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2012 Heritage Chinese Specimen Paper Marking Guidelines – Oral examination (NSW only)

Interview
Criteria Marks
  • Demonstrates a sophisticated and perceptive ability to reflect on ideas and experiences
  • Makes detailed and perceptive references to texts studied
  • Demonstrates a highly developed ability to present and substantiate a point of view effectively and consistently
  • Communicates effectively and fluently with appropriate intonation and pronunciation
  • Demonstrates a high level of grammatical accuracy and sophistication in the use of language structures and vocabulary
21–25
  • Demonstrates a good ability to reflect on ideas and experiences
  • Makes detailed references to texts studied
  • Demonstrates an ability to present and substantiate a point of view effectively and consistently
  • Communicates effectively with appropriate intonation and pronunciation
  • Demonstrates breadth and accuracy in the use of language structures and vocabulary
16–20
  • Demonstrates some ability to reflect on ideas, experiences and texts
  • Makes references to texts studied
  • Demonstrates some ability to present and justify a point of view
  • Communicates with appropriate intonation and pronunciation
  • Uses language structures and vocabulary effectively
11–15
  • Presents some relevant information, and opinions or ideas
  • Makes some appropriate references to texts studied
  • Provides some evidence of the ability to present a point of view
  • Uses comprehensible language structures and vocabulary
6–10
  • Makes some superficial references to ideas and experiences
  • Makes some superficial references to texts
  • Responds using simple language structures and vocabulary with frequent pauses
1–5
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