NCEA Level 3 Spanish case studies
NCEA Level 3 Spanish · Put your knowledge to work in context.
NCEA Level 3 Spanish is the final year of Spanish study within New Zealand's National Certificate of Educational Achievement, the school-leaving qualification administered by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). It is designed for secondary school students who have already completed Spanish at Levels 1 and 2 and who can now work with longer, more demanding texts and produce extended spoken and written Spanish. The NCEA Level 3 Spanish case studies are 5 cases and about 2,669 words.
1Listening: The beach cleanup that was not a refusal
Lucía is preparing for the NCEA Level 3 Spanish listening assessment. She hears a 2-minute-40-second interview with Sofía, a volunteer coordinator in Valparaíso.
552 words, about 3 min2Reading: The pedestrianisation survey with 41 respondents
An NCEA Level 3 Spanish reading paper includes a letter to the editor in a Montevideo community newspaper. The writer, a resident of Calle Durazno, argues that the street should be pedestrianised.
535 words, about 3 min3Speaking: Negotiating a film-festival meeting time
During the NCEA Level 3 Spanish speaking interaction, Mateo must plan a class trip to a Spanish-language film festival with his partner, Ana. They have a 6-minute conversation and must reach a decision.
535 words, about 3 min4Writing: The homestay complaint that must stay formal
An NCEA Level 3 Spanish writing task asks for a formal email of 150–180 words to the director of a language school in Salamanca. The candidate, Priya, must complain about two problems during a two-week homestay: her room was advertised with a desk and a shared bathroom with two people, but she has no desk and shares with five; and her conversation class was moved from 9:00 to 7:30, which conflicts with her bus.
543 words, about 3 min5Listening: The station announcement and the wrong ticket
A 90-second station announcement is played twice in an NCEA Level 3 Spanish listening assessment. Candidates answer in English.
504 words, about 3 min