Performance Band Descriptors - 2012 Higher School Certificate
2 unit Indonesian Beginners
2012 Candidature - 39
Band 6
(23.07%)
Communicates effectively across a range of topics in spoken Indonesian. Writes cohesive, well-structured texts appropriate to a range of audiences, purposes and contexts. Demonstrates an excellent control of vocabulary and language structures including word order and affixation. Demonstates 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
(25.64%)
Communicates across a range of topics in spoken Indonesian. Writes cohesive texts appropriate to audience, purpose and context. Demonstrates a good control of vocabulary and language structures including word order and affixation. 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
(28.2%)
Communicates ideas and information in spoken Indonesian. 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
(12.82%)
Communicates some ideas and information in familiar contexts in spoken Indonesian. Writes texts with some regard to purpose. Demonstrates a basic knowledge of Indonesian vocabulary and applies Indonesian grammar and syntax inconsistently. Demonstrates a general understanding of straightforwad texts and identifies some specific information in more complex ones.
Band 2
(7.69%)
Understands some simple questions and responds in comprehensible spoken Indonesian. Writes some words, phrases and sentences in comprehensible Indonesian. Identifies some information in texts.
Band 1
(2.56%)
A mark in this band indicates that the student has achieved below the minimum standard expected.