Course Title: Australian Environment
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C4243
Course Title: Australian Environment
Portfolio: DSC
Nominal Hours: 50.0
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) |
HUSO5154 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
360T Education |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2013 |
Course Contact: Baia Tsakouridou & Bloss Robertson
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254488
Course Contact Email: prepare@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This module aims to familiarise learners with the Australian Environment and language required to describe a range of environmental features.
The module is included as an elective for use at different levels of the Certificates in ESL Framework. It may be contextualised to suit the needs and skills of learners.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
This module must be co-delivered and assessed with at least one of the language (Listening and Speaking or Reading and Writing) units from the Certificates in ESL.
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
VPAM543 Australian Environment |
Elements: |
1 Describe Australia's physical features and climate. |
2 Compare Australia’s physical features and climate with those of another country. |
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3 Describe an environmental issue of significance in Australia. |
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4 Investigate an environmental issue of local importance. |
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- describe Australia’s physical features and climate
- compare Australia’s physical features and climate with those of another country
- describe an environmental issue of significance in Australia
- investigate an environmental issue of local importance
Overview of Assessment
To be assessed as competent the learner needs to demonstrate:
- evidence of the ability to identify information on the Australian Environment
- evidence of the ability to make comparisons with environmental aspects of another country
- evidence of the ability to identify the impact of environmental problems
You may be assessed by:
- creating formatted texts
- academic essay