HSC Vietnamese Continuers (NSW) case studies
HSC Vietnamese Continuers (NSW) · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The HSC Vietnamese Continuers course is a New South Wales senior secondary subject for students who already have substantial background in Vietnamese-typically those who speak it at home or have lived in a Vietnamese-speaking environment-and who want formal recognition of that ability within the Higher School Certificate. It is not a beginner's language course; the syllabus assumes you can already understand and produce connected Vietnamese and builds on that base toward analysis, argument and register control. The HSC Vietnamese Continuers (NSW) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,371 words.
1Chợ Tết Stall and the School Fundraiser
Linh, a Year 12 student in Cabramatta, is asked by her Vietnamese class teacher to run a bánh mì and chè stall at the school's multicultural fair. The stall must raise at least 600 for a local aged-care home that serves many Vietnamese-Australian elders.
523 words, about 3 min2Translating a Health Notice for Elders
Minh volunteers at a Vietnamese community health day in Springvale. The organisers have an English notice about a free diabetes screening: it says bookings are essential, the clinic runs 9 am–1 pm on Saturday, and patients should fast for eight hours beforehand.
457 words, about 2 min3A Family Business Confronts Online Reviews
Huy's family runs a small phở restaurant in Adelaide. A customer leaves a two-star online review complaining that the broth was 'too salty' and the service 'slow'.
459 words, about 2 min4Reading a Community Survey on Language Maintenance
A student is analysing a survey of 240 Vietnamese-Australian households in western Sydney about language use. The data show: 78% of respondents born in Vietnam speak Vietnamese daily at home; 41% of Australian-born respondents do so; 62% of all respondents say their children understand spoken Vietnamese 'well' but only 29% say their children can read it 'well'.
467 words, about 2 min5Writing a Speech for a Community Awards Night
Thảo is asked to write a three-minute speech in Vietnamese for a community awards night. The award honours her late grandfather, who helped establish a Vietnamese-language Saturday school in her suburb in the 1990s.
465 words, about 2 min