Khmer 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 Khmer to ask for repetition and/or clarification of the question.

In better responses, students were able to:

• respond in full sentences and vary vocabulary and expressions to suit the content of the question(s)
• elaborate with relevant comments, examples and information about their personal world
• offer a point of view and justify their opinion
• manipulate sentence structures and grammar to respond to questions
• apply correct pronunciation and intonation.

Areas for students to improve include:

• avoiding repetition of vocabulary, expressions and sentence structures that are not suitable to respond to the question
• avoiding single word responses.

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 their 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 the question(s) asked
• avoid relying on general knowledge about the in-depth study.

In better responses, students were able to:

• link information about the topic with sources used in their research
• comment on the reliability and effectiveness of all their sources
• express ideas and support their views with evidence from their texts
• present and defend a point of view and support their opinion with evidence from their texts
• use a variety of grammatical structures correctly and manipulate language to respond appropriately to the question asked.

Areas for students to improve include:

• choosing a topic for in-depth study which will enable a substantive discussion
• avoiding simply recounting information obtained from texts
• avoiding giving anecdotal evidence or personal experience as a source of reference.