NZQA registered unit standard
19824 version 3
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Title
Converse in Vagahau Niue in extended conversation and transaction
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to exchange
ideas and points of view in Vagahau Niue in extended
conversation in a less familiar context, and carry out a
transaction that involves negotiation in Vagahau Niue in a less
familiar context.
Classification
Languages > Vagahau Niue
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definitions
Vagahau Niue refers to the language of Niue. This unit standard involves spoken
Vagahau Niue;
Context refers to communicative situations, topics and settings that are appropriate
to spoken Vagahau Niue;
Less familiar refers to topics and settings that may be outside the learner’s normal
personal experience;
Exchange means to convey and seek;
Points of view could include advice;
Transaction refers to conversation conveying or seeking information to achieve an
outcome such as organising accommodation, solving travel problems, or arranging
part-time work. The conversation may be face to face or via the telephone.
2
Evidence is required from one extended conversation and one transaction, each with
a minimum involvement of three minutes. For the purposes of this unit standard
these may be real situations or role plays.
3
Language used must be in Vagahau Niue may be spoken with village-based dialectal
differences and intonation.
4
Endorsement of village language variation may be conducted by pulotu, village or
community appointed experts.
5
Achievement of the evidence requirements allows for hesitation, or minor errors in
grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and intonation.
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NZQA registered unit standard
19824 version 3
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Exchange ideas and points of view in Vagahau Niue in extended conversation in a less
familiar context.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The ideas and points of view exchanged are consistent with the context and
situation.
1.2
Appropriate protocols and a variety of vocabulary and language structures are
used to convey information, ideas, and opinions in accordance with the context.
1.3
Communication strategies, such as clarification, repetition, and paraphrasing
may be used to sustain conversation.
Outcome 2
Carry out a transaction that involves negotiation in Vagahau Niue in a less familiar context.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The transaction is completed in accordance with the requirements of the
communicative task.
2.2
Appropriate protocols and a variety of vocabulary and language structures are
used to convey information in accordance with the context.
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
26 August 2003
Rollover and
Revision
2
21 May 2010
Review
3
12 December 2013
31 December 2014
31 December 2014
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0226
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
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before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
19824 version 3
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact NZQA National Qualifications Services nqs@nzqa.govt.nz if you wish to
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NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016