Consultation: Reviewed English Language unit standards 2023

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NZQA National Qualifications Services (NQS) invites feedback on the review of 69 unit standards in the English Language domain.

Please note the following changes:

Unit Standard 31016 has transitioned from a graded standard to a non-graded unit standard and the credit value has been reduced from 10 credits to 5.
Bold titles indicate a change in the unit standard title.

We welcome all constructive feedback on this and any other amendments. Please review the updated standards and share your comments.

Please send your responses to nqs@nzqa.govt.nz by Friday 30 October 2023.

Standard number	Current standard and proposed draft	Level	Credits
27996	Write simple texts on everyday topics (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Write a simple text on everyday topics (EL) [DOC, 84 KB]	1	5
27997	Write simple texts for practical everyday purposes (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Write simple texts for practical everyday purposes (EL) [DOC, 82 KB]	1	5
27998	Complete simple forms with personal information (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Complete a simple form with personal information (EL) [DOC, 73 KB]	1	5
27999	Write a simple connected text on a familiar topic (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Write a simple connected text on a familiar topic (EL) [DOC, 85 KB]	2	5
28000	Write a simple text for a practical purpose (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Write a simple text for a practical purpose (EL) [DOC, 71 KB]	2	5
28001	Complete a form (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Complete a form (EL) [DOC, 72 KB]	2	5
28062	Participate in a formal interview (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Participate in a formal interview (EL) [DOC, 79 KB]	3	5
28068	Write a connected text on a familiar topic (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Write a connected text on a familiar topic (EL) [DOC, 68 KB]	3	5
28069	Write a text for a practical purpose (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Write a text for a practical purpose (EL) [DOC, 97 KB]	3	5
28070	Write a response for a specific purpose (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Write a response for a specific purpose (EL) [DOC, 64 KB]	3	5
30978	Demonstrate understanding of basic spoken texts in common everyday situations (EL Foundation) (external link) Proposed draft: Demonstrate understanding of basic spoken texts in common everyday situations (EL Foundation) [DOC, 72 KB]	1	10
30979	Demonstrate understanding of simple spoken texts in everyday situations (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Demonstrate understanding of simple spoken texts in everyday situations (EL) [DOC, 76 KB]	1	10
30980	Demonstrate understanding of a straightforward spoken text on a familiar topic (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Demonstrate understanding of a straightforward spoken text on a familiar topic (EL) [DOC, 74 KB]	2	5
30981	Demonstrate understanding of a moderately complex spoken text in an applied context (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Demonstrate understanding of a moderately complex spoken text in an applied context (EL) [DOCX, 34 KB]	3	5
30982	Demonstrate understanding of a spoken text on a familiar topic (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Demonstrate understanding of a spoken text on a familiar topic (EL) [DOC, 78 KB]	3	5
30983	Demonstrate understanding of basic spoken instructions in common everyday situations (EL Foundation) (external link) Proposed draft: Demonstrate understanding of basic spoken instructions in common everyday situations (EL Foundation) [DOC, 78 KB]	1	5
30984	Demonstrate understanding of simple spoken instructions in everyday situations (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Demonstrate understanding of simple spoken instructions in everyday situations (EL) [DOC, 75 KB]	1	5
30985	Demonstrate understanding of straightforward spoken instructions in a familiar context (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Listen to and understand straightforward spoken instructions in a familiar context (EL) [DOC, 78 KB]	2	5
30986	Demonstrate understanding of moderately complex spoken instructions in an applied context (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Demonstrate understanding of moderately complex spoken instructions. [DOC, 76 KB] (EL) [DOC, 76 KB]	3	5
30987	Demonstrate understanding of spoken instructions in a familiar context (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Demonstrate understanding of spoken instructions in a familiar context (EL) [DOCX, 33 KB]	3	5
30988	Demonstrate understanding of a straightforward spoken interaction on a familiar topic (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Listen and understand straightforward spoken interaction on a familiar topic (EL) [DOC, 74 KB]	2	5
30989	Demonstrate understanding of a moderately complex spoken interaction in an applied context (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Listen and understand a moderately complex spoken interaction [DOC, 76 KB] (EL) [DOC, 76 KB]	3	5
30990	Demonstrate understanding of a spoken interaction in a familiar context (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Demonstrate understanding of a spoken interaction in a familiar context (EL) [DOC, 78 KB]	3	5
30991	Demonstrate understanding of formal spoken texts in an academic context (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Listen and understand formal spoken texts in an academic context (EL) [DOC, 78 KB]	4	10
30992	Demonstrate understanding of complex spoken texts (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Listen and understand complex spoken texts (EL) [DOC, 82 KB]	4	15
30993	Read and understand words and phrases in common everyday texts (EL Foundation) (external link) Proposed draft: Read and understand words and phrases in a common everyday text (EL Foundation) [DOC, 74 KB]	1	5
30994	Read and understand simple texts in everyday contexts (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Read and understand a simple text in an everyday context (EL) [DOC, 90 KB]	1	5
30995	Read and understand a straightforward text on a familiar topic (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Read and understand a straightforward text on a familiar topic (EL) [DOC, 89 KB]	2	5
30996	Read and understand a moderately complex text in an applied context (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Read and understand a moderately complex text (EL) [DOC, 60 KB]	3	5
30997	Read and understand a text on a familiar topic (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Read and understand a text on a familiar topic (EL) [DOC, 64 KB]	3	5
30998	Read and understand moderately complex texts in an academic context (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Read and analyse a moderately complex text in an academic context (EL) [DOC, 73 KB]	4	10
30999	Read and understand moderately complex texts (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Read and understand moderately complex texts (EL) [DOC, 65 KB]	4	10
31000	Read and understand very basic information for common everyday practical purposes (EL Foundation) (external link) Proposed draft: Read and understand very basic information for common everyday practical purposes (EL Foundation) [DOC, 83 KB]	1	10
