Vietnamese Continuers 2017 HSC exam pack

Conversation

General feedback

Students should:

• show how well they can use a range of strategies to maintain communication through exchanging and justifying opinions and ideas and reflecting on aspects of past, present and future experiences during the seven minute conversation.

Students should expect to:

• respond to a variety of unscripted questions in relation to their personal world
• demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the language related to topics from the Vietnamese Syllabus, such as self-identity and future aspirations.

Student strengths

In better responses, students were able to:

• engage effectively in the conversation by responding in depth to a range of questions
• provide responses that included opinions and justifications
• manipulate language structures through the use of a range vocabulary and variety of grammatical structures.

Discussion

General feedback

Students should:

• show how well they can apply research findings and textual study to enhance their demonstration of knowledge and understanding of the chosen topic during the eight minute discussion
• demonstrate evidence of preparation via the choice of topic and the close study of at least three related texts, one of which must have been a literary text (film, novel, play or poem).

Students should expect to:

• respond to a variety of unscripted questions in relation to in-depth study of a topic of interest
• use a range of strategies to maintain communication and exchange information gathered throughout the research and provide justification, opinions and reflections on both the ideas and the processes.

Student strengths

In better responses, students were able to:

• discuss their chosen topic from a variety of perspectives as presented in the texts chosen
• use a variety of language structures to reflect on ideas, values, beliefs, practices and ideas expressed texts
• make specific and perceptive textual references to infer points of view, opinions and attitudes
• demonstrate a clear understanding of how each of the chosen texts compares and contrasts with the other texts in relation to the views related to the topic
• respond personally and critically using a high level of grammatical accuracy and sophistication of vocabulary and sentence structures.

Students should:

• listen to and read carefully the entire text to understand the general meaning and also specific details
• read each question carefully and make sure that they understand what it is asking them to do
• provide responses with detailed evidence from the text if required
• write responses that are based on the texts only
• provide responses in English or Vietnamese as required by the question
• use the Candidates’ Notes column to make notes and ensure all relevant information is incorporated into the final response
• use the correct text type as required by the questions
• write for a specific audience, purpose and context
• structure and sequence their ideas and response in a logical and coherent manner
• demonstrate a knowledge of vocabulary and sentence structures
• use the ideas and information in the stimulus text and respond to them personally and perceptively.

Students should expect:

• a variety of question types with varying difficulty
• a variety of listening texts such as a conversation, an announcement, a speech
• questions that require responses that are beyond literal translation
• questions that require students to analyse, explain, justify, compare, infer and draw conclusions
• to produce a written text in Vietnamese based on the ideas and information of a stimulus text only
• questions that require responses that are beyond literal translation or listing.

Students can prepare for this examination by:

• familiarising themselves with a range of audio texts related to syllabus themes and topics
• listening to a variety of Vietnamese texts
• reading a variety of text in Vietnamese such as narratives, letters, emails, blogs, diaries, articles and advertisements
• developing efficient and effective dictionary skills
• learning to deduce meaning of difficult vocabulary from the context of the text
• reviewing past HSC examination papers and practising a variety of types of questions within a time limit
• practising writing different text types, such as article, email, diary entry and script of a talk or speech
• being more aware of particles, verb endings and verb tenses.

 Listening and Responding

In better responses, students were able to:

• demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of various details of the text
• show good ability to analyse and infer ideas rather than merely translating segments form the texts
• express an opinion or made a judgement based on similar and different ideas in texts
• support their ideas/point of view with relevant and specific reference to content and language.

Reading and Responding

Part A

In better responses, students were able to:

• write their responses in English
• demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of various details of the text
• show good evidence of ability to analyse and infer ideas rather than merely translating segments from the texts
• provide detailed textual references to support their responses
• explain how texts/writers used language to convey meaning by identifying various language techniques and explain their effect.

Part B

In better responses, students were able to:

• use the main ideas and specific details to respond to Manh’s email
• present responses based on to the information in Mahh’s email creatively
• manipulate language to convey meaning appropriate to the purpose of the task
• structure their responses in a coherent and logical manner
• use a variety of language structures and vocabulary correctly.

Writing in Vietnamese

In better responses, students were able to:

• write a well-structured articles using either persuasive language and encouraging tone (Q11a) or reflective style (Q11b)
• use a variety of relevant ideas and presented them in depth to achieve the purpose of the task and address the relevant audience
• support their ideas and opinions with relevant justifications and examples
• structure their responses in a coherent and logical manner with an introduction, body and conclusion
• use a variety of language structures and a range of vocabulary correctly
• link their ideas with conjunctions and correct punctuation.