SACE Stage 2 Modern Greek Continuers case studies
SACE Stage 2 Modern Greek Continuers · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Modern Greek (continuers) is a Stage 2 subject listed among the languages offered within the South Australian Certificate of Education, the senior secondary qualification administered by the SACE Board of South Australia. It sits alongside Modern Greek (beginners) in the languages suite and is designed for students who have already built a substantial foundation in the language and wish to extend their skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking within a senior secondary program. The SACE Stage 2 Modern Greek Continuers case studies are 5 cases and about 2,218 words.
1School Assessment: Negotiating the Oral Interaction Topic
A student, Eleni, is preparing her internal oral interaction for Stage 2 Modern Greek Continuers. Her teacher has approved the topic «Η μετανάστευση των Ελλήνων στην Αυστραλία» (Greek migration to Australia).
505 words, about 3 min2School Assessment: Choosing a Text for the Response to Text Task
A student, Nikos, must complete an internal response-to-text assessment. He may choose between a short story by a contemporary Greek-Australian author, a newspaper opinion piece on the Greek economic crisis, and a poem with dense metaphor.
439 words, about 2 min3External Examination: Time Allocation in the Written Paper
In a timed external written examination, a student, Maria, has 130 minutes. The paper has three parts: a listening section (about 20 minutes of audio, played twice, with questions), a reading section with two texts and short-answer questions, and a writing section requiring one 250-word text in Greek chosen from two options.
454 words, about 2 min4External Examination: Handling an Unfamiliar Listening Text
During the external listening section, a student, Dimitri, hears a dialogue between a young Greek-Australian and her grandfather about returning to Greece. The audio is played twice.
417 words, about 2 min5School Assessment: Moderation and Evidence for the Oral
A teacher has completed internal oral assessments for a class of 14 students. One student, Sofia, received a high grade for a fluent but shallow interaction: she spoke confidently but rarely developed ideas, and her partner carried the discussion.
403 words, about 2 min