Assessment Type 3: Language Study (30%)

Students undertake a language study into a matter relating to [First Language]. Their language study should be considered in the context of:

•    the relationship between language, culture, and communities

•    [First Language] variation and change

•    issues relating to [First Language] transmission and survival.

The language study may relate to the student’s personal engagement with [First Language], [First Language] use within their family, [First Language] use within their community, and/or [First Language] engagement with Australia and the wider world.

A language study may focus on, for example:

• [First Language] variation and change in different contexts (e.g. language used online, with family, in school)
• language change over time, investigated through experiences of family members (e.g. Kami/Tjamu, Ngunytju/Mama, Kuta/Kangkuru, Malanypa, Ukari)
• where and how [First Language] is used in the community in formal and/or informal ways
• means, methods, and purposes for [First Language] being shared beyond the [First Language]‑speaking community (e.g. with other Australian Aboriginal language groups, with Piranpa, with the international community).

The resources that form the basis of the language study will depend upon the availability of appropriate resources. These may include, for example, elders, members of the community, artistic products, landforms on Country, guest speakers, articles, online archives, documentaries, films, short stories, songs, interviews, and oral histories, either in their original form or adapted for language learning. Resources used may also be subtitled, or produced in English, if appropriate.

A range of different resources relating to the topic of the language study should be selected for analysis and interpretation, so that students are able to explore their topic in sufficient depth. At least three of the resources should be in [First Language].

Students may present their language study entirely in [First Language], or in a combination of [First Language] and English.

The language study can be presented in oral, written, or multimodal form. It should be a maximum of 9 minutes if oral, 1500 words if written, or the equivalent in multimodal form.

The following specific features of the assessment design criteria for this subject are assessed in the language study:

• communicating — C1
• identities and ecologies — IE2, IE3, and IE4.