Performance Band Descriptors - 2012 Higher School Certificate
2 unit German Beginners
2012 Candidature - 130
Band 6
(21.53%)
Communicates effectively across a range of topics in spoken German. Writes cohesive, well-structured texts appropriate to a range of audiences, purposes and contexts. Demonstrates an excellent control of vocabulary and language structures. Demonstrates an excellent understanding of a range of texts by identifying their audience, purpose and context; by interpreting and summarising information; and by drawing conclusions and justifying opinions about them.
Band 5
(23.84%)
Communicates across a range of topics in spoken German. Writes cohesive texts appropriate to audience, purpose and context. Demonstrates a good control of vocabulary and language structures. Demonstrates a good understanding of a range of texts by identifying their audience, purpose and context; by interpreting and summarising information; and by drawing some conclusions and justifying opinions about them.
Band 4
(27.69%)
Communicates ideas and information in spoken German. Writes texts with some regard to audience, purpose and context, linking ideas and information. Demonstrates some control of vocabulary and language structures. Demonstrates a general understanding of and identifies some specific information in a range of texts.
Band 3
(16.92%)
Communicates some ideas and information in familiar contexts in spoken German. Writes texts with some regard to purpose. Demonstrates a basic knowledge of German vocabulary and applies German grammar and syntax inconsistently. Demonstrates a general understanding of straightforward texts and identifies some specific information in more complex ones.
Band 2
(5.38%)
Understands some simple questions and responds in comprehensible spoken German. Writes some words, phrases and sentences in comprehensible German. Identifies some information in texts.
Band 1
(3.84%)
A mark in this band indicates that the student has achieved below the minimum standard expected.