SACE Stage 2 Australian Languages - First Language study guide
SACE Stage 2 Australian Languages - First Language · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
Australian Languages - First Language is a Stage 2 SACE subject, coded 2AFL20 and worth 20 credits, offered by the SACE Board of South Australia. It sits alongside two sibling subjects, Australian Languages - Additional Language and Australian Languages - Revival Language, and is designed for students who already bring a strong foundation in an Aboriginal language of their community. The subject description says students develop respect for and awareness of the diversity of the languages of Aboriginal peoples and communities, so the course is grounded in language ownership, cultural authority, and community context rather than generic second-language acquisition. Assessment is split into school assessment, which carries 70% of the final grade, and external assessment, which carries the remaining 30%. Topics on this exam: School assessment and External assessment. The SACE Stage 2 Australian Languages - First Language study guide has 2 sections and about 704 words.
01School Assessment: Building and Presenting Your Evidence
School assessment in this subject is about sustained, documented performance across a folio of tasks: oral presentations, written responses, text analysis and a negotiated study. The concepts you must control are text purpose and audience , register and code choice , structure and cohesion , and evidence-based reflection on your own language use. Because this is a First Language subject, markers expect control of complex syntax, precise vocabulary and an awareness of how language varies across contexts, including the relationship between the target language and English. Describing instead of analysing.
346 words, about 2 min02External Assessment: Examination Technique and Text Production
The external component typically combines analysis of unseen texts with producing your own text in the target language, sometimes with a listening or viewing element and a reflective or investigative piece. You need to understand text structure and genre conventions , persuasive and evaluative language , cohesion and referencing , audience positioning , and accuracy in grammar, orthography and register. If your language uses a non-Roman script or a system of honorifics, accuracy in these areas is part of the assessed language range, not a cosmetic extra. Misreading the prompt's audience and purpose.
358 words, about 2 min