VCE Serbian case studies
VCE Serbian · Put your knowledge to work in context.
VCE Serbian is a Victorian Certificate of Education language study for students in Victoria, Australia, delivered under the curriculum and assessment framework of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA). It suits secondary students who already have some background in Serbian - whether through home use, community language school, or heritage ties - and who want formal recognition of their listening, reading, writing and speaking skills within their senior secondary program. The VCE Serbian case studies are 5 cases and about 2,368 words.
1The Overheard Detail in a Weather Report
You are in the listening section of the VCE Serbian examination. You hear a short radio-style announcement in Serbian, played twice with a pause between playings.
455 words, about 2 min2Register in a Letter to a Host Family
You are writing a 150-200 word letter in Serbian to a host family you will stay with during a student exchange in Novi Sad. The task says to introduce yourself, explain your interests, ask two questions about daily life, and close appropriately.
551 words, about 3 min3Reading a Notice With an Exception Clause
In the reading section you are given a short Serbian notice from a municipal library. The notice says the library is open every day from 9:00 to 20:00, except on public holidays, when it closes at 14:00.
416 words, about 2 min4The Oral Presentation That Runs Long
In the VCE Serbian oral examination you must give a short presentation on a topic you have prepared, then discuss it with the examiner. Your topic is 'Life in a small town compared with a city'.
554 words, about 3 min5Choosing Between Two Reading Answers
You are answering a reading question about a short Serbian article on a volunteer clean-up of a riverbank. The article says that 120 volunteers took part, that the clean-up was organised by a local sports club with help from the school, that most of the rubbish was plastic bottles, and that the next clean-up will be in autumn because the summer heat made work difficult.
392 words, about 2 min