VCE Tamil case studies
VCE Tamil · Put your knowledge to work in context.
VCE Tamil is a Victorian Certificate of Education language study design administered by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA). It is taken by senior secondary students in Victoria who wish to have Tamil recognised within their VCE program, and it is delivered across Units 1 and 2 and Units 3 and 4. The VCE Tamil case studies are 5 cases and about 2,312 words.
1Choosing the right register for a formal letter to a newspaper
A Year 12 student is drafting a letter to the editor of a Tamil daily in Chennai about a local bus-route change. She has written three opening lines and cannot decide which to keep.
453 words, about 2 min2Deciding whether a spoken exchange is formal or informal
A student listens to a recorded exchange between a young man and an elderly neighbour. The young man says he will come tomorrow to help move furniture.
478 words, about 2 min3Structuring a persuasive oral on a community issue
A student must deliver a 4-minute persuasive oral in Tamil on whether a heritage temple tank in his town should be restored with public funds. He has strong content: two interviews with residents, one statistic about visitor numbers, and a personal anecdote.
446 words, about 2 min4Using a source accurately in an analytical response
A student is writing an analytical response about a prescribed Tamil short story. She wants to claim that the protagonist's silence at the end shows defeat.
466 words, about 2 min5Balancing school-based assessment evidence against exam performance
A student has strong school-based assessment results for Units 3 and 4: high marks on two analytical essays and a persuasive oral. Her trial exam performance is weaker, particularly on unseen listening and on questions requiring her to compare two texts.
469 words, about 2 min