SACE Stage 2 Romanian (continuers) study plan
SACE Stage 2 Romanian (continuers) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
School assessment
Map every School assessment task type (oral interaction, text production, response to text) against the weighting so you can rank which skills carry the most marks
Draft a personal vocabulary bank of 150 high-frequency Romanian words and collocations drawn from your own writing, tagging each by theme
Write one 250-word persuasive text in Romanian under timed conditions to establish a baseline score against the assessment criteria
Record and self-assess a 3-minute spoken monologue, noting three specific fluency or grammar weaknesses to target
Your checkpoint
A one-page diagnostics sheet listing baseline scores for one written and one spoken task plus the three weakest criteria you must fix
School assessment
Build a reusable structure template for each School assessment text type (argumentative, informative, reflective) with Romanian connective phrases
Practise converting informal spoken Romanian into formal register across ten sentence pairs
Complete two timed 300-word text productions and compare them against the assessment criteria descriptors
Memorise and drill 40 advanced grammatical structures (subjunctive after conjunctions, conditional, passive) in original sentences
Your checkpoint
Three polished text-production pieces of 300 words each, annotated with the criteria they satisfy
School assessment
Rehearse oral interaction by scripting and performing five 4-minute dialogues on likely School assessment themes
Refine pronunciation of difficult Romanian vowel and consonant clusters using recorded playback comparison
Compile a bank of 30 opinion and hedging phrases to deploy spontaneously in discussion
Self-record two full oral interactions and score them against the oral criteria, logging errors
Your checkpoint
An error log from two recorded oral interactions with a corrected version of each transcript
School assessment & External assessment
Sit a full mock of the School assessment under exam timing and mark it strictly against the criteria
Identify the three highest-yield weaknesses from the mock and write a corrective action for each
Begin mapping the External assessment format: list every section, its weighting, and the skill each tests
Start a weekly spaced-repetition deck covering all vocabulary and grammar errors logged so far
Your checkpoint
A marked mock result with a written corrective plan naming three priority weaknesses and the drills to fix them
External assessment
Analyse the External assessment reading section by completing three past-format passages under time and classifying each error by cause
Build a strategy for unfamiliar vocabulary in reading texts using context and morphology rather than guessing
Practise listening comprehension with three Romanian audio extracts, taking structured notes and answering in Romanian
Draft a comparison of your reading versus listening accuracy to decide where to spend remaining time
Your checkpoint
Three completed reading passages and three listening tasks with a scored error-cause analysis table
External assessment
Write four timed External-style responses to text, each within the prescribed word range and register
Drill the skill of extracting and reformulating information from a source text without copying its wording
Complete two full listening sections under exam conditions and transcribe the answers you missed
Refine your written accuracy by proofreading your own four responses against a personal checklist of recurring errors
Your checkpoint
Four timed written responses, each proofread and corrected, with a checklist of recurring errors and their fixes
External assessment
Sit two complete External assessment mock papers under strict timing and mark them against the official criteria
Target the lowest-scoring section from the mocks with three focused drill sessions
Rehearse spoken production for any oral component by delivering five impromptu 2-minute talks on unseen prompts
Consolidate the spaced-repetition deck, retiring mastered items and adding new errors
Your checkpoint
Two fully marked mock papers with a score trend showing improvement in your weakest section
School assessment & External assessment
Run a final full mock of both assessment types back to back to build stamina and timing control
Review every logged error across the eight weeks and confirm each has a corrected example you can recall
Rehearse exam-day routines: reading time allocation, planning before writing, and checking word counts
Complete a final self-assessment against all criteria and list the two remaining risks to manage on the day
Your checkpoint
A final revision dossier containing the full mock results, a corrected example for every logged error, and a two-item exam-day risk list
Milestones
Week 2: You can produce a 300-word Romanian text in the required register within the time limit and name the criteria it meets
Week 4: A full School assessment mock is completed, marked, and accompanied by a written corrective plan with three priorities
Week 6: Reading and listening accuracy are both above your week-4 baseline, with error causes classified rather than just counted
Week 8: Two External mocks and a combined final mock are complete, every logged error has a corrected example, and scores trend upward