QCAA Punjabi (SEE) case studies
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The QCAA Punjabi Senior External Examination is a Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority senior subject examination for students who study Punjabi outside a school timetable. It suits private candidates, mature-age learners, distance and home-educated students, and anyone needing a senior-level result in Punjabi for tertiary pathways, credit or personal goals. The examination is set and marked by the QCAA and assesses Punjabi across listening, reading and viewing, and writing in a range of text types, with grammar, script and orthography embedded in those tasks. It also expects awareness of Punjabi-speaking communities and cultures, so responses should show command of both language and context. The QCAA Punjabi (SEE) case studies are 5 cases and about 1,795 words.
1The Wedding Video Voiceover
You are helping at a family wedding in Brisbane. Your cousin recorded a 4-minute video of the Anand Karaj ceremony and asks you to write Punjabi subtitles.
382 words, about 2 min2Two Notices, One Deadline
A community noticeboard in Melbourne has two Punjabi notices about the same event. Notice A, printed in Gurmukhi, says the youth sports day is on Saturday 12 October, registration closes 5 October, fee $15, and lunch is provided.
386 words, about 2 min3The Scholarship Letter
You must write a 250-word informative-analytical text in Punjabi for a school newsletter explaining why Year 11 students should apply for a regional STEM scholarship. The facts: two scholarships of $2,000 each, applications close 30 November, applicants need one teacher reference and a 300-word statement, and interviews are in January.
337 words, about 2 min4The Persuasive Poster
Your youth group wants a Punjabi poster persuading families to reduce single-use plastic at the local gurdwara. You have one A3 sheet, must include a headline, three persuasive points, and a call to action.
339 words, about 2 min5The Grandmother's Story
Your grandmother tells a story about leaving a village in 1947. She uses words you half-recognise: an old word for a well, a kinship term you have never heard, and a proverb she says 'everyone knew'.
351 words, about 2 min