Stage 2 Chinese Continuers

Course Details

• ATAR – YES
• NTCET Points: 20
• Cost - NO

About the Subject

The Stage 2 Chinese Continuers course is the continuation of the Stage 1 Chinese Continuers course. In this subject students interact with others to share information, ideas, opinions and experiences. They create texts in the language to express information, feelings, ideas and opinions. They analyse texts to interpret meaning, and examine relationships between language, culture and identity, and reflect on the ways in which culture influences communication.

Stage 2 Chinese at continuers level consists of three themes and a number of prescribed topics and suggested subtopics. Themes:

• The Individual
• The Chinese speaking Communities
• The Changing World

Assessment

Students demonstrate evidence of their learning through the following assessment types:

Information on the External Assessment

Assessment Type 3: Examination (30%). The examination consists of two assessments:

• one oral examination
• one written examination

Oral Examination

The oral examination will take 10–15 minutes and consists of two sections:

• Section 1: Conversation
• Section 2: Discussion

Written Examination (2 hours 10 minutes)

The written examination has three sections:

• Section 1: Listening and Responding
• Section 2: Reading and Responding
• Section 3: Writing in Chinese

The examinations will be graded by external assessors with reference to performance standards.