Field Humanities
Review of English for Academic Purposes unit standards
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Subfield |
Domain |
ID |
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Languages |
English for Academic Purposes |
22749, 22750, 22751, 22891, 22892, 30507 - 30511 |
NZQA National Qualifications Services has completed the review of the English for Academic Purposes unit standards listed above.
Date new versions published June 2024
Planned review date December 2029
Summary
NZQA National Qualification Services (NQS), reviewed the above English for Academic Purposes (EAP) unit standards as part of their regular quality assurance cycle.
The review was conducted between March and December 2023. To ensure cross-sector representation, a working group representative from the secondary and tertiary sectors was selected to review the standards. Members came from NZQA Assessment and Moderation team and from the following institutions: Ara Institute of Canterbury, English Teaching College, ESOL online, Riccarton High School, Rutherford High School, Unitec, University of Waikato and peak bodies (NZCEL providers forum, TESOLANZ).
At all significant stages, stakeholders were kept informed and invited to contribute to the review. This included a pre-review survey for programme providers and full sector consultation in November 2023.
Main changes
· Reference number to the relevant qualification hasbeen included.
· Guidance information across the standards has been updated to reference the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) with a link to the structured overview of all CEFR related scales.
· New definitions have been added.
· Titles and outcomes, performance criteria and range statements have been modified to better reflect the purpose of the standards.
· The reference to Coxhead has been removed.
· Word count requirements for unit standards 22751 and 30511 have been reduced.
· Time duration requirements for unit standards 22749, 30507 and 30510 have been amended.
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 Academic Purposes
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ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
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22749 |
Write a text under test conditions in English for an academic purpose |
4 |
5 |
B |
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22750 |
Write a crafted text for a specified audience using researched material in English for an academic purpose Write a crafted text using researched material in English for an academic purpose |
4 |
6 |
B |
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22751 |
Read and process information in English for academic purposes |
4 |
6 |
B |
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22891 |
Deliver an oral presentation in English for an academic purpose |
4 |
5 |
B |
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22892 |
Demonstrate understanding of a spoken text and process information in English for an academic purpose Listen to and process information from a spoken text in English for an academic purpose |
4 |
5 |
B |
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30507 |
Write a short text under test conditions in English for an academic purpose |
3 |
5 |
B |
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30508 |
Write a short crafted text for a specified audience using resource material in English for an academic purpose Write a short crafted text using resource material in English for an academic purpose |
3 |
6 |
B |
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30509 |
Demonstrate and apply understanding of a short spoken text in English for an academic purpose Listen to and process information about a familiar topic in a short spoken text in English for an academic purpose |
3 |
5 |
B |
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30510 |
Deliver a short oral presentation in English for an academic purpose |
3 |
5 |
B |
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30511 |
Read and apply understanding in English for an academic purpose Read and process information on a familiar topic in English for academic purposes |
3 |
6 |
B |