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Planning

Accreditation period Units 1-2: 2024-2028; Units 3-4: 2025-2028

Introduction

The VCE LANGUAGE Study Design accreditation period for Units 1 and 2 2024-2028

The accreditation period for Units 3 and 4 commences 1 January 2025 and expires 31 December 2028.

These support materials provide teaching and learning advice for Unit 1 and Unit 2.

Developing a program

The VCE LANGUAGE Study Design accreditation period for Units 1 and 2 2024-2028

The accreditation period for Units 3 and 4 commences 1 January 2025 and expires 31 December 2028.

These support materials provide teaching and learning advice for Unit 1 and Unit 2.

Support materials

Armenian

Suggested subtopics for VCE Armenian
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Armenian
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Armenian resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Armenian Study Design.

Bengali

Suggested subtopics for VCE Bengali
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Bengali
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Bengali resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Bengali Study Design.

Bosnian

Suggested subtopics for VCE Bosnian
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Bosnian
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Bosnian resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Bosnian Study Design.

Chin Hakha

Suggested subtopics for VCE Chin Hakha
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Chin Hakha
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Chin Hakha resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Chin Hakha Study Design.

Croatian

Suggested subtopics for VCE Croatian
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Croatian
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Croatian resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Croatian Study Design.

Dutch

Suggested subtopics for VCE Dutch
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Dutch
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Dutch resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Dutch Study Design.

Filipino

Suggested subtopics for VCE Filipino
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Filipino
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Filipino resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Filipino Study Design.

Hebrew

Suggested subtopics for VCE Hebrew
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Hebrew
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Hebrew resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Hebrew Study Design.

Hindi

Suggested subtopics for VCE Hindi
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Hindi
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Hindi resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Hindi Study Design.

Hungarian

Suggested subtopics for VCE Hungarian
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Hungarian
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Hungarian resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Hungarian Study Design.

Karen

Suggested subtopics for VCE Karen
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Karen
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Karen resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Karen Study Design.

Khmer

Suggested subtopics for VCE Khmer
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Khmer
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Khmer resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Khmer Study Design.

Macedonian

Suggested subtopics for VCE Macedonian
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Macedonian
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Macedonian resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Macedonian Study Design.

Persian

Suggested subtopics for VCE Persian
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Persian
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Persian resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Persian Study Design.

Polish

Suggested subtopics for VCE Polish
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Polish
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Polish resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Polish Study Design.

Portuguese

Suggested subtopics for VCE Portuguese
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Portuguese
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Portuguese resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Portuguese Study Design.

Punjabi

Suggested subtopics for VCE Punjabi
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Punjabi
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Punjabi resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Punjabi Study Design.

Russian

Suggested subtopics for VCE Russian
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Russian
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Russian resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Russian Study Design.

Serbian

Suggested subtopics for VCE Serbian
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Serbian
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Serbian resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Serbian Study Design.

Sinhala

Suggested subtopics for VCE Sinhala
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Sinhala
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Sinhala resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Sinhala Study Design.

Swedish

Suggested subtopics for VCE Swedish
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Swedish
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Swedish resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Swedish Study Design.

Tamil

Suggested subtopics for VCE Tamil
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Tamil
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Tamil resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Tamil Study Design.

Turkish

Suggested subtopics for VCE Turkish
This resource has been developed to help teachers identify suitable subtopics for each of the presecribed concepts and topics in the study design.

Curriculum Planning Template for VCE Turkish
This document is designed to support teachers to map out their 2-year VCE program in accordance with the study design. It can be downloaded and edited to suit individual school context. It includes an example and a checklist.

Guide to selecting VCE Turkish resources
This guide has been developed to help teachers to select suitable resources to support delivery of the VCE Turkish Study Design.

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Videos

Implementation videos for the CCAFL VCE study designs (Units 1 and 2: 2024–2028; Units 3 and 4: 2025–2028)
On-demand video presentations which provide teachers with information about the new Collaborative Curriculum and Assessment Framework for Languages (CCAFL) study designs for implementation from 2024.

General capabilities

General capabilities in CCAFL languages
This resource supports the development of students' general capabilities in the teaching and learning of CCAFL languages.

 

The VCE LANGUAGE study provides students with the opportunity to engage in a range of learning activities. In addition to demonstrating their understanding and mastery of the content and skills specific to the study, students may also develop employability skills through their learning activities.

The nationally agreed employability skills* are: Communication; Planning and organising; Teamwork; Problem solving; Self-management; Initiative and enterprise; Technology; and Learning.

The table links those facets that may be understood and applied in a school or non-employment related setting, to the types of assessment commonly undertaken within the VCE study.

Assessment Task
Employability skills selected facets

Analysis and response to spoken and written texts in language

Communication – listening and understanding; writing to the needs of the audience; speaking and writing in LOTE; sharing information
Initiative and enterprise  – adapting to new situations; translating ideas into action
Problem-solving – developing practical solutions; showing independence and initiative in identifying problems and solving them; applying a range of strategies to problem solving; testing assumptions taking the context of data and circumstances into account
Technology – having a range of basic IT skills; using IT to organise data; being willing to learn new IT skills

Oral presentation in language, such as interview or role-play in language

Communication – reading and understanding; writing to the needs of the audience; speaking and writing in LOTE; sharing information; persuading effectively; sharing information
Team work – working as an individual and as a member of a team; coaching and mentoring skills including giving feedback
Planning and organising – managing time and priorities; collecting, analysing and organising information; establishing clear project goals; planning the use of resources including time management
Self-management – evaluating and monitoring own performance; having knowledge and confidence in own ideas and visions; articulating own ideas and visions; taking responsibility
Initiative and enterprise  – adapting to new situations; translating ideas into action; identifying opportunities not obvious to others; generating a range of options; initiating innovative solutions