NSSCAS English Second Language 8202 case studies
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NSSCAS English Second Language 8202 is a Namibian Advanced Subsidiary qualification for candidates who already use English competently and want formal recognition of that competence at a level above the ordinary senior secondary course. It suits school leavers preparing for tertiary study, adults assembling a portfolio for admission or employment, and candidates who need documented evidence of academic English rather than conversational fluency. The NSSCAS English Second Language 8202 case studies are 5 cases and about 3,009 words.
1The corrected sports-day announcement
At Highlands Secondary School, the inter-house sports day announcement is played once in a 45-minute listening test. The recording begins: 'The sports day will now take place on Friday, not Thursday, because the field is waterlogged.' Later the speaker says: 'Registration closes on Wednesday at 3:30 - I repeat, Wednesday, not Tuesday as it says on the old notice.' Near the end, a student asks about transport and the speaker replies: 'Buses leave at 7:15, so be at the gate by 7:05.
583 words, about 3 min2The group discussion with a dominant speaker
Three candidates take part in a five-minute group discussion for the school's oral assessment. The topic is: 'Should students be allowed to use mobile phones during break?' Candidate A opens with a national survey figure, speaks for two of the five minutes, and interrupts Candidate C twice.
612 words, about 3 min3The library's late-night study zone
Read this extract from a local newspaper article and answer the questions that follow. 'When the Riverside Library announced it would open a late-night study zone until 11 p.m., the reaction was not uniformly positive.
633 words, about 3 min4The 176-word letter to the principal
A candidate has 40 minutes to write a letter to the principal for a directed-writing task. The task says: 'Your school council wants to start lessons at 9:00 instead of 8:30.
568 words, about 3 min5Food-waste summary from two sources
A candidate is preparing a summary for a geography project on food waste in the school canteen. Source A is an interview with the canteen manager: 'We serve about 600 lunches a day.
613 words, about 3 min