Persian Continuers 2024 HSC exam pack (archive)

Conversation

Students should:

• be prepared to communicate on a variety of topics relating to their personal world
• elaborate and provide relevant details to address the questions in a way that engages with the examiner
• use a range of vocabulary, expressions and language structures to respond appropriately to the questions
• provide information, express and justify ideas, and comment on their personal world
• be prepared to respond to questions from a different perspective
• be prepared to respond to questions that relate to past, present and future aspects of their personal world
• avoid repetition of the same vocabulary, phrases and expressions
• manipulate the language to fulfil the requirements of the question
• be prepared to be interrupted by the examiner
• use Persian to ask for repetition and/or clarification of the question.

In better responses, students were able to:

• speak clearly with excellent pronunciation, syntax, register and intonation
• answer the questions with minimal hesitation, allowing the conversation to flow at a good pace
• answer questions with relevant information and in some depth, for example, to communicate feelings, provide opinions and justify their responses
• address the requirements of the question
• elaborate on their responses without extra prompts from the examiner
• respond in full sentences, using compound and complex sentences, for example,

فکر می کنم که دوست دارم بیشتر اوقات فراغتم را با خانواده باشم تا با دوستانم چونکه دوست خیلی صمیمی ندارم

• use language structures and features effectively to enhance their responses, for example,

بیشتر ترجیح میدم که فیلم ایرانی ببینم چون انگلیسی ام خیلی خوب نیست

• demonstrate excellent knowledge of a wide repertoire of vocabulary use tenses as required by the question conjugate verbs in the present, past and future and show aspect and mood
• use authentic and idiomatic expressions appropriately, for example,

فرش و قالی ایرانی زبانزدخاص و عام هست

Areas for students to improve include:

• revising conjugation of verbs and tenses
• avoiding short answers without elaborating
• avoiding the repetition of the same vocabulary irrespective of the question
• learning vocabulary related to prescribed topics of the syllabus
• avoiding pre-learnt answers and instead, answering to question asked
• using authentic words, phrases and expressions in Persian and avoiding the use of English
• responding to questions such as ‘why?’ by expressing an opinion or justifying an opinion
• practising reading aloud and conversing to improve pronunciation and fluency.

Discussion

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 topic of in-depth study
• reflect on their research findings to help them express opinions or develop new perceptions about their topic of 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 asked
• avoid relying on general knowledge about the topic of in-depth study.

In better responses, students were able to:

• ensure that sources chosen were relevant to the topic of in-depth study
• compare the validity and reliability of their texts
• refer to their sources and comment on how each source contributed to their understanding of the in-depth topic
• discuss how their research impacted on their views and helped them gain a better understanding of the in-depth topic, for example,

حالا که در مورد این موضوع تحقیق کردم خیلی علاقه مند شدم تا بیشتر درباره اش بدونم و به دیگران هم یاد بدم

• develop analytical approach to texts studied rather than memorise information from the texts
• provide logical and well-structured responses to questions
• come to insightful conclusions regarding issues raised in their research, for example,

برای انجام این تحقیق نیاز به دوتا کتاب داشتم که نتونستم آنلاین تهیه کنم و از مامانم خواستم تا برام بخره و پست کنه برام

• use specific vocabulary and expressions relating to the topic
• use complex sentences and suitable idiomatic expressions to strengthen and support their opinions, for example,

من تا دبستان به زور پدر و مادرم به مدرسه ی فارسی می رفتم ولی یه دفعه عاشق فارسی و شعر و موسیقی ایرانی شدم و تصمیم گرفتم تحقیقم رو در مورد شعر فارسی انجام بدم

• respond using a high level of grammatical accuracy, sophisticated vocabulary and expressions
• manipulate the language effectively to support their ideas and justify their point of view
• use reliable, published sources or texts.

Areas for students to improve include:

• elaborating on information regarding issues raised in in-depth study
• using appropriate sources for the research on the topic of in-depth study, correctly attributing information to the correct sources and avoiding the use of Twitter or Wikipedia only as sources
• using the sources referred to at the beginning to support ideas and opinions
• revising vocabulary specifically appropriate to the topic of in-depth study
• referring to the sources to support their ideas and opinions
• stating the issues raised in their research.