WACE Indonesian Background Language case studies
WACE Indonesian Background Language · Put your knowledge to work in context.
WACE Indonesian: Background Language is a Western Australian senior-secondary course and external assessment for students in Years 11 and 12 who already have a substantial background in Indonesian - typically because they speak it at home, have lived or schooled in an Indonesian-speaking environment, or have otherwise acquired the language before senior school. Because it is a background-language course, it is designed for learners who can already comprehend and produce extended Indonesian and who are ready to work with authentic texts, real-world communication tasks and more abstract ideas rather than beginner vocabulary drills. The WACE Indonesian Background Language case studies are 5 cases and about 3,462 words.
1The Overlapping Interview Slot
You are a Year 12 Indonesian Background Language student preparing a 5-minute oral presentation on 'Peran media sosial dalam kehidupan remaja' (the role of social media in teenagers' lives). Your teacher has scheduled your presentation for Friday.
744 words, about 4 min2The Word Limit and the Missing Argument
You are writing a 250–300 word persuasive text in Indonesian for the Writing task. The prompt asks you to argue whether Indonesian secondary schools should ban mobile phones during class hours.
708 words, about 4 min3The Listening Task With Two Speakers
You are completing a listening task based on a recorded conversation between two Indonesian speakers: a student, Dewi, and her teacher, Pak Hasan. The recording is played twice.
662 words, about 3 min4The Review Text That Reads Like a Summary
You are answering a Reading and Responding question based on a short Indonesian text: a review of a new café in Yogyakarta. The text describes the café's interior, its menu (including a traditional dish reinterpreted with modern presentation), the price range, and the writer's experience of waiting 40 minutes for a table on a Saturday night.
664 words, about 3 min5The Group Oral Where One Student Dominates
You are part of a group of four students preparing a 10-minute group oral discussion in Indonesian on the topic 'Apakah olahraga ekstrem cocok untuk remaja?' (Are extreme sports suitable for teenagers?). Each member must speak for roughly 2–3 minutes and respond to at least one other member.
684 words, about 3 min