NCEA Level 2 Spanish case studies
NCEA Level 2 Spanish · Put your knowledge to work in context.
NCEA Level 2 Spanish is the second-year Spanish qualification within New Zealand's National Certificate of Educational Achievement, offered through NZQA. It sits within the Learning Languages area of the New Zealand Curriculum and is built around four language modes: listening, speaking, reading and writing in Spanish. The NCEA Level 2 Spanish case studies are 5 cases and about 2,694 words.
1The Voicemail With Three Repairs
Marama is an NCEA Level 2 Spanish student staying with a family in Cuernavaca. On Thursday evening she listens once to a voicemail from her host mother, Sra.
456 words, about 2 min2The Memorised Trip and the Follow-Up Question
At NCEA Level 2, Ana has a two-minute spoken presentation in Spanish followed by a one-minute conversation with her teacher. She may take five keyword cards, not a full script.
535 words, about 3 min3Two Blogs and One Claim
Pita is completing a Level 2 reading task. She must choose which of two blog extracts better supports the statement «El voluntariado puede cambiar la actitud de un joven hacia su barrio», then justify her choice in 60–80 words in English.
583 words, about 3 min4The Polite Email That Was Too Informal
Pablo has 25 minutes to write a 150–180-word formal email in Spanish to Señora Vidal, the exchange coordinator. The task requires four points: explain one practical problem with the host family, ask politely for a change or solution, propose one realistic alternative, and thank her.
564 words, about 3 min5The Clinic Message and the Missing Card
Tomás is a Level 2 Spanish student who has just listened once to a phone message from a medical centre in Santiago. He wrote: 'cita jueves 16, 4:30; venir sin comer ni beber; traer pasaporte; si llego tarde, entrar igual.' The message included: «Su cita es el martes catorce a las cuatro y media, no el jueves dieciséis»; «Venga en ayunas, pero puede beber agua»; «No olvide traer su tarjeta del seguro; si no la trae, no podrá ser atendido»; «Si llega más de quince minutos tarde, tendrá que pedir otra cita».
556 words, about 3 min