Course Title: Demonstrate routine English proficiency in different subjects and cultural contexts

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2023

Course Code: LANG5862C

Course Title: Demonstrate routine English proficiency in different subjects and cultural contexts

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.  

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School: 535T Social Care and Health

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5364 - Diploma of Interpreting (LOTE-English)

Course Contact: Ya-Ping Kuo

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 3771

Course Contact Email: ya-ping.kuo@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 60

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 unit describes the skills required to conduct predictable and non-routine, varied communications, transactions and interactions in English, to meet the oral language and communication needs of interpreting in general settings. It involves conversing with others, providing detailed information and advice, responding to unpredictable situations and conducting negotiations at a functional level.

This unit applies to those working as interpreters in a range of fields or contexts.

There is no direct parity with any formal language proficiency ratings or assessment framework, but this unit broadly relates to International Second Language Proficiency Rating (ISLPR) 3.


This unit is clustered to be delivered as below:

Auslan stream - Monologue cluster:

  • LANG5857C Interpret in general monologue settings (LOTE-English)
  • LANG5860C Demonstrate routine LOTE proficiency in different subjects and cultural contexts (E-Group A)
  • LANG5862C Demonstrate routine English proficiency in different subjects and cultural contexts (E)

Spoken language stream - Proficiency cluster:

  • LANG5862c Demonstrate routine English proficiency in different subjects and cultural contexts (E)
  • LANG5860C Demonstrate routine LOTE proficiency in different subjects and cultural contexts (E-Group A)


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

PSPTIS045 Demonstrate routine English proficiency in different subjects and cultural contexts

Element:

1. Converse with others

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Use techniques to extend interactions with others.

1.2 Seek and offer additional information and assistance to support quality of communication and service.

1.3 Support communication with comments on topical familiar matters, workplace business and events.

1.4 Use non-verbal communication to convey an acceptance of and sensitivity towards others.

Element:

2. Provide detailed information and advice

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Identify need for detailed information and advice.

2.2 Convey detailed information and advice using narrative and descriptive statements.

2.3 Repeat, paraphrase and clarify communications to avoid misunderstanding and to explain difficult points.

2.4 Use workplace documents, materials and other references to support explanations as required.

Element:

3. Respond to unpredictable situations and problems

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Identify key facts of problems and facilitate solutions through open communication with relevant people.

3.2 Provide appropriate advice in response to requests, unpredictable situations and problems.

3.3 Convey appropriate apologies and expressions of regret as required.

Element:

4. Negotiate a simple agreement

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Exchange key information and reach agreement on details.

4.2 Provide appropriate explanations about products and services.

4.3 Achieve mutual understanding and agreement.

Learning Outcomes


    


Details of Learning Activities

Learning activities may include discussion of common interpreting and translating topics, identifying key terminology for assignments, and conduct simulated preparation by building bilingual terminology.  Students will be required to work with peers to share ideas, discuss assignment preparation and review and complete the terminology list together. Learning activities also include English comprehension practices, note-taking practice, English into English / LOTE reproduction exercises, presentation in English individually or in a group to enhance dialogue/monolingual interpreting exercises.


Teaching Schedule

Please visit Canvas - Syllabus for weekly teaching schedule. All lectures and  tutorials will be delivered on campus.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

The unit is supported online using CANVAS. CANVAS gives access to important announcements, staff contacts details, the teaching schedule, assessment timelines and a variety of important teaching and learning materials. Access to CANVAS can be found on RMIT website:  https://www.rmit.edu.au/students


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will be ongoing during the semester, and you will receive feedback on your progress. You will undertake a variety of assessment tasks and activities to assess your level of competence against key elements and performance criteria.

Assessment tasks may include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • teacher directed class activities
  • practical exercises
  • group discussions and debates
  • real or simulated monolingual interviews and dialogues
  • recorded speeches and summaries of speeches


Assessment Tasks

Assessment    Task 1: English proficiency demonstration (role play 1)   

This practical assessment task is the first of two (2) tasks you must complete satisfactorily to be deemed competent for this unit. 

This assessment task will enable you to demonstrate your knowledge and skills to:

·       converse with other people in English

·       provide detailed information and advice in English

·       respond to unpredictable situations in English

·       conduct negotiations in English at a functional level.

There are two parts to this task:

·       Part A – Demonstration of English proficiency 

·       Part B – Written responses to questions.

For the first part of the task, you are to participate in role play between a RMIT staff member and a RMIT student, where the student’s English proficiency will be assessed playing the role of the RMIT staff member.

A week before the scheduled day of the demonstration, you will be given a brief and s dialogue prompts based on scenario about a conversation between a RMIT staff member and student who requires assistance. The dialogue should be maintained for around ten minutes.

You should plan your dialogue to be able to effectively interact with the ‘student’, addressing the criteria in the Marking Guide (Section B) to provide advice, respond to unpredictable situations and problems and to negotiate a simple agreement.

You are to present the dialogue in class with your teacher (who will role play the RMIT student). You will have access the classroom’s computer to be able to access RMIT information to support the explanations and/or advice they provide.

The domain of this task is Education and the topics may include services and student supports provided at RMIT. Information about the supports is available hereLinks to an external site.: https://www.rmit.edu.au/studentsLinks to an external site..

For Part B, you are to complete the questions to check their knowledge of the key concepts related to demonstrating English proficiency.

