FIELD                        HUMANITIES

 

Revision and Rollover of English for Speakers of Other Languages unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

Id

Languages

English for Speakers of Other Languages

1281-1283, 1287, 1289, 2967-2969, 2974-2975, 2980-2981, 2985-2986, 3473, 3477, 3481, 3482, 15006, 15007, 15009-15010, 17139-17142, 17143, 17144, 17358-17364, 17366, 17368, 17370, 17372

 

The NZQA National Qualifications Services (NQS) has revised and rolled over the unit standards listed above, which were last registered in May 2000.  (Note: The unit standards in bold have been rolled over with no change.)

 

The review of these unit standards is planned to take place during 2007-2008.

 

Date new versions published                        November 2004

 

New comments by date                        July 2007

 

Expiry date of new versions of the unit standards                        December 2008

 

The reason for the rollover and revision is to maintain the currency of the unit standards until they have been reviewed and give effect to recommendations made as part of the assessment and moderation processes associated with the standards over the last two years.

 

Main changes resulting from the revision

 

The revision has resulted in minor changes, particularly to special notes, performance criteria, and ranges, to clarify the parameters for assessment and moderation.  Element 3 of unit standard 17360 has been merged into element 2, and the title of the standard has been altered to reflect this change.  Unit standard 17372 has also had a minor title change, as shown in the summary table below.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

None.

 

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

 

None.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

None.

 

Summary of main changes to standards’ classification, titles, levels, and credits

 

All changes are in bold.

 

Subfield                        Languages

Domain                        English for Speakers of Other Languages

Id

Title

Level

Credit

17360

Participate in a conversation and give a short prepared talk, using ESOL

Participate in a conversation, using ESOL

2

5

17372

Write narrative texts, using ESOL

Write recounts, using ESOL

3

5