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HSC Languages Continuers
Marking Guidelines – Oral examination

Applies to:

  • Armenian Continuers
  • Croatian Continuers
  • Dutch Continuers
  • Filipino Continuers
  • Hindi Continuers
  • Hungarian Continuers
  • Khmer Continuers
  • Korean Continuers
  • Macedonian Continuers
  • Maltese Continuers
  • Modern Hebrew Continuers
  • Polish Continuers
  • Portuguese Continuers
  • Serbian Continuers
  • Swedish Continuers
  • Tamil Continuers
  • Turkish Continuers
  • Ukrainian Continuers
  • Vietnamese Continuers

Conversation

Outcomes assessed: H1.1, H1.2, H1.3, H1.4

MARKING GUIDELINES
Criteria Marks
  • Communicates confidently and fluently with correct intonation and pronunciation
  • Demonstrates depth of the treatment through the presentation of relevant information, opinions and/or comment
  • Responds with a high level of grammatical accuracy, and breadth and sophistication of vocabulary and sentence structure
13 – 15
  • Communicates effectively, with some degree of fluency and authenticity
  • Responds with relevant information and a range of relevant opinions and/or comment
  • Responds with a range of vocabulary and structures, but with some minor inaccuracies
10 – 12
  • Maintains satisfactory communication with some degree of fluency but with repetition and inaccuracies in grammar and vocabulary
  • Responds with relevant information and opinions
7 – 9
  • Maintains a basic level of communication using simple structures and vocabulary with frequent pauses and errors
  • Presents some relevant information, opinions or ideas
4 – 6
  • Responds with a limited range of ideas and information relating to the topic using single words and set formulae, and using English syntax
1 – 3

Discussion

Outcomes assessed: H1.1, H1.2, H1.3, H1.4, H4.1, H4.2, H4.3

MARKING GUIDELINES
Criteria Marks
  • Demonstrates depth in the treatment of the chosen topic through the development of relevant information, ideas and /or opinions with appropriate reference to texts studied
  • Discusses the chosen topic with a high level of grammatical accuracy, and breadth and sophistication of vocabulary and sentence structure
  • Responds confidently, fluently and authentically with correct intonation, nuances and pronunciation
  • Consistently justifies and substantiates a point of view
9 – 10
  • Demonstrates depth in the treatment of the chosen topic through the development of some relevant information, ideas and/or opinions with appropriate reference to texts studied
  • Discusses the topic effectively, with a good degree of fluency and accuracy and range of vocabulary and structures, but with some minor inaccuracies
  • Responds with relevant information, opinion or comment
  • Justifies and substantiates a point of view
7 – 8
  • Presents information and a range of ideas and/or opinions relevant to the chosen topic with reference to texts studied
  • Maintains satisfactory communication with some degree of fluency but with repetition and inaccuracies in grammar and vocabulary.
  • Shows some evidence of justifying a point of view
5 – 6
  • Presents some information, opinions or ideas relevant to the chosen topic and texts studied
  • Sustains basic communication
  • Responds using simple structures and vocabulary with frequent pauses and errors
3 – 4
  • Demonstrates a limited understanding of the chosen topic
  • Responds with a limited range of ideas and information relating to the topic using single words and set formulae, and using English syntax.
1 – 2
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