APPENDIX C: Overview of EAL Framework Entry Exit Level level COURSE TITLE STREAM Purpose Context of language use Linguistic complexity Level of support ACSF ACSF ISLPR ISLPR Pre Highly explicit processes such For participants who are pre-literate Highly structured support COURSE IN Concrete and immediate contexts and level 1 as recognising, copying, 0 and who may have experienced and prompting including INITIAL EAL tasks trauma extensive modelling. 0 naming, matching, ordering Immediate, personal and highly familiar Pre Listening and speaking in one to one High level of support 1 level 1 communication requiring prompting, Uses basic conventions For participants with little or no modelling, restatement and COURSE IN Very short basic conversations and formal education Mainly formulaic contextual clues. exchanges 0/1- 1 – Will need bilingual support Read basic formulaic text Copy and write short text. Simple sentences (SVO) Require strong support, Familiar and personal and immediate, For participants who need to especially with unfamiliar predictable social, study, and work develop English language skills cultural references and contexts. 1 1 Uses familiar conventions beyond immediate personal and when communicating with Listening and speaking with familiar CERTIFICATE I predicable social needs and who unfamiliar others. Will Simple and limited range others in short, simple conversations 1 1+ may progress to further study or require bilingual support at Read short simple texts. employment options times and strong contextual Write simple and compound sentences support For participants who need to develop English language skills to ACCESS participate in everyday familiar and Everyday familiar routine social routine social and community listening and speaking in simple contexts conversations and transactions about 1 2 May need some support familiar personal, community, social For participants who need to CERTIFICATE II Uses routine conventions with unfamiliar cultural and topical matters develop English language skills to references 1+ 2 Read simple texts for detail prepare for employment, to EMPLOYMENT Write a series of simple, compound participate in routine interactions and transactions in the Australian and complex sentences workplace and to read and write simple texts for employment
APPENDIX C: Overview of EAL Framework COURSE TITLE STREAM Entry Level ACSF ISLPR Exit level ACSF ISLPR Purpose Context of language use Linguistic complexity Level of support COURSE IN INITIAL EAL 0 Pre level 1 0 For participants who are pre-literate and who may have experienced trauma Concrete and immediate contexts and tasks Highly explicit processes such as recognising, copying, naming, matching, ordering Highly structured support and prompting including extensive modelling. COURSE IN 1 0/1- Pre level 1 – 1 For participants with little or no formal education Immediate, personal and highly familiar Listening and speaking in one to one communication Very short basic conversations and exchanges Read basic formulaic text Copy and write short text. Simple sentences (SVO) Uses basic conventions Mainly formulaic High level of support requiring prompting, modelling, restatement and contextual clues. Will need bilingual support CERTIFICATE I 1 1 1 1+ For participants who need to develop English language skills beyond immediate personal and predicable social needs and who may progress to further study or employment options Familiar and personal and immediate, predictable social, study, and work contexts. Listening and speaking with familiar others in short, simple conversations Read short simple texts. Write simple and compound sentences Uses familiar conventions Simple and limited range Require strong support, especially with unfamiliar cultural references and when communicating with unfamiliar others. Will require bilingual support at times and strong contextual support CERTIFICATE II ACCESS 1 1+ 2 2 For participants who need to develop English language skills to participate in everyday familiar and routine social and community contexts Everyday familiar routine social listening and speaking in simple conversations and transactions about familiar personal, community, social and topical matters Read simple texts for detail Write a series of simple, compound and complex sentences Uses routine conventions May need some support with unfamiliar cultural references EMPLOYMENT For participants who need to develop English language skills to prepare for employment, to participate in routine interactions and transactions in the Australian workplace and to read and write simple texts for employment
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