QCAA Indonesian (SEE) case studies

QCAA Indonesian (SEE) · Put your knowledge to work in context.

The Senior External Examination (SEE) is a suite of senior secondary examinations administered by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA). Indonesian is listed among the SEE subject areas in the QCAA site navigation, which also points candidates to important dates, information for Year 12 students, information for adult students, subject resources and a timetable. The QCAA Indonesian (SEE) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,154 words.

The Homestay Invitation and the Polite Refusal

You are an Australian exchange student in Yogyakarta. Your host family's neighbour, Bu Sri, has invited you to her daughter's wedding on Saturday.

510 words, about 3 min 2

Reading a Persuasive Opinion Piece on Tourism

For a reading task you are given a short opinion column from an Indonesian regional newspaper. The writer argues that a new resort development on a nearby island will bring jobs and should proceed.

446 words, about 2 min 3

Listening: Two Speakers, One Number

You listen twice to a recorded dialogue between a market vendor and a customer in Surabaya. The vendor says the price is tiga puluh lima ribu per kilo , then later, when the customer buys two kilos, says something you hear as tujuh puluh ribu but the audio is partly obscured by background noise.

392 words, about 2 min 4

Writing a Letter of Complaint About a Course

You are writing to the coordinator of an Indonesian language intensive course in Malang. You paid in full, but two of the promised weekly conversation sessions were cancelled, the homestay was moved to a different suburb without notice, and the advertised cultural excursion did not run.

427 words, about 2 min 5

Interpreting a Procedural Text with a Missing Step

You are given a short Indonesian procedural text explaining how to register for a village health programme. It lists: collect a letter from the kepala desa , bring a photocopy of your identity card, submit the form at the puskesmas , and wait for a schedule.

379 words, about 2 min