Maintain and adapt oral/signed communication

ABOUT COURSE
This unit standard will be useful to learners who need a sound foundation of spoken/signed language ability for further language growth, and for application in real life contexts. Learners talk/sign confidently in both formal and informal contexts and /sign actively for ideas and information in interactions with other people. They are aware of the ways others speak/sign to influence listeners and audiences. In conveying their ideas and information they select language and a register that is accessible to their audience and fit for their purpose.

OUTCOMES OF THE WORKSHOP
Learners credited with this unit standard are able to:

• Use a variety of strategies to maintain communication.
• Adapt language to accommodate socio-cultural sensitivities without losing own meaning.
• Use knowledge of language structures and conventions to shape or decode meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary or constructions.
• Organise and present information in a focused and coherent manner.
• Identify and explain how speakers/signers influence audiences.

REQUIREMENTS
That learners are already competent in terms of the full spectrum of language knowledge laid down in the NQF level 1 or revised National Curriculum Statements up to and including GETC.
Learners can:

• Listen for information and enjoyment, and respond appropriately and critically in a wide range of situations.
• Communicate confidently and effectively in spoken/signed language in a wide range of situations.