WACE Korean Second Language study plan

Build a personal vocabulary bank of 120 high-frequency words and 20 sentence patterns for exchanging personal information, then use each in a spoken sentence

Record and self-correct a 3-minute self-introduction covering family, school or work, hobbies and daily routine

Draft 10 opinion statements on familiar topics using at least three different endings for expressing stance (e.g. -다고 생각하다, -것 같다, -면 좋겠다)

Practise asking and answering 15 follow-up questions that extend an exchange of experiences

Compose two 150-word informal letters or messages describing past experiences and future plans, using connected clauses rather than short sentences

Convert 15 plain declarative sentences into hedged or emphatic forms to express feelings and degrees of certainty

Role-play four everyday transactions (ordering food, asking directions, making a request, complaining politely) and record each

Identify and correct register errors in a 200-word draft by rewriting it in both polite and formal styles

Sustain a 5-minute unscripted monologue comparing two experiences and justifying a preference with at least three reasons

Produce 12 sentences using honorific and humble vocabulary correctly in contexts involving elders, teachers and customers

Summarise a 2-minute audio clip of a conversation in 5 written sentences, capturing who said what and why

Self-assess two recordings against a checklist of fluency, accuracy and range, and list five specific repairs

Annotate a 400-word Korean text to mark main idea, supporting details and the writer's attitude

Distinguish factual claims from opinions in three short texts and justify each classification in writing

Explain five culture-specific terms or practices encountered in the texts and how they shape meaning

Write a 200-word response evaluating the strength of a writer's argument using evidence from the text

Infer unstated meaning and tone from three short texts and state the textual clues used for each inference

Compare how two texts on the same topic frame the issue differently, citing specific wording

Paraphrase four paragraphs in your own Korean without copying original phrasing

Interpret three culture-bound references (e.g. age hierarchy, holiday customs, food etiquette) and explain their function in context

Analyse the structure of a 500-word text by mapping introduction, development and conclusion in an outline

Evaluate two interpretations of the same text and argue which is better supported

Respond in 250 words to a prompt requiring both analysis of a text and reflection on cultural perspective

Identify five rhetorical or stylistic devices and describe their effect on the reader

Complete two timed full-length practice papers under exam conditions and log every error by domain

Rewrite ten incorrect answers with a corrected version and a one-line rule or reason

Deliver a 4-minute spoken response to an unseen prompt with 2 minutes of preparation, integrating opinion and cultural reference

Reduce recurring errors by drilling the three most frequent error types identified in practice

Sit one final timed mock examination covering all four domains and score it against the official criteria

Condense all notes into a two-page revision sheet of structures, connectives and cultural points

Re-record the week 1 self-introduction task and compare it against the original to document improvement

Verify readiness by checking that every domain has at least one completed deliverable and no unresolved error-log item