QCAA Arabic (SEE) case studies
QCAA Arabic (SEE) · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Senior External Examination (SEE) in Arabic is a Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) program of individual subject examinations offered to eligible Year 12 students and adult learners. It is designed for students in their final year of senior secondary schooling who cannot access certain subjects at their school because of timetable clashes or subject availability, and for adult students - those 17 years or older, or students under 17 who are eligible - who want credit towards a QCE, to meet tertiary entrance or employment requirements, or to study for personal interest. The QCAA Arabic (SEE) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,492 words.
1Choosing the Right Register for a School Broadcast
You are a Year 12 Arabic student at a Brisbane school. The principal has asked you to record a two-minute announcement in Arabic for the school's multilingual morning broadcast.
548 words, about 3 min2Translating an Idiom in a Parent Letter
Your school's parent liaison team has received an Arabic letter from a newly arrived family. One sentence reads: 'نحن نعيش على أعصابنا منذ وصولنا، ولا نعرف من أين تأتي الرياح.' A literal English rendering would be: 'We have been living on our nerves since we arrived, and we do not know from where the winds come.' The liaison team needs an English version for the wellbeing coordinator.
527 words, about 3 min3Adapting a Formal Article for a Student Podcast
Your Arabic class is producing a five-minute podcast episode on water scarcity for a partner school in Amman. You have sourced a formal Arabic newspaper article that opens: 'وفي هذا السياق، أكّد الخبراء أن الأزمة المائية باتت تهدّد الأمن الغذائي في المنطقة، داعين إلى تضافر الجهود.' A literal rendering is: 'In this context, experts affirmed that the water crisis has come to threaten food security in the region, calling for the pooling of efforts.' Your teacher says the article is excellent source material but unsuitable to read aloud as-is.
479 words, about 2 min4Handling Cultural Nuance in a Greeting
You are drafting an email in Arabic to a guest speaker, Dr Hana, who will visit your class to talk about careers in translation. Your teacher has given you a template that opens: 'السيدة الدكتورة حنا المحترمة، تحية طيبة وبعد...' You are unsure whether to write السيدة (Mrs), الدكتورة (Dr), both, or neither.
467 words, about 2 min5Deciding When to Explain Versus Translate
You are helping at a community information session in Brisbane about renting rights. The speaker presents in English, and you are one of two Arabic interpreters.
471 words, about 2 min