2013 Notes from the Marking Centre – Heritage Indonesian
Introduction
This document has been produced for the teachers and candidates of the Stage 6 Heritage Indonesian course. It contains comments on candidate responses to the 2013 Higher School Certificate examination, indicating the quality of the responses and highlighting their relative strengths and weaknesses.
This document should be read along with:
- the Heritage Indonesian Stage 6 Syllabus
- the 2013 Higher School Certificate Heritage Indonesian examination
- the marking guidelines
- Advice for students attempting HSC languages examinations, and HSC Languages oral examinations – advice to students
- Advice for HSC students about examinations
- other support documents developed by the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW to assist in the teaching and learning of Indonesian in Stage 6.
Oral examination
Characteristics of better responses:
- connected research to a personal opinion/finding
- responded in some depth
- related the findings of their research in comprehensible Indonesian.
Characteristics of weaker responses:
- lack of understanding of questions asked
- poor sentence structure and limited vocabulary
- little evidence of any in-depth study
- limited connection between a candidate’s research and their own opinions.
Written examination
Section I – Responding to texts
Questions 1–3
Characteristics of better responses:
- competent analysis of language with reference to the text (Q.3)
- reference made to ethnicity and different religions (Q.3).
Characteristics of weaker responses:
- not addressing all aspects of the question
- failure to draw a conclusion from the stimulus passage
- use of general knowledge rather than information from the stimulus passage
- indirect reference to one religion only.
Question 4
Characteristics of better responses:
- good understanding of the issues
- message conveyed accurately.
Characteristics of weaker responses:
- communication of the message hindered by poor language choices
- lack of persuasive language.
Question 5
Characteristics of better responses:
- perceptive understanding of the text
- language manipulated competently.
Characteristics of weaker responses:
- provided a translation of the text rather than responding to the question
- lack of detailed reference to the text.
Question 6
Characteristics of better responses:
- use of appropriate Indonesian
- identified the issue and made clear reference to the text
- included a personal response.
Characteristics of weaker responses:
- required text type not addressed
- poor Indonesian expression.
Question 7
Characteristics of better responses:
- demonstrated an understanding of the passage
- well-referenced responses which referred to complex cultural attitudes.
Characteristics of weaker responses:
- provided a translation with no attempt at synthesis
- reliance on stereotypical information rather that the information provided in the stimulus text.
Section II – Creating texts in Indonesian
Characteristics of better responses:
- excellent control of a range of language structures and vocabulary relevant to the chosen question
- selection of register appropriate to the audience, purpose and context
- coherent and effective structuring and sequencing of ideas and information
- evidence of understanding of the issue being discussed in the speech
- excellent use of persuasive language (Q.8).
Characteristics of weaker responses:
- little evidence of any planned response
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lack of sequence and structure of ideas with limited use of information relevant to the
question - poorly expressed ideas with many errors in both vocabulary and language structure.