Background Speakers – HSC examination rubrics
Chinese • Indonesian • Japanese • Korean
Section I — Listening and Responding
Part A, Question 1
In your answers you will be assessed on how well you:
- communicate relevant information and ideas in comprehensible English
Part B, Question 2
In your answer you will be assessed on how well you:
- compare and contrast information and ideas
- write text appropriate to context, purpose and audience
- structure and sequence information and ideas in [Language]
Section II — Reading and Responding
Part A, Question 3
In your answers you will be assessed on how well you:
- identify and analyse specific information
- analyse the way in which language is used to convey meaning
- communicate information and ideas using relevant textual references in either English or [Language]
Part A, Question 4
In your answer you will be assessed on how well you:
- analyse the way in which language is used to convey meaning
- analyse the relationship between the prescribed text and a theme or one of the related contemporary issues
- communicate information and ideas using relevant textual references in either English or [Language]
- structure and sequence information and ideas
Part B, Question 5
In your answer you will be assessed on how well you:
- exchange information in response to information, opinions and ideas
- communicate information and ideas using relevant textual references to support your answer
- structure and sequence information, opinions and ideas
- demonstrate control of a range of language structures and vocabulary in [Language]
Section III — Writing in [Language]
Question 6 and Question 7
In your answer you will be assessed on how well you:
- demonstrate understanding of the prescribed contemporary issues
- write text appropriate to context, purpose and audience
- structure and sequence information and ideas
- demonstrate control of a range of language structures and vocabulary in [Language]