Level
2
TCE credit points
15
Course code
EAL215114
Course span
2014 — 2025
Reading and writing standard
No
Mathematics standard
No
Computers and internet standard
No
This course is current for 2024.

English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) Level 2 is designed for learners who need to consolidate and refine their Standard Australian English (SAE) language skills for effective communication in a range of contexts

Standard Australian English (SAE) is the variety of spoken and written English language in Australia used in more formal settings such as for official or public purposes, and recorded in dictionaries, style guides and grammars. While it is always dynamic and evolving, it is recognised as the 'common language' of Australians. There is a focus on language learning and the explicit teaching of the structure, linguistic features and sociolinguistic and sociocultural aspects of Standard Australian English (SAE). Through close study of language and meaning, learners of EAL/D explore how learning in and through English language and literature influences their own and others' personal, social and cultural identities and thought processes. They develop skills that enable them to use different registers of spoken and written SAE so they can communicate effectively in a range of contexts and for a variety of purposes in order to become effective cross-cultural users of language and dialect.EAL/D provides opportunities for learners to engage reflectively and critically with a broad range of spoken, written and multimodal texts (including literary and non-literary texts, for example academic, everyday and workplace texts). Students learn to create (individually and collaboratively) increasingly complex texts for different purposes and audiences in different forms, modes and mediums.Learners may be recent arrivals to Australia, refugees, or other learners for whom English is a second or additional language or dialect. Learners may need to develop their research skills and may intend on further academic study.