VCE Portuguese case studies
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VCE Portuguese is a Victorian Certificate of Education language study assessed through two external components: an oral examination and a written examination. The VCAA publishes examination specifications, assessment criteria and past examinations for the study, and the Portuguese pages sit within the Languages section of the VCAA assessment site. The study suits students who already have a background in Portuguese as well as those building on school study of the language, since the examination materials cover listening, reading and writing in Portuguese alongside spoken interaction. Preparation should be organised around the official documents rather than around older papers: the current oral and written exam specifications (Version 2, March 2025) define what each examination contains, and the assessment criteria documents published in April 2025 set out how performances are judged. The VCE Portuguese case studies are 5 cases and about 2,583 words.
1O Debate sobre o Turismo e o Emprego Local
You are preparing the Discussion section of the VCE Portuguese oral examination. Your topic is tourism in a small coastal town in the Algarve.
558 words, about 3 min2A Apresentação Interrompida pelo Tempo
Your Presentation for the VCE Portuguese oral is on the impact of emigration on a village in the interior of Portugal. The Presentation must last about four minutes, and you have prepared roughly 600 words of notes.
541 words, about 3 min3Escolher entre Duas Fontes Contraditórias
For your Detailed Study you must refer to at least two Portuguese-language sources. You have found three.
510 words, about 3 min4O Registo na Discussão com o Examinador
During the Discussion section of your oral, the assessor challenges you sharply: 'Não acha que está a exagerar? Os jovens hoje têm muito mais oportunidades do que antigamente.' You feel the challenge is unfair and slightly aggressive.
475 words, about 2 min5Integrar a Cultura sem Transformar a Apresentação numa Aula
Your written examination includes a section where you must respond in Portuguese to a stimulus about cultural identity. Your chosen topic is the 'saudade' tradition in Portuguese music.
499 words, about 2 min