SACE Exemplar

1. SACE Exemplar Communication Task Naomi Clare and Jennifer Hunter

2. Communication Study Students are required to produce one oral text and one written text. The Oral Text should be a maximum of 6 minutes. The chosen text type is �instructions or a demonstration�. - In this study, students investigate a topic of personal interest by moving beyond the classroom to interview one or more people of their choice. They increase their interpersonal skills as they conduct an interview. They learn to direct an interview by asking a variety of questions, including open-ended ones, and to listen to the opinions and ideas of other people. They gain an understanding of the importance of making language choices according to the tenor of the context. Students are encouraged to consider their work critically. They are given the opportunity to speak in front of an audience or to report individually to the teacher on their evaluation of the interview. Students choose a topic related to the interview and investigate it, using resources such as reference books and the Internet. This investigation should provide background or wider information about the topic of the interview. Students learn to find information and assess it for relevance to their chosen topic. There are opportunities for students to develop skills in taking notes, and in synthesising ideas and information from diverse sources. Through this process, students develop their skills in learning how to learn and in working independently. Students discuss their drafts with the teacher and develop skills in producing relatively formal and objective texts. In this way, they develop their understanding of the differences between spoken language and written language as well as developing critical inquiry-based skills, which will aid in their preparation for the Stage 2 Research Project. - In this study, students investigate a topic of personal interest by moving beyond the classroom to interview one or more people of their choice. They increase their interpersonal skills as they conduct an interview. They learn to direct an interview by asking a variety of questions, including open-ended ones, and to listen to the opinions and ideas of other people. They gain an understanding of the importance of making language choices according to the tenor of the context. Students are encouraged to consider their work critically. They are given the opportunity to speak in front of an audience or to report individually to the teacher on their evaluation of the interview. Students choose a topic related to the interview and investigate it, using resources such as reference books and the Internet. This investigation should provide background or wider information about the topic of the interview. Students learn to find information and assess it for relevance to their chosen topic. There are opportunities for students to develop skills in taking notes, and in synthesising ideas and information from diverse sources. Through this process, students develop their skills in learning how to learn and in working independently. Students discuss their drafts with the teacher and develop skills in producing relatively formal and objective texts. In this way, they develop their understanding of the differences between spoken language and written language as well as developing critical inquiry-based skills, which will aid in their preparation for the Stage 2 Research Project.