VCE Sinhala case studies

VCE Sinhala is a Victorian Certificate of Education language study, administered within the VCE framework by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA). It suits students enrolled in a Victorian senior secondary program who already have background knowledge of Sinhala and want formal recognition of their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in that language. The study is organised around four prescribed themes - the personal world, the Sinhala-speaking communities, the changing world, and language and culture - and assessment draws on texts, texts and tasks linked to those themes rather than on isolated vocabulary drills. Candidates typically prepare by building a personal vocabulary log, reading and listening to authentic Sinhala material such as news, short stories and interviews, and practising extended writing and oral presentation under timed conditions. The VCE Sinhala case studies are 5 cases and about 2,453 words.