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Spanish Extension

Syllabus

Syllabus introduction:
HTML
Acrobat PDF
3 pages (68k)
MS Word 97 file
3 pages (136k)

Revised Syllabus:
Acrobat PDF
26 pages (204k)
Effective for the HSC Exam in 2009
Published 30 July 2008

Tracked passages of syllabus showing amendments (PDF, 1 page, 60 KB)
Published 8 September 2008
2010 HSC and beyond
Spanish Extension Syllabus (content unchanged)
Published 28 September 2009
Also available inWord format
Published 28 September 2009

Assessment and examination materials

Specimen HSC Examination Resources
Examination Rubrics
PDF version
HSC Languages Extension Marking Guidelines – Oral Examination
HSC Languages Courses – Oral Examination
General advice for teachers and students
Word version
Published 1 August 2008
Languages Extension courses – Oral Examination
General Information for Teachers
Word version
Published 1 August 2008
2010 HSC and beyond
Assessment and reporting in Spanish Extension
Published 15 September 2009
Spanish Extension – sample assessment schedule
Published 28 September 2009
Information regarding the 2010 HSC examination in Spanish Extension – coming soon
Spanish Extension – Summary of HSC examination specifications and assessment requirements
Published 18 February 2009
Spanish Extension – HSC examination rubrics – to be published early Term 1, 2010

Other support materials

Resource list:
HTML
Acrobat PDF
4 pages (68k)

Course Prescriptions 2009-2013
PDF (5 pages, 60 KB)
Word (5 pages, 170 KB)
Published 26 October 2007
Summary of changes to the revised syllabus
Published 30 July 2008
Text Types
  • Amendments to the list of text types for productive use (Section 8.3) have been made to ensure that there is no duplication of text types that are prescribed in the Continuers syllabus.
  • ‘Narrative account’ has been glossed to clarify ways in which this text type can be addressed.
HSC External Examination Specifications
  • The inclusion of a wider range of texts for productive use (Section 11.6 HSC External Examination Specifications Section I: Response to prescribed text Part B) allows more opportunity for students to engage with Spanish.
(See Official Notice BOS 32/08, Vol 17 No 3)
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