HSC Macedonian Continuers case studies
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HSC Macedonian Continuers is a New South Wales Higher School Certificate course and examination for senior secondary students who already have a working background in Macedonian - typically heritage speakers, students who have lived in a Macedonian-speaking environment, or learners who have studied the language before. It is not a beginners' course: the syllabus assumes you can already understand and produce connected Macedonian and builds from there towards accuracy, range and register control. The HSC Macedonian Continuers case studies are 5 cases and about 2,231 words.
1The Wedding Invitation That Offends
Your Macedonian friend Ana is marrying in Ohrid and sends you a message: «Драга моја, те сакам како сестра, но мора да ти кажам нешто. Те молам, кажи ми што да правам, ти секогаш имаш решение.» You know Ana's mother well and have met her extended family twice.
406 words, about 2 min2Reading Between the Lines of a Village Notice
You are analysing a short text posted in a village hall in the Prespa region. The notice reads: «Се известуваат сите жители дека поради реконструкција на водоводот, водата ќе биде исклучена во периодот од 14 до 18 часот.
438 words, about 2 min3The Radio Interview About Returning Home
You listen to a 4-minute radio interview. A woman named Vesna, who emigrated to Australia in 1998, says: «Кога заминав, мислев дека никогаш нема да се вратам.
474 words, about 2 min4Writing a Formal Letter of Complaint
You are studying in Skopje and your landlord has not returned your 15,000 denar deposit three months after you moved out. You sent two informal text messages, both unanswered.
479 words, about 2 min5Choosing Aspect and Tense in a Narrative
A classmate writes a short narrative for the school magazine: «Кога влегов во собата, тој читаше книга. Цела вечер зборувавме за испитот.» Your teacher marks two sentences as problematic: «Кога влегов, тој читаше» is fine, but «Цела вечер зборувавме» is questioned, and the classmate has also written «Јас сум дошол да ти помогнам» in an earlier draft, which the teacher crossed out.
434 words, about 2 min