VCE Croatian case studies
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VCE Croatian is a Victorian Certificate of Education study in the Languages learning area, administered by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA). It is designed for students who are studying Croatian as part of their senior secondary program and who wish to develop their skills in understanding, producing and responding to Croatian across a range of contexts and text types. The VCE Croatian case studies are 5 cases and about 2,738 words.
1Year 10 timetable clash and enrolment status
A Year 10 student, Maja, was born in Melbourne to Croatian-speaking parents and has attended Victorian schools her whole life. She speaks Croatian at home but has never studied it formally.
522 words, about 3 min2Overseas immersion and the first language pathway
Luka is in Year 11 and has studied Croatian formally for two years at a Victorian school. Before that he spoke Croatian only with his grandmother during school holidays.
643 words, about 3 min3New course implementation and an accelerated student
A school is introducing the revised Croatian study design. In the first year of implementation, Units 1 and 2 run under the new arrangements, while the current Year 12 cohort finishes under the previous arrangements.
530 words, about 3 min4Group oral assessment with mixed pathways
A Croatian class of nine students is preparing a group oral assessment for Unit 4. The group includes: three students who speak Croatian at home and have done so since childhood; two who arrived from Bosnia and Herzegovina three years ago and use Croatian or a closely related variety daily; and four who began learning Croatian at school and use it mainly in class.
546 words, about 3 min5Text selection and the authenticity trap
A teacher preparing Unit 1 materials for a class of mixed backgrounds chooses a short story by a contemporary Croatian author. The story is set in a Dalmatian village and is rich in dialect forms, regional vocabulary and culturally specific references to local customs.
497 words, about 2 min