Course Title: Beginner listening and reading skills for information texts

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2013

Course Code: GEDU5448

Course Title: Beginner listening and reading skills for information texts

School: 360T Education

Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program: C1055 - Certificate I in Spoken and Written English

Course Contact : Jennifer Chamberlain

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9476

Course Contact Email:jennifer.chamberlain@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 90

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None. 

Course Description

This course/module covers the skills required to identify basic information in a spoken information text, and to read, identify and begin to interpret specific information within a highly familiar context using beginner decoding strategies.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CSWEID Beginner listening and reading skills for information texts

Element:

Demonstrate understanding of a spoken information text

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Identify context/topic
1.2 Identify other pieces of information

 

Element:

Demonstrate understanding of a written information text

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Identify context/topic
2.2 Identify other pieces of information
 


Learning Outcomes


The outcomes described in this unit relate to:
Performance criteria of 2 learning outcomes
The ISLPR (International Second Language Proficiency Ratings) descriptors 0+-1-


Details of Learning Activities

Evidence may be gathered through, eg

  • learner documents
  • verbal and/or written questioning
  • checklists


Teaching Schedule

Program dates: 29th January, 2013 to 28th June, 2013

Term Break: Fri 29th March - 12th April, 2013


Public holidays:Mon 11 March (Labour Day), Fri 29 March (Good Friday),Wed 25 April (ANZAC Day), Mon 10 June 2013 (Queen’s Birthday)

Your program is made up of:
• Orientation
• Learning activities
• Guest speakers
• Excursions

All students will be inducted. The induction includes
AMEP handbook outlining student rights and responsibilities, grievance procedure and services information about student services, rights and responsibilities is contained in student diary.
Orientation to RMIT Libraries (library tour & on line catalogue introduction) and campus facilities
 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

TEXTS AND EQUIPMENT

There are no set texts in this course learning materials are provided by the teachers
but it is recommended that you bring
• Display folder with plastic sleeves
• Notebook or loose leaf paper
Writing materials
 


Overview of Assessment

This course is part of a full-time integrated program. Learner performance is assessed against specific criteria that describe a standard of performance. The criteria allows the learner to participate actively in the assessment process. The learner is given as many opportunities as practicable to achieve each outcome.
Feedback:
Learner is clearly informed that assessment is taking place and feedback on performance is given for each assessment.
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
An assessment charter (http://mams.rmit.edu.au/kh6a3ly2wi2h1.pdf) summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.
Your courses assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced in a single document: http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=ln1kd66y87rc


Assessment Tasks

Assessments may be gathered through, eg

  • checklists
  • learner documents
  • verbal and/or written questioning


Assessment Matrix

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