘did not go’

  VCEALL365 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL342

  Use pronunciation and non-verbal features to support communication

  Elaborations

  • imitating features of the speech of others, including the teacher, peers and speakers in video or audio clips
  • practising pronunciation, rhythm and intonation by repeating words, phrases and sentences

  VCEALL342 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL339

  Self-correct pronunciation and grammar

  Elaborations

  • assessing the listener’s understanding based on body language, facial expressions and direct feedback
  • seeking assistance from speech partners to re-pronounce words or rephrase sentences
  • attempting to self-correct pronunciation and grammar

  VCEALL339 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL341

  Use, in speech, vocabulary and structures learnt from spoken and written texts

  Elaborations

  • rehearsing and repeating memorable new terminology, for example the names of ingredients in a recipe or rhyming words from a poem
  • incorporating new vocabulary from written texts in conversations and presentations

  VCEALL341 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALA383

  Share ideas and feedback in home language

  Elaborations

  • formulating questions in home language or English to ask peers or teacher about the meaning of unfamiliar words
  • planning a text collaboratively by discussing ideas, structure and language with same language peers before writing
  • explaining feedback using home language in peer-editing activities

  VCEALA383 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALC324

  Comprehend social English in most familiar contexts, and use conversation partners to support understanding

  Elaborations

  • using support from conversation partners, including gestures, modified speech, provision of wait-time
  • repeating and adapting another speaker’s words to formulate responses, such as Student 1: ‘Where did you plant the seeds?’ Student 2: ‘Plant the seeds in a pot’

  VCEALC324 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALL388

  Write simple paragraphs with a logical sequence of sentences

  Elaborations

  • grouping sentences about the same topic into a paragraph
  • organising sentences using a simple sequence, for example chronological order of events or strong to weak arguments
  • using key words to write a simple topic sentence that states the main idea of the paragraph

  VCEALL388 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features