Hagley Community College
Vocational English (VOC3)
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Tara De Coninck.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING - VOCATIONAL ENGLISH
Full and Part-time Programmes available
Level: Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate
VOC3: Level 2 and 3 English Language credits
This course will enable you to develop your community language, knowledge and skills. It is an excellent preparation for actively participating in New Zealand life as well as preparing for a job or academic study.
Course Components:
- Speak with fluency when communicating
- Gain essential skills and strategies for using vocabulary and grammatical structures
- Apply strategies and skills to understand and use English for a variety of real-life purposes
Course Overview
Term 1
Students can write descriptions of people using correct verb forms and connectives.
Students can read and respond to current events.
Students can listen for gist and specific information using a variety of techniques (keywords, synonyms, examples, listening around the keywords, selective listening, etc.)
Students can complete a form accurately.
Students can locate specific information in a text.
Students can engage in a sustained conversation in a known context.
Students can talk about a topic familiar to them in a structured manner for a sustained period of time.
Term 2
Students will understand the connections between purpose, audience and engagement in speaking situations.
Students will learn how to structure and write a response to a text (Written or visual).
Students will learn starters, connectives, and how to provide supporting evidence when responding to a text.
Students will learn how to write short texts for practical purposes such as solving a problem or accessing information.
Students will learn how to extract relevant information from a text written for a practical purpose.
Students will understand how to identify the purpose of a practical text.
Students will learn how to identify the main idea and supporting information in a text on a familiar topic.
Students will learn how to extract relevant information from a text written on a familiar topic.
Students can participate in a spoken interaction on a familiar topic.
Students will participate in a job interview.
Students will write suitable responses to job interview questions.
Students will fill in a form.
Term 3
Students can write practical texts around NZ safety (weather, water, etc) including instructions and procedural.
Students will understand and respond to more complex listening tasks in applied contexts.
Students will learn about language features and how to use them appropriately.
Students will learn how to identify the main idea and supporting information in a text on a familiar topic.
Students will learn how to extract relevant information from a text written on a familiar topic.
Students can participate in a spoken interaction on a familiar topic.
Students can structure and organise a problem/solution essay appropriately.
Recommended Prior Learning
Course placement into all ELL programmes depends on your English language level. Please contact the Enrolment Centre for more information about the placement test.
Assessment Information
ELL unit standards contribute to the New Zealand Certificate in English Language and NCEA.Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Write a simple connected text on a familiar topic (EL)
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Complete a form (EL)
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Demonstrate understanding of straightforward spoken instructions in a familiar context (EL)
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Demonstrate understanding of spoken instructions in a familiar context (EL)
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Demonstrate understanding of a straightforward spoken interaction on a familiar topic (EL)
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Read and understand a straightforward text on a familiar topic (EL)
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Read and understand a text on a familiar topic (EL)
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Participate in a straightforward spoken interaction on a familiar topic (EL)
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Participate in a spoken interaction on a familiar topic (EL)
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Present information on a familiar topic (EL)
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Deliver a developed presentation on a familiar topic (EL)
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