ACSF Oral 3.07 Selects and uses appropriate strategies to establish and maintain spoken communication in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts


ORAL COMMUNICATION LEVEL 3
3.07

Selects and uses appropriate strategies to establish and maintain spoken communication in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts

SUPPORTCONTEXTTEXTTASK COMPLEXITY

Moderate support

Advice and modelling available

Range of familiar contexts

Some less familiar/routine contexts

Some specialisation in routine contexts

Routine texts

May include some unfamiliar elements and embedded information

Includes some specialised vocabulary

Tasks include a number of steps within the 1 task, e.g. sequencing, applying basic inferencing, extrapolation and integration

PERFORMANCE FEATURES INCLUDE:

Range and context

  • Uses structure and register appropriate for a range of purposes including exchanging or obtaining goods and services, gathering or providing information, establishing, maintaining and developing relationships, problem-solving, and exploring issues in everyday situations

Audience and purpose

  • Demonstrates some awareness of the need to vary structure, style, tone and vocabulary to meet requirements of audience, context and purpose

Register

  • Demonstrates awareness of choices for register, especially in situations that are familiar

Cohesion and structure

  • Identifies cues and conventions to establish and maintain formal and casual conversations using turn-taking, rebuttals and interruptions as appropriate

Grammar
 

  • Uses introductory phrases which indicate that an opinion, or a fact, is being offered
  • Uses dependent clauses introduced by words such as although, when, if andwhile
  • Uses appropriate grammatical forms and vocabulary in everyday contexts, e.g. to give instructions, give explanations, ask questions, express viewpoints

Vocabulary

  • Uses some common idioms
  • Uses vocabulary that is sufficiently broad so that a relevant word is almost always available for both everyday and more specific contexts

Pronunciation and fluency

  • Refines intended meaning, varying speed and changing tone or emphasis when speaking
  • Uses pronunciation, stress patterns and intonation which do not obscure meaning but may require occasional clarification
  • Uses speech that may be characterised by uneven flow, with some repetition, especially in longer utterances

Paralinguistics

  • Uses interactional strategies such as non-verbal feedback in order to support effective communication


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