Spanish Beginners 2017 HSC exam pack
2017 Spanish Beginners HSC exam papers
Spanish Beginners HSC Exam paper - transcript - audio 2017
Marking guidelines
Marking guidelines are developed with the examination paper and are used by markers to guide their marking of a student's response. The table shows each question and the criteria with each mark or mark range.
Sample answers may also be developed and included in the guidelines to make sure questions assess a student's knowledge and skills, and guide the Supervisor of Marking on the expected nature and scope of a student's response. They are not intended to be exemplary or even complete answers or responses.
Marking feedback
Select from the link(s) below to view feedback about how students performed in this year’s examination.
Use the feedback to guide preparation for future examinations. Feedback includes an overview of the qualities of better responses. Feedback may not be provided for every question.
Feedback on practical examination
General Feedback
Students should:
- communicate fluently in Standard Spanish, and be prepared to talk about a variety of ideas and opinions about their personal world
- remember that they will be asked questions that they cannot specifically predict. Students who memorise responses on topics and recite them, regardless of the actual questions being asked or the flow of the conversation, will disadvantage themselves.
Students should expect:
- questions to be of varying difficulty
- to respond to questions that require them to describe, explain, and justify an opinion
- to be asked to reflect on aspects of the past, present and future.
Students can prepare for this examination by:
- practising speaking in a variety of contexts and with various people
- listening to news and media sources in Standard Spanish.
Student Strengths
In better responses, students were able to:
- converse effectively and fluently, even when asked unexpected questions
- demonstrate a range of vocabulary in responses
- provide depth in opinion based responses
- understand and respond to ALL questions
- demonstrate cultural understanding
- manipulate the language, moving between tenses to provide a thorough response
- demonstrate knowledge of the correct verb conjugations and agreements
- speak with acceptable and consistent pronunciation and intonation.
Feedback on written examination
Students should:
- read the questions carefully to ensure they understand the requirements fully
- respond accordingly, taking in consideration answer space and mark value.
Students should expect:
- questions to be of varying difficulty
- to respond to questions that require them to describe, summarise, explain, and justify with reference to the text
- to compose original text which describes and reflects of varying length.
Students can prepare for this examination by:
- revising the language structures and vocabulary taught in class
- completing practice writing responses on the prescribed text types and topics
- completing practice reading and listening comprehension questions on the prescribed topics
- listening to news and media sources in Standard Spanish
- reading authentic texts in Standard Spanish.
Section I – Listening and Section II – Responding
In better responses, students were able to:
- attend to the key words in the question
- identify concepts rather than retell the content
- address all aspects of the stimulus text.
Writing in Spanish
In better responses, students were able to:
- adhere to the required text type
- use appropriate language features in line with required text type
- reflect by weighing up positives and negatives of ‘change’.
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