VCE French case studies
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VCE French is a Victorian Certificate of Education study in the Languages learning area, administered by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA). The study design covers Units 1 and 2, accredited from 2019, and Units 3 and 4, accredited from 2020; the published study design document was updated in January 2020. The VCE French case studies are 5 cases and about 2,191 words.
1Le choix du sujet de la présentation orale
In Unit 1, Area of Study 1 (Interpersonal communication), students must give a short oral presentation in French on a topic linked to the individual and society, then respond to questions. A student, Chloé, proposes to present on 'Les réseaux sociaux chez les adolescents' using a two-minute video clip she found online, with her talk built almost entirely around recounting the video's content.
482 words, about 2 min2Le courriel formel : quel registre et quelle structure
In a Unit 2 writing task, students must write a formal email of about 150 words in French to a French town hall (la mairie) to request information about a youth sports programme. A student, Julien, drafts an email that opens 'Salut, ça va ?', uses 'tu' throughout, includes only one paragraph, and ends 'À plus'.
417 words, about 2 min3L'évaluation du travail oral en groupe
In Unit 2, a teacher sets a group oral task in which four students prepare and perform a short dialogue in French about organising a school event. The teacher must report a mark for each student against the outcomes.
451 words, about 2 min4Le débat : quand la correction nuit à l'interaction
In Unit 3, Area of Study 1 (Interpersonal communication), students take part in a small-group discussion in French on a topic studied in class, and are assessed on their ability to exchange information, opinions and experiences, and to sustain the interaction. During a practice discussion, a student, Nadia, speaks accurately but waits for the teacher to correct her before continuing, produces short turns, and rarely responds to what others say.
406 words, about 2 min5L'évaluation finale : choisir la bonne preuve
In Unit 4, a student, Mei, must demonstrate achievement of outcomes in speaking and writing, including the capacity to present and justify ideas and to respond to a text or stimulus. Over the year she has completed: a detailed written analysis scoring well, a group presentation in which she spoke briefly, and a final individual oral in which she presented a viewpoint and answered questions but became flustered on one question.
435 words, about 2 min