SACE Stage 2 Australian Languages - Additional Language study guide
SACE Stage 2 Australian Languages - Additional Language · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
Australian Languages - Additional Language is a SACE subject for students in South Australia (and, through SACE International, in accredited schools elsewhere) who are building formal skills in an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander language they are learning as an additional language. The subject is offered at Stage 1 (10 credits, code 1ADL10) and Stage 2 (20 credits, code 2ADL20). It sits alongside two sibling subjects, Australian Languages - First Language and Australian Languages - Revival Language, and the SACE Board distinguishes it as the pathway for learners who are developing an additional language rather than a first or revived one. According to the SACE Board overview, students develop awareness of the oral and written systems and structures of their chosen language and build skills in analysing its linguistic, cultural and stylistic features - so expect a mix of language use and analytical work about the language itself. The SACE Stage 2 Australian Languages - Additional Language study guide has 2 sections and about 761 words.
01School Assessment: Building and Evidencing Your Achievement
School assessment in SACE Stage 2 Australian Languages (Additional Language) is where you demonstrate sustained control of the target language across the four skill areas, and where your evidence is built up steadily rather than crammed. The key concepts to master are: the assessment design criteria (typically communication, comprehension, and analysis/reflection on language and culture), the text types your school uses for each task, the register and script conventions of your language, and the difference between interaction (spontaneous, dialogic) and production (planned, structured).
411 words, about 2 min02External Assessment: Examination Technique and Performance
The external assessment in SACE Stage 2 Australian Languages (Additional Language) tests your ability to comprehend and produce the target language under time pressure, and to analyse language and culture in a sustained response. The concepts you must control are: the exam structure and weighting (comprehension, production, and an investigative or analytical component), text types and their conventions , register and script accuracy , and the cultural and linguistic knowledge needed for the analytical section.
350 words, about 2 min