NCEA Level 2 French case studies
NCEA Level 2 French · Put your knowledge to work in context.
NCEA Level 2 French is the second-year tier of the French achievement standards offered within New Zealand's National Certificate of Educational Achievement, administered by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). It sits under the Learning Languages area of the New Zealand Curriculum and is designed for secondary students who have already built a foundation in French at Level 1 and wish to extend their competence. The NCEA Level 2 French case studies are 5 cases and about 3,445 words.
1The platform change in the voicemail
A Level 2 French class is practising a listening task before the end-of-topic assessment. The recording is a 1 minute 50 second voicemail from a host mother in Lyon to a New Zealand exchange student.
698 words, about 3 min2The memorised answer that collapses
A student preparing for the Level 2 spoken interaction assessment has memorised a 90-second monologue about their part-time job at a supermarket. They can say that they earn $22.50 an hour, work three evenings a week, are saving for a trip to New Caledonia, and want to study languages at university.
701 words, about 4 min3The cognate trap in a work-placement blog
A student is working on a Level 2 reading assessment using a 280-word blog post by a French teenager about 'mon stage de trois jours dans une entreprise de jeux vidéo'. The text contains: 'Je m'attendais à créer des jeux, mais j'ai surtout fait du café et du classement de dossiers.' It also says: 'Depuis septembre, je fais un stage d'observation le mercredi.' and 'Il y a deux ans, j'ai visité une entreprise à Montréal.' About the boss: 'Le patron avait l'air sympa, pourtant il ne nous a pas adressé la parole.' The questions ask: (a) What did the writer actually do during the placement?
700 words, about 4 min4The formal letter that misses the task
A Level 2 writing assessment asks students to choose one prompt and write at least 150 words. The chosen prompt is: 'Write a post for your class blog about a recent school exchange.
739 words, about 4 min5The fluent presentation that says little
A student gives a two-minute spoken presentation for Level 2 French on 'Une personne qui m'inspire'. They speak fluently and pronounce most sounds accurately.
607 words, about 3 min