Field Humanities
Review and reclassification of English for Speakers of Other Languages unit standards
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Subfield |
Domain |
ID |
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Languages |
English for Speakers of Other Languages |
22749-22751, 22891, 22892 |
NZQA National Qualifications Services (NQS) has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.
Date new versions published July 2012
Planned review date December 2015
Summary
This reclassification was initiated in response to a request by the University Entrance Review Advisory Group, to have ESOL English for Academic Purposes (EAP) unit standards 22750 and 22751 available to meet the literacy requirements for University Entrance for all learners.
In July 2011, these two EAP standards were approved by the NZQA Board for meeting the requirements for University Entrance (UE) literacy, for 2014. In June 2012, the NZQA Board agreed to bring forward the award of these two standards for UE literacy to 2013.
NQS consulted with Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Aotearoa New Zealand (TESOLANZ - the national association of teachers of ESOL) regarding this reclassification. They have requested that they are included in any future review of the standards, in order to ensure the standards continue to meet the needs of ESOL students, as well as native speakers.
An expert panel comprising of representatives of TESOLANZ, secondary sector, private training establishments, polytechnics, and national moderators met to review these unit standards.
Unit standards 22750 and 22751 have been reclassified, along with the three other EAP standards.
Main changes
· All references to ‘ESOL' have been removed.
· Changes have been made to the titles, purpose statements, and outcome statements to clearly reflect the change of domain from ‘ESOL' to ‘English for Academic Purposes'.
· Minor changes have been made for accuracy and clarity.
· A note has been added to indicate that each standard is a part of a suite of standards, designed to assess a candidate's readiness to study at undergraduate level.
· Recommendations have been made for assessment of the standards to be in conjunction with study and assessment in other learning areas and/or in conjunction with assessment against other English for Academic Purposes unit standards.
· A website link has been given to the assessment support material for these standards.
· The level of resource documents and assessment tasks in standard 22751 has been adjusted to reflect more accurately the level required to satisfy the academic requirements of university entrance.
· Standard 22892 has been condensed from two outcomes to one, to reflect the natural
process of gaining the evidence required.
Impact on existing organisations with consent to assess
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Current consent for |
Consent extended to | ||||
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Nature of consent |
Classification or ID |
Level |
Nature of consent |
Classification or ID |
Level |
|
Domain |
English for Speakers of Other Languages |
4 |
Domain |
English for Academic Purposes |
4 |
|
Domain |
English for Speakers of Other Languages |
5 |
Domain |
English for Academic Purposes |
5 |
|
Domain |
English for Speakers of Other Languages |
6 |
Domain |
English for Academic Purposes |
6 |
|
Domain |
English for Speakers of Other Languages |
7 |
Domain |
English for Academic Purposes |
7 |
Detailed list of unit standards - classification, title, level, and credits
All changes are in bold.
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Key to review category | |
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A |
Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number |
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B |
Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number |
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C |
Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new ID |
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D |
Standard will expire and not be replaced |
Humanities > Languages > English for Speakers of Other Languages
Humanities > Languages > English for Academic Purposes
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ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
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22749 |
Write texts under test conditions for academic purposes (ESOL) Write texts under test conditions in English for academic purposes |
4 |
5 |
B |
|
22750 |
Write a crafted text using researched material for an academic purpose (ESOL) Write a crafted text using researched material in English for an academic purpose |
4 |
5 |
B |
|
22751 |
Read and process information for academic purposes (ESOL) Read and process information in English for academic purposes |
4 |
5 |
B |
|
22891 |
Deliver an oral presentation for an academic purpose (ESOL) Deliver an oral presentation in English for an academic purpose |
4 |
5 |
B |
|
22892 |
Demonstrate understanding of spoken texts and process information for an academic purpose (ESOL) Demonstrate understanding of spoken texts and process information in English for academic purposes |
4 |
5 |
B |