Makes occasional use of Pinyin for less familiar vocabulary. Uses basic and repetitive vocabulary, expressions, grammar and sentence structures. 1 Makes frequent use of Pinyin, even for familiar vocabulary. Uses inadequate vocabulary, expressions, grammar and sentence structures. 0 Linguistic resources Accuracy /3 – Uses language accurately and consistently. Occasionally omits words or makes errors in sentence structure and characters; inaccuracies do 3 not affect meaning or flow. Uses language mostly accurately; however, errors interfere with the flow of a phrase or 2 sentence and sometimes affect meaning. Uses inaccurate and incorrect language which impedes meaning and flow. 1 Inconsistently applies rules of grammar which makes some parts of writing awkward. Shows no application of rules. Shows evidence of literal translations from English. 0 Text types Conventions and organisation /2 – Writes a coherent and cohesive email that sequences information in an appropriate and logical manner. Uses all the key conventions of an email in Chinese, including: informal (or colloquial) language 2 starting with the name of the recipient, followed by a colon indenting paragraphs following salutation at the end with the name of the writer (left aligned). Writes a basic and mainly cohesive email that sequences most information. Uses some of the conventions of the text type; generally uses register appropriate to the 1 purpose of writing and the audience. Writes with a limited level of literacy, with minimal or no evidence of sequencing ideas. 0 Does not observe the conventions of the text type. Total /11 Sample assessment task Chinese: Second Language General Year 12 – Task 12 Unit 4 – Assessment type: Response: Viewing and Reading Conditions Time for the task: 40 minutes A bilingual Chinese/English print dictionary can be used. Task weighting 7.5% of the school mark for this pair of units Travel in a modern world (28 marks)
Makes occasional use of Pinyin for less familiar vocabulary. Uses basic and repetitive vocabulary, expressions, grammar and sentence structures. Makes frequent use of Pinyin, even for familiar vocabulary. 1 Uses inadequate vocabulary, expressions, grammar and sentence structures. 0 Linguistic resources – Accuracy /3 Uses language accurately and consistently. Occasionally omits words or makes errors in sentence structure and characters; inaccuracies do not affect meaning or flow. 3 Uses language mostly accurately; however, errors interfere with the flow of a phrase or sentence and sometimes affect meaning. 2 Uses inaccurate and incorrect language which impedes meaning and flow. Inconsistently applies rules of grammar which makes some parts of writing awkward. 1 Shows no application of rules. Shows evidence of literal translations from English. 0 Text types – Conventions and organisation /2 Writes a coherent and cohesive email that sequences information in an appropriate and logical manner. Uses all the key conventions of an email in Chinese, including: informal (or colloquial) language starting with the name of the recipient, followed by a colon indenting paragraphs following salutation at the end with the name of the writer (left aligned). 2 Writes a basic and mainly cohesive email that sequences most information. Uses some of the conventions of the text type; generally uses register appropriate to the purpose of writing and the audience. 1 Writes with a limited level of literacy, with minimal or no evidence of sequencing ideas. Does not observe the conventions of the text type. 0 Total /11 Sample assessment task Chinese: Second Language – General Year 12 Task 12 – Unit 4 Assessment type: Response: Viewing and Reading Conditions Time for the task: 40 minutes A bilingual Chinese/English print dictionary can be used. Task weighting 7.5% of the school mark for this pair of units Travel in a modern world (28 marks)
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