Course Title: Beginner reading and writing skills for recounts
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2013
Course Code: GEDU5458
Course Title: Beginner reading and writing skills for recounts
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/modules covers some of the skills required to be an effective language learner. This module covers the skills required to read and write recounts from a highly familiar topics.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CSWEIK Beginner reading and writing skills for recounts |
Element: |
Demonstrate understanding of a written recount |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Demonstrate understanding of topic/participant/s 1.2 Demonstrate understanding of sequence of events 1.3 Demonstrate understanding of details of events
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Element: |
Write a recount |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Write a recount of at least 60 words Some errors may occur but these must not interfere with intended meaning. 2.2 Use appropriate staging, ie orientation, sequence of events 2.3 Construct simple sentences with independent clauses 2.4 Use high-frequency conjunctions to join clauses, eg and, but 2.5 Use simple time and location markers, eg then, yesterday, in, at 2.6 Construct simple noun groups, eg a good weekend, cool drinks 2.7 Use action verbs in the past tense 2.8 Use personal pronouns appropriately 2.9 Use vocabulary appropriate to topic 2.10 Use some appropriate punctuation, eg capital letters, commas, full stops 2.11 Spell highly familiar words accurately 2.12 Pronounce mostly legible text, either typed or handwritten
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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 recounts of, eg
- weekend activities
- an excursion.
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 perfomance. the criteria allows the learner to participate activley in the assessment process. The learner is givien 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 recounts of, eg
- weekend activities
- an excursion.
Assessment Matrix
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