Summary of Korean Continuers HSC examination specifications and assessment requirements from 2012
In December 2010, the Board of Studies approved changes to the Stage 6 Korean Continuers Syllabus. This has resulted in changes to HSC examination specifications. These changes will be implemented for the 2012 HSC cohort.
The HSC examination specifications and assessment requirements for Korean Continuers are outlined below.
Outline of HSC examination specifications
Written examination (80 marks)
A written examination of three hours including 10 minutes reading time.
| Section/Part | Marks |
|---|---|
| 80 | |
| Section I: Listening and responding | |
|
25 |
| Section II: Reading and responding | |
Part A
|
25 |
Part B
|
15 |
| Section III: Writing | |
|
5 |
|
10 |
Oral examination (20 marks)
Students engage in a conversation with the examiner about the student’s personal world.
Changes from current examination specifications
The written examination will be worth 80 marks and the oral examination 20 marks.
In the written examination, Section I: Listening and responding will be worth 25 marks and will consist of one part only, rather than two parts, which is currently the case.
Section II: Reading and responding will be worth 40 marks. There will be two questions in Part A with questions phrased in English for a response in English. In Part B there will be one extended response question phrased in English for a response in Korean.
In Section III: Writing in Korean there will be two questions, rather than one question which is currently the case. The questions will be phrased in English for a response in Korean. The first question will be worth 5 marks and will require students to write an informative or descriptive response of approximately 180 ja in Korean. The second question will be worth 10 marks. There will be a choice of two tasks, both of which will require the same text type. Students will be required to write an evaluative, persuasive or reflective response of approximately 500 ja in Korean.
The oral examination will consist of a Conversation only, not a Conversation and Discussion, as is currently the case. The Conversation will be worth 20 marks. Students are no longer required to undertake an in-depth study.
Outline of internal assessment requirements
There will be three to five assessment tasks. There are no changes to the components and weightings.