SACE Stage 2 Australian Languages - Additional Language study plan
SACE Stage 2 Australian Languages - Additional Language · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
School assessment
Map the school-assessment weighting by listing every task type, its percentage, and its due window in a single tracking sheet
Draft a personal language-proficiency self-audit covering speaking, listening, reading, and writing, rating each subskill from 1 to 5 with evidence
Build a weekly vocabulary intake routine of 20 new items drawn from authentic target-language news and community texts
Set up a spoken-recordings folder and complete three 2-minute self-recordings on familiar topics to establish a baseline
Your checkpoint
A one-page assessment map plus a baseline audio set of three recordings with a written self-rating table
School assessment
Analyse three model responses for the school-assessed oral task and annotate the features that earn marks in interaction, range, and accuracy
Practise five 3-minute interactive exchanges with a conversation partner, recording each and noting two repair strategies used
Compile a phrase bank of 30 functional expressions for clarifying, hedging, and negotiating meaning
Transcribe one recording and correct grammar errors against a checklist of recurring personal mistakes
Your checkpoint
An annotated oral-analysis sheet plus a 30-item functional phrase bank organised by communicative purpose
School assessment
Write two full-length responses in the target language under timed conditions, one informative and one persuasive
Self-mark both drafts against the school-assessment criteria and rewrite each with at least five concrete improvements
Expand the vocabulary log to 120 items and group them by theme for retrieval practice
Identify and drill the three grammar structures that appeared most often as errors in week 2 transcripts
Your checkpoint
Two timed written responses with marked first drafts and annotated revised versions
School assessment
Assemble a portfolio of six evidence items spanning oral, written, and response-to-text work for school assessment
Run a full mock in-school assessment task end to end and time each section realistically
Review feedback from the mock against the criteria and write a prioritised list of three weaknesses to fix
Deliver a 5-minute spoken presentation on a researched topic with a question-and-answer segment
Your checkpoint
A six-item evidence portfolio plus a completed mock task with a written three-priority improvement plan
External assessment
Deconstruct the external assessment format by listing every section, task type, time allowance, and mark allocation
Complete one full past-style external paper under strict timing without notes or aids
Mark the paper against the published criteria and calculate a section-by-section percentage
Build an error log classifying mistakes as comprehension, structure, vocabulary, or grammar
Your checkpoint
A timed full external-style paper with a scored breakdown and a categorised error log
External assessment & School assessment
Target the two weakest sections from the week 5 error log with 90 minutes of focused drills each
Complete two additional timed reading-and-responding sections and compare scores against week 5
Refine the school-assessment portfolio by replacing the two weakest evidence items with stronger work
Rehearse a 7-minute sustained oral response with follow-up questions from a partner
Your checkpoint
A score-comparison chart showing week 5 versus week 6 section results, plus an updated portfolio
External assessment
Sit two full external-style papers on separate days under exam conditions and record both scores
Reduce the error log to the five highest-frequency remaining mistakes and drill each with 20 targeted items
Practise time-allocation strategies for each section and lock in a per-section minute budget
Record a final set of three oral samples and rate fluency and accuracy against the criteria
Your checkpoint
Two complete timed papers with scores, a five-item residual error list, and a written per-section time budget
External assessment & School assessment
Complete a final full mock external paper and aim to exceed the week 7 score by a measurable margin
Consolidate the vocabulary log to a 150-item high-frequency review list and test recall on all items
Finalise and proofread the school-assessment portfolio so every item meets the criteria descriptors
Run a light review schedule over the last three days to protect recall without new content
Your checkpoint
A final mock paper score report, a verified 150-item vocabulary list, and a submission-ready portfolio
Milestones
Week 4: Complete a full timed mock school-assessment task and score at or above 65 percent against the criteria, with a written three-priority improvement plan
Week 6: Demonstrate measurable improvement on the two weakest external-assessment sections, with week 6 scores exceeding week 5 on both
Week 7: Score at or above 70 percent on both full timed external-style papers and hold a residual error list of no more than five items
Week 8: Exceed the week 7 mock score on the final paper, recall at least 90 percent of the 150-item vocabulary list, and submit a proofread portfolio