Title: Changes to VCE Chinese Second Language / Chinese Second Language Advanced
1Changes to VCE Chinese Second Language / Chinese
Second Language Advanced
2Rationale
- The VCE Chinese Second Language (CSL) and Chinese
Second Language Advanced (CSLA) studies have been
modified in response to a perceived need by
teachers to provide greater access to students
undertaking the study.
3Rationale
- These modifications reflect the recommendations
of teachers and other key stakeholders.
4General changes
- The curriculum content of the study design
remains mainly unchanged - Changes have been made to both the
school-assessed coursework and the written
examination for both Chinese Second Language and
Chinese Second Language Advanced - Chinese First Language has not changed at all
5General changes
- School Assessed Coursework
- The changes to the School Assessed Coursework
occur in Units 2 and 4 only.
6General changes
- Unit 1
- There are no changes to Unit 1
- Unit 2
- Unit 2, Outcome 2b has changed. It now includes
a task requiring students to translate texts
from characters into English. - There are no changes to Unit 2, Outcomes 1, 2a
and 3
7General changes
- Details of Unit 2, Outcome 2b
- In Unit 2, Outcome 2b students will be required
to read written texts, reorganise information and
ideas in a different text type and translate part
of these texts from Chinese characters into
English.
8General changes
- Sample task for Outcome 2b
- Write a short summary
- comparing rural or urban
- life in China and Australia,
- using information from two
- written texts provided.
- Translate part of one of the
- texts from characters into English.
9Chinese Second Language/Chinese Second Language
Advanced
- Unit 3
- There are no changes to Unit 3
- Unit 4
- Unit 4, Outcome 1 has changed. It now includes a
task requiring students to translate texts from
characters into English. - There are no changes to Unit 4, Outcomes 2a and
2b
10Chinese Second Language/Chinese Second Language
Advanced
- Details of Unit 4, Outcome 1
- In Unit 4, Outcome 1 students will be required to
read written texts, analyse and use - information from them and translate part of these
texts from Chinese characters into English.
11Chinese Second Language
- Sample task for CSL for Unit 4 Outcome 1
- Read two articles on the meaning of friendship
and answer questions related to the content. - Translate part of one of the articles from
characters into English
12Chinese Second Language Advanced
- Sample task for CSLA for Unit 4 Outcome 1
- Read two articles on the meaning of friendship
and write a formal letter to the editor
supporting one view and opposing the other. - Translate part of one of the articles from
characters into English
13Translation
- The translation tasks require students to
- Translate texts from characters into English
- Understand texts and clearly convey meaning
14 Chinese Second Language
-
- Written Examination
- Section 1 Listening and responding
- The number of listening texts is no longer
specified and there has been a decrease in the
total listening time. - The total listening time for one reading of the
texts without pauses will be approximately 1½ -2
minutes
15 Chinese Second Language
- Written Examination
- Section 2 Reading, responding and translating
- This section has a new title and the number of
texts in Part A and Part B has been modified. - Overall length of text in Parts A and B will be
- 250 -350 characters
- New section, Part C, which requires students to
complete a translation task. - Total length of text for Part C will be 150 250
characters
16 Chinese Second Language
- Written Examination
- Section 3 Writing
- There are no changes to the specifications
- in this section
17 Chinese Second Language Advanced
-
- Written Examination
- Section 1 Listening and responding
- The number of listening texts is no longer
specified and there has been a decrease in the
total listening time. - The total listening time for one reading of the
texts without pauses will be approximately 1½ -2
minutes
18 Chinese Second Language Advanced
- Written Examination
- Section 2 Reading, responding and translating
- This section has a new title and the number of
texts in Part A and Part B has been modified. - Overall length of text in Parts A and B will be
- 350 -450 characters
- New section, Part C, which requires students to
complete a translation task. - Total length of text for Part C will be 200 300
characters
19 Chinese Second Language Advanced
- Written Examination
- Section 3 Writing
- There are no changes to the specifications
- in this section
20Further examination details
- Weighting change
- The total weighting of Section 2 Reading,
responding and translating has been increased to
22.5 - Chinese Second Language Advanced
- The changes to the Chinese Second Language
Advanced examination only differ from those made
for the Chinese Second Language examination in
the number and length of texts and characters.
(See charts below)
21Contribution of assessment tasks to the study
score - CSL Unit 3
School-assessed coursework Chinese Second Language
Unit 3 150200 character personal or imaginative written piece. 10
Response to spoken texts. 5
A 3-4 minute role-play focusing on the resolution of an issue 10
22Contribution of assessment tasks to the study
score - CSL Unit 4
School-assessed coursework Chinese Second Language
Unit 4
Response to written texts and translation 5
250-character informative, persuasive or evaluative written response. 10
Three - to four- minute interview. 10
23Contribution of assessment tasks to the study
score - CSLA Unit 3
School-assessed coursework Chinese Second Language Advanced
Unit 3 200250 character personal or imaginative written piece. 10
Response to spoken texts. 5
A role-play of approximately 4 minutes focusing on the resolution of an issue 10
24Contribution of assessment tasks to the study
score - CSLA Unit 4
School-assessed coursework Chinese Second Language Advanced
Unit 4 An extended response to written texts and translation. 5
300 - 350 character informative, persuasive or evaluative written piece. 10
Interview of approximately 4 minutes. 10
25Contribution of examinations to the study score
CSL and CSLA
Written Examination Chinese Second Language and Chinese Second Language Advanced
Listening and responding. Part A Response in English Part B Response in Chinese 2.5 2.5
Reading, responding and translating. Part A Response in English Part B Response in Chinese Part C Translation - characters into English 7.5 7.5 7.5
Writing 10
26Contribution of oral examination to the study
score CSL and CSLA
Oral Examination Chinese Second Language and Chinese Second Language Advanced -
Conversation Discussion 12.5