Hagley Community College
Vocational English (VOC2)
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Tara De Coninck.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING - VOCATIONAL ENGLISH
Full and Part-time Senior Programmes available
Level: Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate
VOC2: Level 1 and 2 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 correctly fill out a form with personal information.
Students can confidently read a simple text on a familiar topic and answer comprehension questions.
Students can read and write about daily and weekly activities.
Students use the sequence of events to identify the meaning of a text and the main idea in a written text.
Students can write letters and emails for a real-world purpose and context.
Students can read, interpret and understand text used in advertising.
Students can communicate confidently on familiar topics for at least 6 turns each.
Term 2
Students can make a request or articulate a problem they are having, without using a script.
Students understand how to prepare and give a basic presentation of 2 – 3 mins on a familiar topic.
Students understand the relationship between purpose and audience when speaking.
Students will work on recount writing and using past tense correctly.
Students can write letters and emails for a real-world purpose and context.
Students can analyse a question in a reading comprehension and identify where to find the answer in a text.
Students can read and write about driving in NZ.
Students can demonstrate understanding of spoken texts in everyday situations Level 1-2.
Students can correctly fill out a form with personal information and a written paragraph answer.
Term 3
Students can present information around a familiar topic.
Students can write simple texts for everyday practical purposes.
Students can read and understand a range of practical texts.
Students are learning to take notes and write their own sentences.
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.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
Course Fee: $30 for Option Class
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 simple texts on everyday topics (EL)
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Write simple texts for practical everyday purposes (EL)
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Write a simple text for a practical purpose (EL)
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Complete a form (EL)
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Read and understand a straightforward text on a familiar topic (EL)
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Read and understand simple texts for everyday practical purposes (EL)
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Read and understand a straightforward text for a routine practical purpose (EL)
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Participate in a straightforward spoken interaction on a familiar topic (EL)
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Present information on a familiar topic (EL)
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