| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Federation TAFE |
| Unit Title: | General English 1A |
| Unit ID: | GEEAP1001 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 091501 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
General English 1A is the first five-week course of General English Level 1. Students who successfully complete the course will be able to articulate to the next five-week level course (General English 1B) in preparation for GE Level 2, the EAP program, and, eventually, tertiary study at Federation University. Students receive a progress report upon completion of each five-week course. Students in this course will be introduced to skills to help them understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. They will learn how to introduce themself and others, ask and answer questions about personal details such as where they live, people they know and things they have. They will partake in scaffolded opportunities to interact in a simple way with other speakers in English, provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help in the creation of meaning. |
| Grade Scheme: | Ungraded (S, UN) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | |
| Supplementary Assessment:No |
| Supplementary assessment is not available to students who gain a fail in this Unit. |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory |  | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Understand key information in personal introductions. |
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| K2. | Understand simple instructions if spoken slowly and clearly. |
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| K3. | Understand simple descriptions of places. |
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| K4. | Recognise words and simple phrases related to familiar topics, if spoken slowly and clearly and supported by pictures. |
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| K5. | Understand questions addressed carefully and slowly. |
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| K6. | Know how to infer meaning from simple spoken, written or visual texts. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Write simple sentences about things they and other people have. |
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| S2. | Listen for specific information. |
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| S3. | Write basic sentences describing everyday objects (e.g. colour, size), given a model. |
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| S4. | Say where they and other people are in a limited way. |
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| S5. | Greet people, ask how they are, and react to news. |
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| S6. | Tell the difference between fact and opinion in spoken, written or visual texts. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Respond politely when introduced to someone, using a few basic fixed expressions. |
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| A2. | Ask for and/or give personal information. |
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| A3. | Introduce themselves, their hobbies and interests in a basic way. |
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| A4. | Demonstrate an ability to analyse similarities and differences in simple spoken, written and visual texts. |
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| Other outcomes: |
| Unit Content: |
The General English 1A course builds the skills required to negotiate, survive and learn in an English speaking environment. It is based on student-centred lessons using Voices Elementary Coursebook, Student workbook and auxiliary learning materials. General English 1A will cover the first six units in the coursebook. The course is designed to build upon and improve student English language skills and their confidence to interact with and in English. |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | Professional Standards |
| 1. |
K6, S3, S6, A1, A2, A3 |
Writing Exam |
Individual |
25% |
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| 2. |
K1, K3, K4, K6, S2, A4 |
Listening Exam |
Individual |
25% |
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| 3. |
K1, K3, K6, A4 |
Reading Exam |
Individual |
25% |
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| 4. |
K6, S4, S5, S6, A1, A2, A3 |
Oral Presentation |
Individual |
25% |
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