| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Federation TAFE |
| Unit Title: | General English 2B |
| Unit ID: | GEEAP2002 |
| 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 2B is the second five-week course of General English Level 2. Students who successfully complete the course will be able to articulate to the EAP program, and, eventually, tertiary study at Federation University. Students receive a progress report upon completion of each five-week course. In this course students will have opportunities to reinforce learning from General English 2A. Students will be given opportunities to consolidate skills to assist their understanding of English sentence structures, frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment), and the communication via English required within simple and routine tasks requiring a direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. They will further practice using English to describe in simple terms matters of importance to them, related to their background, and immediate environment. |
| 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. | Follow a simple series of written instructions related to following a familiar task. |
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| K2. | Identify and know how to briefly describe in basic formulaic language the key themes of a short narrative involving a familiar situation. |
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| K3. | Identify key information from short audio recordings of simple slow and clear speech on a familiar topic. |
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| K4. | Read and extract key factual information from a short-written text. |
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| K5. | Understand the main information in short, simple dialogues about familiar activities, if spoken slowly and clearly. |
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| K6. | Recognise appropriate ways to respond to opinions in familiar spoken, written or visual texts. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Describe people's everyday lives using a short series of simple phrases and sentences. |
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| S2. | Describe a travel experience with a few basic stock phrases. |
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| S3. | Express reactions to a work, reporting feelings and ideas in simple language. |
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| S4. | Check for clarity, to ensure that something someone has expressed has been understood. |
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| S5. | Make simple requests to have or do something in relation to common everyday activities. |
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| S6. | Write or speak about a personal experience after reading or listening to a related topic on a simple or familiar theme. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Exchange simple information on everyday topics, providing the other person speaks slowly and is prepared to help. |
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| A2. | Identify and mark the key sentences and vocabulary in a short everyday text. |
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| A3. | Use simple language to provide an approximate translation in English of a very short text on a familiar or everyday theme with high-frequency vocabulary. |
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| A4. | Combine information from different sources to make a simple written or spoken text. |
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| Other outcomes: |
| Unit Content: |
The General English 2B course builds the skills required to negotiate, survive and learn in an English speaking environment. It is based on student-centred lessons using Voices Pre-intermediate Coursebook, Student workbook and auxiliary learning materials. General English 2B will cover the second 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. |
K2, K6, S1, S2, S3, S5, S6, A3, A4 |
Writing Exam |
Individual |
25% |
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| 2. |
K2, K3, K5, K6, S4, A2 |
Listening Exam |
Individual |
25% |
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| 3. |
K1, K2, K4, K5, K6, S4, A2, A4 |
Reading Exam |
Individual |
25% |
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| 4. |
K2, K5, K6, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, A3, A4 |
Oral Presentation |
Individual |
25% |
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