NCEA Level 3 Korean case studies
NCEA Level 3 Korean · Put your knowledge to work in context.
NCEA Level 3 Korean is a subject within New Zealand's National Certificate of Educational Achievement, the senior secondary qualification administered by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). It is designed for students in their final year of secondary schooling who have already built a foundation in Korean and want to extend their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills to a more sophisticated level, typically in preparation for tertiary study or for using Korean in real-world contexts. The NCEA Level 3 Korean case studies are 5 cases and about 2,752 words.
1One-Play Listening: A Soft Refusal and a Mother's Request
Mi-sun, a Year 13 student, is sitting the Level 3 Korean listening assessment. She hears a 2 minute 40 second recording played once.
593 words, about 3 min2Interactive Role-Play: Returning a Damaged Dictionary
A Level 3 student, Tama, has one minute to prepare a three-minute role-play with his teacher, who plays a Korean school librarian. Tama borrowed a Korean–English dictionary two weeks ago; a page has been torn and the cover is water-stained.
530 words, about 3 min3Reading Two Voices: A Column and a Sarcastic Comment
A Level 3 reading paper includes two short texts about school start times. Text A is a 260-word column in a Korean high school online magazine.
555 words, about 3 min4Writing Portfolio: A Formal Email and a KakaoTalk Message
For the writing portfolio, a Level 3 student must produce two texts in 45 minutes: (1) a formal email of 180–220 Korean words to a teacher at a partner school in Suwon, asking to move a video call from Friday 10 a.m. KST to the following week because her class trip has been rescheduled; and (2) a 40–60 word KakaoTalk message to the Korean student who coordinates the call, apologising for a three-day delay in replying.
543 words, about 3 min5Presentation and Q&A: Explaining Kaitiakitanga Without a Script
A Level 3 student, Aroha, must give a four-minute presentation in Korean to a Year 12 class in Daegu about how her Auckland school reduces waste. She may use cue cards with a maximum of 10 Korean keywords and no full sentences, and she has two minutes of Q&A.
531 words, about 3 min