SACE Stage 2 Italian (continuers) case studies
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Italian (continuers) is a Stage 2 subject in the South Australian Certificate of Education, listed by the SACE Board of South Australia among its Stage 2 language offerings alongside Italian (beginners) and other continuers-level languages. It suits students who have already built a substantial foundation in Italian and want to keep studying the language in their final years of school, rather than students starting from scratch. The SACE Stage 2 Italian (continuers) case studies are 5 cases and about 1,776 words.
1The Oral Presentation That Grew Overnight
A student has prepared a 6-minute oral presentation in Italian on Italian migration to Australia, to be delivered to the class and assessed against the school's criteria for spoken interaction and production. The night before, the teacher emails to say the time limit has been reduced to 4 minutes because three extra students were added to the schedule, and that the presentation will now be followed by two spontaneous questions from classmates.
361 words, about 2 min2The Written Response and the Dictionary
In a school-assessed written response in Italian, students must write 250-300 words arguing whether social media does more harm than good for teenagers. The task is done in class over two lessons.
370 words, about 2 min3Group Oral: One Student Carries the Conversation
Three students record a 5-minute group discussion in Italian on the topic of sustainable transport in their city. The criteria assess each student's individual contribution: initiation, response, range, and accuracy.
366 words, about 2 min4Scaling School Assessment Against External Performance
A school's cohort of 18 students has completed its school assessment. The moderated school marks cluster tightly, with a mean around 72 per cent and a narrow spread, because teachers applied criteria generously.
337 words, about 2 min5The Exchange Student and the External Oral
A student has just returned from six months in Italy and is preparing for the external oral examination, which involves a conversation and a short discussion based on a topic the student has studied. Her spoken Italian is noticeably more fluent and natural than her classmates', and she uses idiomatic expressions and a regional accent.
342 words, about 2 min