Punjabi Continuers 2018 HSC exam pack (archive)
2018 Punjabi Continuers HSC exam papers (archived)
Written examinations for this exam are set and marked interstate
The exam papers are available on the responsible organisation’s website. NESA conducts and marks the oral examination.
Examination papers for this course are available on the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority site.
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Feedback on practical examination
Conversation
Students should:
- 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:
- use correct sentence structures and appropriate tenses to answer the questions
- include a variety of vocabulary
- use a range of expressions including idiomatic language appropriately
- speak fluently with correct pronunciation
- offer opinions and support their points of view by describing, explaining and justifying.
Discussion
Students should:
- choose a topic that has good quality sources available
- prepare for the discussion by researching at least three texts
- ensure that one of the texts is a literary source
- demonstrate evidence of their research into their topic and the texts that they source
- 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:
- use language-specific vocabulary relating to their topic
- avoid using English vocabulary and expressions
- identify the sources used in the research of the in-depth topic
- refer to at least three texts, one of which is a literary text
- present a point of view and support it with evidence from the texts
- demonstrate a link between research and conclusions drawn
- respond appropriately to the questions asked
- compare and contrast 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:
- the choice of appropriate texts to support topic of in-depth study
- a focus on specific issue relating to topic of study and avoid general approach to topic
- avoiding simply recounting information obtained from texts
- avoiding anecdotal evidence or personal experience as a source of reference.
Feedback on written examination
The written examination can be found on the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority site.
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