Dutch Continuers 2019 HSC exam pack (archive)

Students should:

• be prepared to talk on a variety of topics relating to their personal world
• answer the question asked rather than presenting pre-prepared responses
• express their ideas and opinions and justify their point of view
• be prepared to respond to questions from a different perspective
• elaborate using a variety of vocabulary, phrases and expressions suitable to the question asked
• use a range of tenses and be prepared to reflect on the past, present and future
• manipulate the language to fulfil the requirements of the question
• avoid the repetition of the same vocabulary, phrases, expressions and grammatical structures
• be prepared to be interrupted by the examiner
• use Dutch to ask for repetition and/or clarification of the question.

In better responses, students were able to:

• converse in detail and express views about a range of topics from their personal world
• use correct sentence structures and grammar
• manipulate the language appropriately to respond to the question asked
• respond to questions using a variety of vocabulary, adjectives, verbs, sentence structures and grammar
• offer opinions and support their points of view by describing, explaining and justifying
• apply authentic pronunciation and intonation.

Areas for students to improve include avoiding:

• giving pre-prepared responses that do not answer the question asked
• superficial responses or single word answers to questions.

In preparation for the Discussion

Students should:

• choose a topic that has good quality reference texts and sources available
• prepare for the discussion by referring to at least three texts in their research
• ensure that one of the texts used in their research is a literary source.

During the Discussion examination

Students should:

• support their discussion with evidence from the texts that they have sourced
• express and justify opinions and points of view on the in-depth study
• reflect on their research findings to help them express opinions or develop new perceptions about their in-depth study
• manipulate language to respond in a coherent and logical way to the questions asked
• use a variety of relevant vocabulary, grammar, sentence structures and expressions
• avoid responding with pre-prepared responses that do not address question asked
• avoid relying on general knowledge about the in-depth study.

In better responses, students were able to:

• make specific reference to all texts used in their research
• compare the reliability of texts when evaluating information obtained in their research
• support their comments, ideas and points of view with evidence from their texts
• synthesise information researched and use it to support their point of view
• demonstrate a high level of grammatical accuracy and use a variety of vocabulary and sentence structures
• use specific vocabulary relating to their topic for in-depth study.

Areas for students to improve include avoiding:

• anecdotal or superficial comments that do not answer the question
• repeating the same pre-prepared responses which do not address the requirements of the question.