St Mary's College Year 11-12 Course Guide

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LANGUAGES HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION Other Languages (Level 3) Collaborative Curriculum and Assessment framework for Languages (CCAFL) exams Learners who speak a language not taught in Tasmanian senior secondary schools are able to enrol in a language course accredited through CCAFL. The program is coordinated by TASC. All learning is self directed with learners receiving support as necessary through the school. There is no internal assessment for these courses. External assessments are held in October or November each year. Students can not enrol in these courses until 2022. Course options: Arabic – AR802 Chinese – CN813 Dutch – DU814 Filipino – F1801 Modern Greek – GR859 Japanese – JPN801 Korean – KR857

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In these courses you will: • study the four components of Language: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking • need to demonstrate ability in the four components of Language (Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking) in a Formal Examination • gain formal recognition for your ability to allow you to follow a Language Pathway • strengthen your proficiency in your chosen Language to enhance employment prospects.

Learning activities include: • independent study of your chosen Language at home • guidance from the Language Learning Area Coordinator (LAC) to develop a study plan • assistance from the Language LAC to determine strategies to study each component.

Assessments include: • an external oral and written examination.

Persian – PS892 Portuguese – PT829 Russian – 2RUC20 Spanish – SP877 Vietnamese – VT876

To do one of these courses you need: • the ability and discipline to work independently • have studied a language previously at secondary school or • have had experience speaking the language at home or within a community • to be highly motivated and organised to cover the content of the course independently.

ST MARY’S COLLEGE COURSE GUIDE 2020 2022


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