WACE Korean Second Language case studies
WACE Korean Second Language · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Korean: Second Language course is a Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) ATAR course for senior secondary students in Western Australia. It is designed for students who are learning Korean as a second or additional language rather than as a first language, and it is administered within the WACE framework overseen by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA), the body responsible for curriculum, assessment and certification of student achievement in Western Australian schools. The WACE Korean Second Language case studies are 5 cases and about 2,117 words.
1Choosing speech style at a homestay dinner
You are a Year 12 WACE Korean Second Language student staying with a host family in Daegu for three weeks. At dinner on your second night, your host mother asks you to tell everyone about your school in Perth.
533 words, about 3 min2A group chat plan that keeps changing
You are in a KakaoTalk group with three Korean friends planning a Saturday trip to Gyeongju. On Wednesday, Jisu proposes the 8 a.m.
399 words, about 2 min3Reading a review for what it does not say
For a reading task you are given a short Korean blog review of a Busan guesthouse. The review says the location was 최고 and the host was 친절해요 , then adds: 다만 벽이 얇아서 옆방 소리가 조금 들렸어요.
416 words, about 2 min4Explaining '눈치' to a visiting student
A Canadian exchange student in your Korean class asks why his host family went quiet at dinner when he said he was 'too full' to eat more, and why the grandmother then looked disappointed. He says Koreans are 'too indirect'.
396 words, about 2 min5Deciding how to accept a compliment
You have just finished a Korean speech at a school event in Perth. A Korean teacher says, 발음이 정말 좋네요!
373 words, about 2 min