HSC Chinese Beginners (NSW) case studies
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The HSC Chinese Beginners course is a New South Wales senior secondary qualification for students who are new to Chinese. It is designed for learners with little or no prior experience, typically those who have not studied Chinese formally before Year 11. The course builds practical communication skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing, and introduces the cultures of Chinese-speaking communities. Assessment is external and covers three skill areas: listening and responding, reading and responding, and writing in Chinese. The HSC Chinese Beginners (NSW) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,405 words.
1The Two-Week Homestay Invitation
Mei is a Year 11 student in Sydney preparing a short spoken response in Chinese for her Beginners class. Her teacher gives this prompt: your Chinese friend Wang Li has invited you to spend two weeks with her family in Nanjing during the summer holidays.
472 words, about 2 min2Reading a Notice About a Community Festival
A Beginners reading task gives students this notice, said to be posted at a Chinese community centre in Sydney: 本星期六上午十点，我们在活动中心开春节联欢会。欢迎大家参加。会上有中国舞蹈、唱歌，还有饺子。请想表演节目的同学星期五以前告诉王老师。参加的人请带一个小菜，大家一起吃。 Students answer three questions. Lin writes: (1) The event is on Saturday at 10 am.
512 words, about 3 min3The Numbers That Decide the Answer
A Beginners listening passage (played twice) is a phone message from a student, Xiaoming, to his friend Anna. Explain what Anna got right and what she missed, and write the answer she should have given.
487 words, about 2 min4Whose Birthday Is It?
Explain Ben's error, why the sentence structure caused it, and give the correct answer. A classmate claims the message shows Xiao Hua has already decided to buy tea.
454 words, about 2 min5Writing a Short Reply That Actually Answers
A Beginners writing task (about 80 characters) asks students to write a reply to this message from a Chinese friend, Li Ming: 你好！下个星期我要来悉尼玩三天。你周末有空吗？我们可以一起去海边，也可以去城里。你喜欢哪一个？请告诉我。 Jia writes: 李明，你好！欢迎你来悉尼。悉尼很好看，有很多好玩的地方。周末我有空。海边很好，城里也很好。我还有很多朋友，他们也想见你。我们可以一起吃饭。你什么时候来？ Her draft is 78 characters, has almost no grammar errors, and uses good vocabulary. Her teacher gives it a middle mark.
480 words, about 2 min