NZ Scholarship Spanish case studies
NZ Scholarship Spanish · Put your knowledge to work in context.
New Zealand Scholarship is an award that recognises top secondary school students, and Spanish is one of the subjects in which students can sit a Scholarship assessment. The assessment is intended for the most able students in the subject, so it is not a routine NCEA-style test: candidates are expected to show deep understanding of Spanish, demonstrate high-level critical thinking, and apply their understanding to complex situations. The NZ Scholarship Spanish case studies are 5 cases and about 4,057 words.
1Subtitling the return: a Chilean documentary in Auckland
You have been contracted by the New Zealand International Film Festival to prepare the Spanish subtitle track for Pan de harina, a 78-minute Chilean documentary about a family that returned to Santiago after nine years in Auckland. The festival has inherited a subtitle file commissioned in Madrid: 1,180 events, two lines of 42 characters maximum, 17 characters per second reading speed, and a single revision pass inside a ten-day deadline.
709 words, about 4 min2The suitcase that was never fully opened
Read this opening from an unpublished story by a Chilean-New Zealand writer, then answer both tasks. «Mi abuela guardaba el pan en la maleta que había traído de Valparaíso.
618 words, about 3 min3Sofía from Cusco: marking a heritage variety
You teach Spanish at a Porirua secondary school. Your Year 12 class of 28 includes six heritage speakers: three born in Aotearoa to Colombian parents, two from Santiago, and Sofía, who arrived from Cusco fourteen months ago.
979 words, about 5 min4Ahorita: a New Zealand exporter in Guadalajara
You are interpreter and cultural adviser for a New Zealand honey exporter in Guadalajara. The company wants a distribution agreement with Apícola Colmena, a family firm.
986 words, about 5 min5Two headlines, one arrival: writing a style guide
A Spanish-language community radio station in Auckland asks you to write its style guide after a dispute over two headlines about the same event - the arrival of 4,200 Venezuelan nationals in Chile in one month. Headline A (Noticias del Sur): «Inmigrantes ilegales saturan la frontera y colapsan los servicios».
765 words, about 4 min