HSC Modern Greek Continuers case studies
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The HSC Modern Greek Continuers credential is a New South Wales Higher School Certificate course and external examination for senior secondary students who already have a working command of Modern Greek and want formal recognition of it. It suits heritage speakers, students from Greek-speaking families, and capable second-language learners who can handle authentic texts and speech rather than set phrases. Assessment covers listening and responding, reading and responding, writing for different purposes and audiences, and grammar and vocabulary embedded across those tasks; a school-based speaking component is assessed internally. Preparation is best built around regular contact with authentic Modern Greek: news clips, podcasts, songs, short stories and conversations with fluent speakers. The HSC Modern Greek Continuers case studies are 5 cases and about 2,229 words.
1Sorting out the aorist in a class diary entry
A Year 12 student writes a diary entry for a school-based writing task. She wants to describe a school excursion that happened last Tuesday and to explain what she usually does on Tuesdays.
485 words, about 2 min2Register and address in a letter to a host family
A student must write a 150-word letter in Greek to a host family in Thessaloniki whom she has never met, introducing herself before a three-week exchange. She drafts an opening: «Γεια σου οικογένεια, τι κάνεις; Είμαι η Έμα και είμαι 17.
468 words, about 2 min3Listening: inferring attitude from a voicemail
Students hear a short voicemail (transcript provided in the exam paper for this practice task). A grandmother, Μαρία, calls her granddaughter.
433 words, about 2 min4Reading a community notice for implied information
Students read a notice from a Greek community association in Melbourne. It says: «Το Σάββατο 12 Οκτωβρίου, στις 6 μ.μ., στο κοινοτικό κέντρο, θα γίνει βραδιά ελληνικού χορού.
413 words, about 2 min5Speaking assessment: handling a follow-up you did not prepare
In a school-based speaking assessment, a student gives a two-minute talk on «Η ζωή στην πόλη και στο χωριό». She has prepared statistics about transport and housing in Athens and a comparison with her grandparents' village.
430 words, about 2 min