Performance band descriptions for Chinese and Literature

Band 6

The typical performance in this band:

• demonstrates the ability to organise and express ideas logically and coherently
• demonstrates an extensive command of vocabulary and complex structures
• demonstrates an excellent knowledge of Chinese characters
• processes and analyses information from written and spoken texts and demonstrates an understanding of their overall meaning as well as identifying all relevant detail
• demonstrates an excellent understanding of prescribed discourse forms
• demonstrates an excellent understanding of prescribed texts and the ability to give extensive analysis with close textual reference.

Band 5

The typical performance in this band:

• demonstrates the ability to express most ideas clearly and logically with only minor errors in oral communication
• demonstrates a considerable range of vocabulary and structures
• demonstrates a very sound knowledge of Chinese characters
• processes information from written and spoken texts, selects appropriate details and conveys them effectively, with occasional inconsistencies and errors
• demonstrates a thorough knowledge of discourse forms
• demonstrates a thorough understanding of prescribed texts and the ability to give considerable analysis with textual reference.

Band 4

The typical performance in this band:

• demonstrates the ability to express ideas in oral communication fairly logically on chosen topics but clarity and fluency are perhaps affected by own spoken dialect
• demonstrates the ability to organise and express most ideas reasonably with a number of weaknesses in sequencing and/or linking
• demonstrates a sound knowledge of vocabulary and structure
• displays a sound knowledge of Chinese characters
• processes information from written and spoken texts, selects some appropriate details and conveys them, with occasional inconsistencies and errors
• demonstrates most conventions of discourse forms
• demonstrates a sound understanding of prescribed texts and the ability to identify and discuss some problems and issues with some textual reference.

Band 3

The typical performance in this band:

• conveys the main ideas using simple grammatical structures
• demonstrates an elementary knowledge of vocabulary and structures
• writes Chinese characters with some errors
• identifies some appropriate details from spoken and written texts
• demonstrates an elementary understanding of prescribed texts and the ability to identify some problems and issues with minimal justification and elaboration.

Band 2

The typical performance in this band:

• identifies isolated detail from texts that is not necessarily relevant and accurate
• demonstrates a limited knowledge of vocabulary and structures, with inaccuracies
• demonstrates a superficial understanding of the prescribed texts
• writes Chinese characters with errors.

Band 1

Performance reported as Band 1 indicates that the minimum standard expected was not demonstrated.