Korean in Context 2023 HSC exam pack (archive)

Students should:

• choose a topic for Personal Investigation related to one of the issues set for study
• ensure research is supported with relevant quality texts and sources
• discuss and substantiate a point of view by providing evidence from their research
• reflect on research findings to help express opinions or develop new perceptions about their Personal Investigation
• reflect on research findings indicating how the research helped express opinion/change opinion or develop a new perception about the issue related to the Personal Investigation
• manipulate language to respond in a coherent and logical way to the questions
• use a variety of relevant vocabulary, grammar, sentence structures and expressions
• avoid responding with pre-prepared responses not addressing the question.

In better responses, students were able to:

• demonstrate detailed understanding of the issue chosen for the Personal Investigation
• demonstrate the breadth and depth of their research with the use of a variety of resources, including articles, songs and films
• speak fluently and confidently, providing logical and well-structured responses to questions
• support and substantiate a point of view effectively with appropriate, relevant and detailed references to the texts studied
• demonstrate strong ability to interpret information drawn from the research and provide thoughtful reflections on the research materials
• respond using a high level of grammatical accuracy, sophisticated vocabulary and expressions throughout the interview, for example, 미래지향적, ~평가해 볼 수 있다, 사회 문제의 본질을 파악할 수 있다, ~로 인해 ~ 발생했다, ~수치가 ~에 육박했다.
• speak with a clear voice and a calm manner using accurate pronunciation and intonation

Areas for students to improve include:

• making a clear connection between the Personal Investigation topic and chosen prescribed issue
• referring to the texts used in the research when responding to questions
• reflecting on the findings presented in the texts on personal/community/global perspectives
• presenting their own opinion(s) about the topic and reliability of the texts
• analysing the research by comparing and contrasting between the ways the topic is explored in different texts.

Students should:

• respond in English or Korean as required by question
• demonstrate understanding of the issue(s) raised in the text
• include all relevant details and support response with reference to the text
• use appropriate vocabulary, expressions and language to address the style of writing required by the question
• use appropriate register when responding in Korean
• respond within the required word and/or character limit
• respond to the number of texts referred to in the question.

In better responses, students were able to:

• refer to the question and respond to both texts personally and critically using excellent control of a range of Korean structures and vocabulary (견해/결심) (Q3)
• synthesise information and ideas for both texts supported by sufficient references (Q4)
• use Korean authentically to write a persuasive article (Q5).

Areas for students to improve include:

• summarising main points concisely rather than transcribing aural text (Q1)
• understanding the question and providing required ideas and detailed information (Q2)
• analysing and explaining how the author expresses the Korean concept of jeong (정) to both content and language features (Q6).

Students should:

• use the conventions of the style of writing required by the question
• use language appropriate to the context, purpose and audience
• use a wide variety of vocabulary, sentence structures and prescribed words and/or characters
• structure the response in a logical and coherent manner
• support ideas and opinions with appropriate examples
• respond in Korean as stated in the question
• use appropriate register consistently throughout response
• use vocabulary, expressions and structures suitably connected with the issue raised in the question.

In better responses, students were able to:

• sequence ideas and information logically
• sustain a point of view throughout the text by linking back to the question
• use a variety of language structures and a variety of sophisticated vocabulary 원동력, 본보기, 공감대, 동질감, 유대감 (Q7), 뜻깊은 경험, 고유의 전통, 한국 전통문화의 세계화 (Q8).

Areas for students to improve include:

• identifying the correct audience, purpose and context
• reading and analysing the question accurately
• paragraphing with an introduction, body with main ideas and a conclusion
• elaborating on ideas instead of providing a list of information
• adhering to the length required by the question.