| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Federation TAFE |
| Unit Title: | Introduction to Academic Literacy for International Students |
| Unit ID: | HENAE1000 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (Status as a Non-English Speaking Background (NESB) Fee-paying student and meeting the requirement of a minimum IELTS band score of 5.0 or its equivalent with no band less than 5.0.) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 091501 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This course begins to develop students’ language skills in preparation for entry into an Australian Higher Education environment. Students focus on reading and writing skills that include understanding and producing simple texts, and recognizing common English written structures. Students will also develop their listening and speaking skills in order to partake in a range of social communicative contexts. |
| Grade Scheme: | Ungraded (S, UN) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
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| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| 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. | Reading: Follow the sequence of actions or events in a text on a familiar everyday topic. |
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| K2. | Listening: Follow the sequence of events in a short, simple dialogue or narrative. Can follow the main points in a simple audio recording, if provided with written supporting material. |
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| K3. | Speaking: Explain the meaning of words or phrases using simple language. |
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| K4. | Writing: Write short basic descriptions of past events and activities. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Reading: Make basic inferences from simple information in a short text. |
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| S2. | Listening: Generally identify the topic of discussion around them when conducted slowly and clearly. |
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| S3. | Speaking: Use basic discourse markers to structure a short presentation. |
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| S4. | Writing: Write about everyday things (e.g. people, places, job, study) in linked sentences. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Reading: Extract the main information from simple diagrams (e.g. graphs, bar charts). |
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| A2. | Listening: Follow familiar topics if the speaker is clear and avoids idiomatic usage. |
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| A3. | Speaking: Give a short talk about a familiar topic, with visual support. |
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| A4. | Writing:Â Write about everyday things (e.g. people, places, job, study) in linked sentences. |
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| Unit Content: |
The following content will be covered: Reading, writing and research techniques; tertiary teaching environments; individual learning styles; reading from academic texts; referencing; listening and note-taking; group work; presentations; academic and discipline-specific discourse and vocabulary. |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K2, S2, A2 | Listening tasks related to the comprehension of informal or familiar discussions and interviews. | Listening comprehension test | S/UN | | 2. | K3, S3, A3 | Spoken presentation on a familiar topic | Oral Presentation | S/UN | | 3. | K1, S1, A1 | Task(s) related to the comprehension of reading texts. | Reading comprehension test | S/UN | | 4. | K4, S4, A4 | Writing task(s) related to the production of an Essay, report or poster. | Essay, report or poster | S/UN |
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