SACE Stage 2 Vietnamese (Continuers) study guide
SACE Stage 2 Vietnamese (Continuers) · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
SACE Stage 2 Vietnamese (continuers) is a 20-credit South Australian Certificate of Education subject, subject code 2VNC20, offered at continuers level for students who already have a working foundation in Vietnamese. The SACE Board describes continuers-level languages as designed for students who have studied the language for 400 to 500 hours by the time they have completed Stage 2, or who have an equivalent level of knowledge. Eligibility guidelines apply, so check your situation with your school before enrolling. The subject is assessed through school assessment and external assessment. Topics on this exam: School assessment and External assessment. The SACE Stage 2 Vietnamese (Continuers) study guide has 2 sections and about 814 words.
01School Assessment: Building and Demonstrating Vietnamese Competence
School assessment in SACE Stage 2 Vietnamese (Continuers) is built from a series of tasks spread across the year: interactive oral activities, a response to an issue or text, a text production, and investigations into culture and language. The purpose is cumulative evidence, so every task is a chance to demonstrate control of the same core skills: comprehending spoken and written Vietnamese, producing accurate and appropriate Vietnamese, and explaining how language and culture connect. You need secure control of register (formal versus informal address, pronoun choice such as em, anh, chị, ông, bà, bạn ), tense and aspect markers ( đã, đang, sẽ, vừa, mới ), classifiers ( cái, con, chiếc, quyển ), and discourse connectors ( tuy nhiên, vì vậy, ngoài ra, mặc dù ). For oral work, pronunciation of tones and final consonants matters as much as vocabulary.
411 words, about 2 min02External Assessment: Examination and Oral Examination Strategy
The external component combines an oral examination and a written examination. The oral typically involves a conversation or discussion in Vietnamese about topics studied during the year, and the written examination tests listening, reading, and writing. Both reward accuracy, range, and the ability to sustain communication rather than isolated correct sentences. For listening and reading, you must identify main ideas and supporting detail, infer meaning from context, and recognise the function of connectors and modal words ( có lẽ, chắc chắn, nên, không nên ).
403 words, about 2 min