SACE Stage 2 English as an Additional Language case studies
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English as an Additional Language (EAL) is a Stage 2 subject within the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE), offered by the SACE Board of South Australia and listed among the Stage 2 subjects on the Board's website. It is designed for students whose first language is not English and who are developing academic English while completing their senior secondary studies. The SACE Stage 2 English as an Additional Language case studies are 5 cases and about 2,666 words.
1The Group Oral on Water Restrictions
Four EAL students must deliver a 6-minute group oral arguing that their school should install water-saving taps. Roles were assigned last week: Priya (strong writer, quiet speaker) opens with the problem; Ahmed (confident speaker, sometimes strays off-topic) gives the cost evidence; Lin (recently arrived, strong reading, hesitant speech) presents the student survey; Marco (reliable, good timekeeper) closes with the recommendation.
530 words, about 3 min2Reading a Council Notice for a Complaint Letter
Students must write a formal letter of complaint to their local council about a cancelled bus route. The stimulus is a two-paragraph council notice.
503 words, about 3 min3Choosing Register for a Scholarship Application
Year 12 EAL students are drafting a 400-word personal statement for a community scholarship. The prompt asks applicants to 'describe a challenge you have faced and what you learned.' Tomas has drafted an opening: 'So basically my family moved here when I was 14 and honestly it was pretty rough at first, like I couldn't even order food properly, but yeah, I got through it.' He has also included a paragraph describing an argument with his brother in detail, including direct quotes of what his brother shouted, and a closing line: 'That's why you should definitely give me the scholarship.' His teacher has flagged register, relevance, and audience as the three issues to fix.
558 words, about 3 min4Summarising Two Sources with Conflicting Numbers
For an assignment, students must write a 200-word summary combining two sources on student sleep. Source A is a school newsletter: 'A survey of 120 of our Year 12 students found that 68% get less than seven hours' sleep on school nights.' Source B is a national report: 'Across 4,000 secondary students nationally, 41% reported sleeping less than seven hours on school nights; the figure was highest among Year 12 students.' A student, Dev, drafts: 'Most students in Australia get too little sleep.
547 words, about 3 min5Editing a Persuasive Speech for Time and Emphasis
Students must deliver a 3-minute persuasive speech (about 400 words at a natural pace) arguing that their school should fund a peer-tutoring program. Mei's draft is 620 words.
528 words, about 3 min