Turkish Continuers 2018 HSC exam pack (archive)

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 suffixes
• construct sentences in a logical and coherent manner
• give in-depth responses to a range of questions
• answer confidently and fluently
• 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
• provide relevant information when answering the examiner’s questions.

Areas for students to improve include:

• correct pronunciation of cognates
• avoiding lists of information.

Students should:

• choose their topic of study carefully and ensure that there are easily accessible, good quality texts to support their discussion
• use at least three texts, one of which is a literary text to support their discussion
• 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:

• link the information researched in texts to the topic of in-depth study in a logical and coherent manner
• refer to their texts directly when giving their point of view or taking a stance
• 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:

• choosing a topic that enables a discussion on a specific issue or issues
• avoiding simply recounting information obtained from texts
• avoiding anecdotal evidence or personal experience as a source of reference.