      Task 2: English proficiency demonstration (role play 2)     

This practical assessment task is the second of two (2) tasks you must complete satisfactorily to be deemed competent for this unit. The format of this assessment is similar to assessment task 1 except you will be assigned a different topic in role play.

This assessment task will enable you to demonstrate your knowledge and skills to:

·       converse with other people in English

·       provide detailed information and advice in English

·       respond to unpredictable situations in English

·       conduct negotiations in English at a functional level.

There are two parts to this task:

·       Part A – Demonstration of English proficiency 

·       Part B – Written responses to questions.

For the first part of the task, you are to participate in role play between a RMIT staff member and a RMIT student, where the student’s English proficiency will be assessed playing the role of the RMIT staff member.

A week before the scheduled day of the demonstration, you will be given a brief and dialogue prompts based on a scenario about a conversation between a RMIT staff member and student who requires assistance. The dialogue should be maintained for at least five minutes but no longer than ten minutes.

You should plan your dialogue to be able to effectively interact with the student, addressing the criteria in the Marking Guide (Section B) to provide advice, respond to unpredictable situations and problems and to negotiate a simple agreement.

You are to present the dialogue in class with another student (who will role play the RMIT student). You will have access the classroom’s computer to be able to access RMIT information to support the explanations and/or advice they provide.

The domain of this task is Education and the topics may include services and student supports provided at RMIT. Information about the supports is available hereLinks to an external site.: https://www.rmit.edu.au/studentsLinks to an external site..

For Part B, you are to complete the questions to check your knowledge of the key concepts related to demonstrating English proficiency.


Assessment Matrix

 

 

 

 
           

Element 

        

Performance criteria 

        

 

        

 
       

 

    

 

    

Assessment 

Task 1: English proficiency demonstration (role play 1) 

    

Assessment 

Task 2: English proficiency demonstration (role play 2) 
       

 

1. Converse with others 

    

1.1 Use techniques to extend interactions with others 

    

A1 

 

    

A1 

 
   

1.2 Seek and offer additional information and assistance to support quality of communication and service 

    

A2 

    

A2 
   

1.3 Support communication with comments on topical familiar matters, workplace business and events 

    

A1, A6 

    

A1, A6 
   

1.4 Use non-verbal communication to convey an acceptance of and sensitivity towards others 

    

A4 

    

A4 
       

2. Provide detailed information and advice   

    

2.1 Identify need for detailed information and advice 

    

A6 

    

A6 
   

2.2 Convey detailed information and advice using narrative and descriptive statements 

    

A7 

    

A7 
   

2.3 Repeat, paraphrase and clarify communications to avoid misunderstanding and to explain difficult points 

    

A9 

    

A9 
   

2.4 Use workplace documents, materials and other references to support explanations as required 

    

A5 

    

A5 
       

3. Respond to unpredictable situations and problems   

    

3.1 Identify key facts of problems and facilitate solutions through open communication with relevant people 

    

A2, A6, A9-10 

    

A2, A6, A9-10 
   

3.2 Provide appropriate advice in response to requests, unpredictable situations and problems 

    

A9, A12 

B6 

    

A9, A12 

B3 
   

3.3 Convey appropriate apologies and expressions of regret as required 

    

A11 

B7 

    

A11 

 
       

4. Negotiate a simple agreement 

    

4.1 Exchange key information and reach agreement on details 

    

A6, A12 

    

A6, A12 
   

4.2 Provide appropriate explanations about products and services 

    

A8 

    

A8 
   

4.3 Achieve mutual understanding and agreement 

    

A13 

    

A13 

 

 
           

Performance Evidence   

       

 

 

    

Assessment 

Task 1: English proficiency demonstration (role play 1) 

    

Assessment 

Task 2: English proficiency demonstration (role play 2) 
       

using communication skills in English to establish rapport 

    

A1 

    

A1 
       

using communication skills in English to interact positively and courteously in varied interactive workplace communications 

    

A1, A3-4, A13 

    

A1, A3-4, A13 
       

using communication skills in English to question about needs and preferences 

    

A2, A6, A9-10, A13 

    

A2, A6, A9-10, A13 
       

using communication skills in English to use diverse, effective non-verbal communication skills 

    

A4 

    

A4 

 

 
           

Knowledge Evidence   

       

 

 

    

Assessment 

Task 1: Role Play 1 

    

Assessment 

Task 2: Role Play 2 

 
       

aspects of verbal and non-verbal communication that support effective negotiation and interaction in the language being assessed 

 

    

A (application of knowledge) 

B1 

    

A (application of knowledge) 

B1 
       

applications of English language social, business and cultural, including:  

  • consistent use of forms of address 

  • customs, protocols and taboos 

  • dialect, idiom, colloquialisms and language conventions 

 

    

A1, A3 (Application of knowledge) 

B2-5 

    

A1, A3 (Application of knowledge) 

B2 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Other Information

Applying for an Extension Extension of time for assessment tasks may be granted where circumstances beyond your control prevent submission by the published due date. An application for extension of time must be lodged with your course coordinator as early as possible, and before the due date for submission. You can apply for an extension using the University’s Extension Application Form – http://mams.rmit.edu.au/seca86tti4g4z.pdf – OR by emailing your course coordinator directly. An extension of up to seven calendar days may be granted if good reason can be demonstrated, namely that you have been affected by unexpected or extenuating circumstances. Include supporting evidence (such as medical certificates) with your application. Failure to keep a back-up copy of your assessment, planned house moves, regular extra-curricular activities, other assessments and regular work commitments are not usually accepted as grounds for granting extensions. 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