Course Title: Speak and listen to a range of straightforward texts for employment

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C3232

Course Title: Speak and listen to a range of straightforward texts for employment

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 80.0

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.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

LANG5677

Brunswick Campus

TAFE

360T Education

Face-to-Face

 Term2 2012

Course Contact: Soosan Kian

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9494

Course Contact Email: soosan.kian@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This course is part of a full time intergrated program.

This unit of competency describes speaking and listening performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required by adult learners with language background other than English. This unit covers the skills and knowledge necessary to speak and listen to a range of straight forward texts, relevant to employment.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

VPAU514 Speak and listen to a range of straightforward texts for employment

Elements:

1.Participate in a casual conversation in a workplace context

2.Participate in a formal conversation with one or more people

3.Follow spoken instructions or directions in a workplace context

4. Give spoken instructions or directions in a workplace context

Learning Outcomes

The outcomes described in this unit relate to:

  • The ISLPR (International Second Language Proficiency Ratings)
    descriptors for Speaking and Listening. They contribute directly
    to the achievement of ISLPR Speaking 2+ and Listening 2+,


and


Overview of Assessment

You must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of the competencies in order to be deemed competent. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.

You may be assessed by :

  • participating in role plays
  •  oral presentations
  • simulations
  •  midsemester interview 
  • teacher observations.

Feedback:
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.

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