Year 12 Languages Overview

Students may select from the following full year Language subjects. Successful completion of the previous year's course is a requirement. 

French Beginners / Length: Full Year

Course Content

Students develop and apply their language and intercultural knowledge, understanding and skills to:

• interact with others in French in interpersonal situations

• create texts in French for specific audiences, purposes and contexts

• analyse texts that are in French to interpret meaning.

There are 3 interconnected themes: relationships, lifestyles and experiences. Within these there are topics that provide the contexts for a range of assessment tasks.

Assessment

Students will complete 8 tasks which includes the examination. The assessment design criteria that students are expected to demonstrate include: ideas, expression, interpretation and reflection. 

• type 1: interaction (30%)

• type 2: text production (20%)

• type 3: text analysis (20%)

• type 4: externally assessed oral and written examinations (30%).

Additional Details

• This subject requires successful completion of Stage 1 French Beginners. 

• SACE Credits: 20 (Stage 2 SACE).

French Continuers / Length: Full Year

Course Content

Stage 2 French Continuers is organised around 3 themes: the individual, the French-speaking communities and the changing world. These themes have been selected to promote meaningful communication and enable students to extend their understanding of the relationships between language, culture and identity.

Assessment

The assessment design criteria which students are expected to demonstrate include ideas, expression, interpretation and reflection. 

• type 1: folio

• type 2: in-depth study

• type 3: externally assessed oral and written examinations.

Additional Details

• This subject requires successful completion of Stage 1 French.

• SACE Credits: 20 credits (Stage 2 SACE). 

German Beginners / Length: Full Year

Course Content

Students develop and apply their language and intercultural knowledge, understanding and skills to:

• interact with others in German in interpersonal situations

• create texts in German for specific audiences, purposes and contexts

• analyse texts that are in German to interpret meaning.

There are 3 interconnected themes: relationships, lifestyles and experiences. Within these there are topics that provide the contexts for a range of assessment tasks.

Assessment

Students will complete 8 tasks which includes the examination. The assessment design criteria that students are expected to demonstrate include: ideas, expression, interpretation and reflection. 

• type 1: interaction  

• type 2: text production

• type 3: text analysis 

• type 4: externally assessed oral and written examinations. 

Additional Details

• This subject requires successful completion of Stage 1 German Beginners.

• SACE Credits: 20 credits (Stage 2 SACE). 

German Continuers / Length: Full Year

Course Content

Stage 2 German Continuers is organised around 3 themes: the individual, the German-speaking communities and the changing world. These themes have been selected to promote meaningful communication and enable students to extend their understanding of the relationships between language, culture and identity.

Assessment

The assessment design criteria which students are expected to demonstrate include ideas, expression, interpretation and reflection. 

• type 1: folio 

• type 2: in-depth study 

• type 3: externally assessed oral and written examinations. 

Additional Details

• This subject requires successful completion of Stage 1 German.

• SACE Credits: 20 credits (Stage 2 SACE). 

Japanese Beginners / Length: Full Year

Course Content

Students develop and apply their language and intercultural knowledge, understanding and skills to:

• interact with others in Japanese in interpersonal situations

• ceate texts in Japanese for specific audiences, purposes, and contexts

• analyse texts that are in Japanese to interpret meaning.

There are 3 interconnected themes: relationships, lifestyles and experiences. Within these there are topics that  provide the contexts for a range of assessment tasks.

Assessment

Students will complete eight tasks which includes the examination. The assessment design criteria that students are expected to demonstrate include: ideas, expression, interpretation and reflection. 

• type 1: interaction

• type 2: text production 

• type 3: text analysis

• type 4: externally assessed oral and written examinations.

Additional Details

• This subject requires successful completion of Stage 1 Japanese Beginners.

• SACE Credits: 20 credits (Stage 2 SACE). 

Japanese Continuers / Length: Full Year

Course Content

Stage 2 Japanese Continuers is organised around 3 themes: the individual, the Japanese-speaking communities and the changing world. These themes have been selected to promote meaningful communication and enable students to extend their understanding of the relationships between language, culture and identity.

Assessment

The assessment design criteria which students are expected to demonstrate include ideas, expression, interpretation and reflection. 

• type 1: folio 

• type 2: in-depth study

• type 3: externally assessed oral and written examinations. 

Additional Details

• This subject requires successful completion of Stage 1 Japanese.

• SACE Credits: 20 credits (Stage 2 SACE).