Macedonian Continuers 2018 HSC exam pack (archive)

Conversation

Students should:

• listen to the details of the question and respond addressing the requirements of the question
• be prepared to talk about a variety of topics relating to their personal world
• answer the question asked and not just memorise responses on topics and recite them irrespective of the question
• express their ideas and opinions and justify their point of view
• manipulate the language to fulfil the requirements of the question
• avoid repetition of the same vocabulary, phrases and expressions.

In better responses, students were able to:

• respond to questions using a variety of vocabulary, sentence structures and grammar
• offer opinions and support their points of view by describing, explaining and justifying
• respond in the tense required by the question
• respond using correct tense in relation to question asked
• use the conditional tense and the hypothetical appropriately
• use correct vocabulary in the context of response
• respond in a fluent and confident manner, and provide relevant information when answering the examiner’s questions.

Areas for students to improve include:

• avoiding repetition of the same vocabulary, adjectives, phrases and expressions in responses.

Discussion

Students should:

• choose a topic that has a focus on an issue which will aid discussion
• choose at least three appropriate texts, one of which is a literary text
• choose a topic that has good quality sources available
• demonstrate evidence of their research into their topic and the texts that they sourced
• express and justify opinions and points of view on the in-depth study topic
• apply research findings to support their conclusions
• refer to their texts to analyse, evaluate and reflect on their topic.

In better responses, students were able to:

• support their point of view and provide evidence from their texts
• give well-structured and grammatically correct responses
• identify the sources used in the research of the in-depth topic
• refer to at least three texts, one of which was a literary text
• demonstrate link between research and conclusions drawn
• respond appropriately to the questions asked
• compare and evaluate information and ideas presented in 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.

Areas for students to improve include:

• avoiding superficial responses which are not linked to evidence of research.

Feedback for the written examination can be found on the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority site.