VCE English as an Additional Language (EAL) case studies
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VCE English as an Additional Language (EAL) is a Victorian Certificate of Education study designed for students whose first language is not English and who are assessed on their ability to read, respond to, create and analyse texts in English. It suits students completing secondary schooling in Victoria who need an English pathway that recognises the particular demands of studying in an additional language. The VCE English as an Additional Language (EAL) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,171 words.
1The Contested Word in the Shared Article
A Year 12 EAL class is preparing a Reading and responding SAC on an opinion piece about a suburban council's decision to remove a statue. The article describes the statue as a 'relic of a bygone era' and calls the council's opponents 'sentimentalists'.
458 words, about 2 min2Choosing a Form Under Time Pressure
For a Creating texts SAC, students must write a piece that presents a perspective on whether local libraries should extend opening hours. The audience is the library's volunteer committee, who are mostly retired residents and sceptical of change.
424 words, about 2 min3The Petition That Argues Backwards
Students are analysing a 700-word online petition urging a university to divest from fossil fuels. The petition opens with a personal anecdote about a bushfire, then presents three statistics, then a paragraph conceding that divestment 'will not alone solve the climate crisis'.
438 words, about 2 min4The Lecture Nobody Could Hear
A Listening to texts SAC plays a 4-minute podcast segment about a community garden. Students take notes during two playings and answer short-answer questions.
425 words, about 2 min5The Summary That Argued
A Reading and responding task asks students to summarise a 500-word news feature about a regional town's water restrictions, then answer a separate question about the writer's attitude. The summary must be 80-100 words and use own words.
426 words, about 2 min