31001	Read and understand simple texts for everyday practical purposes (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Read and understand simple texts for an everyday practical purpose (EL) [DOC, 85 KB]	1	5
31002	Read and understand a straightforward text for a routine practical purpose (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Read and understand a straightforward text for a routine practical purpose (EL) [DOC, 56 KB]	2	5
31003	Read and understand a text for a practical purpose in an applied context (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Read and understand a text for a practical purpose in an applied context (EL) [DOC, 92 KB]	3	5
31004	Read and understand a text for a practical purpose (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Read and understand a text for a practical purpose (EL) [DOC, 91 KB]	3	5
31005	Read and understand a range of simple written texts independently (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Read and understand a range of simple written texts independently (EL) [DOC, 55 KB]	1	5
31006	Read and understand a range of straightforward written texts independently (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Read and understand a range of straightforward written texts independently (EL) [DOC, 56 KB]	2	5
31007	Read and make connections across a range of written texts independently in an applied context (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Read and make connections across a range of moderately complex written texts independently in an academic context (EL) [DOC, 59 KB]	3	5
31008	Read and understand a range of written texts independently (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Read and understand a range of written texts independently (EL) [DOC, 56 KB]	3	5
31009	Read and evaluate a range of extended written texts independently for an academic research topic (EL) (external link) Read and understand a range of extended written texts independently (EL) [DOC, 71 KB]	4	5
31010	Read and make connections across a range of extended written texts independently in an employment context (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Read and make connections across a range of extended written texts independently in an employment context (EL) [DOC, 69 KB]	4	5
31011	Read and understand a range of extended written texts independently (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Read and understand a range of extended written texts independently (EL) [DOC, 68 KB]	4	5
31012	Participate in basic everyday spoken interactions (EL Foundation) (external link) Proposed draft: Participate in a basic everyday spoken interaction (EL Foundation) [DOC, 72 KB]	1	5
31013	Participate in simple everyday spoken interactions (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Participate in simple everyday spoken interactions (EL) [DOCX, 36 KB]	1	10
31014	Participate in a straightforward spoken interaction on a familiar topic (EL) (external link) Participate in a straightforward spoken interaction on a familiar topic (EL) [DOC, 75 KB]	2	5
31015	Participate in a spoken interaction in an applied context (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Participate in a moderately complex spoken interaction in an applied context (EL) [DOC, 77 KB]	3	5
31016	Participate in a spoken interaction on a familiar topic (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Participate in a spoken interaction on a familiar topic (EL) [DOC, 72 KB] Changed from a graded standard to a unit standard	3	5
31017	Participate in sustained discussions in an academic context (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Participate in sustained discussions in an academic context (EL) [DOC, 76 KB]	4	10
31018	Negotiate a complex spoken transaction in an employment context (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Negotiate a complex spoken transaction in an employment context (EL) [DOC, 73 KB]	4	5
31019	Participate in sustained spoken interactions (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Participate in sustained spoken interactions (EL) [DOC, 78 KB]	4	10
31020	Participate in an interview on a familiar topic (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Participate in an interview on a familiar topic (EL) [DOC, 72 KB]	2	5
31021	Participate in a formal interview in an applied context (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Participate in a formal interview in an applied context (EL) [DOC, 74 KB]	3	5
31023	Participate in a formal interview in an employment context (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Participate in a sustained formal interview (EL) [DOC, 76 KB]	4	5
31024	Present basic information on an everyday personal topic (EL Foundation) (external link) Proposed draft: Present basic information on an everyday personal topic (EL Foundation) [DOC, 70 KB]	1	5
31025	Present simple information on an everyday familiar topic (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Present simple information on an everyday familiar topic (EL) [DOC, 70 KB]	1	5
31026	Present information on a familiar topic (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Present information on a familiar topic (EL) [DOC, 70 KB]	2	5
31027	Deliver a developed presentation on a familiar topic (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Deliver a developed presentation on a familiar topic (EL) [DOC, 75 KB]	3	5
31028	Present workplace information to a specified audience (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Present workplace information to a specified audience (EL) [DOC, 72 KB]	4	5
31029	Deliver a developed and sustained presentation (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Deliver a developed and sustained presentation (EL) [DOC, 72 KB]	4	5
31030	Write phrases and simple sentences on personal topics (EL Foundation) (external link) Proposed draft: Write phrases and simple sentences on a personal topic (EL Foundation) [DOC, 79 KB]	1	5
31033	Write a clear connected text in an applied context (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Write a clear connected text in an applied context (EL) [DOC, 59 KB]	3	5
31035	Write moderately complex texts on general topics (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Write moderately complex texts on general topics (EL) [DOC, 64 KB]	4	15
31036	Complete basic forms with personal information (EL Foundation) (external link) Proposed draft: Complete a basic form with personal information (EL Foundation) [DOC, 58 KB]	1	5
31040	Write an evaluation for a specific purpose in an academic context (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Write an evaluation for a specific purpose in an academic context (EL) [DOC, 62 KB]	4	5
31041	Write basic texts for practical purposes relevant to self (EL Foundation) (external link) Proposed draft: Write basic texts for practical purposes relevant to self (EL Foundation) [DOC, 81 KB]	1	10
31044	Write a text for a practical purpose in an applied context (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Write a text for a practical purpose in an applied context (EL) [DOC, 92 KB]	3	5
31046	Write a range of texts for practical purposes in an employment context (EL) (external link) Proposed draft: Write a range of texts for practical purposes in an employment context (EL) [DOC, 59 KB]	4	15

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Consultation on reviewed English Language unit standards 2023