SACE Stage 2 Indonesian (beginners) flashcards

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School assessment weighting

In SACE Stage 2 Indonesian (Beginners), school assessment makes up 70% of the final grade, while the external assessment contributes the remaining 30%.

Folio assessment type

The Folio is worth 30% of the school assessment and contains a collection of texts in Indonesian plus reflections showing the student's learning progress.

Interaction assessment

Interaction is an oral school assessment worth 20%, requiring students to sustain a conversation or discussion in Indonesian for approximately 5–7 minutes.

Text Production

Text Production is a school assessment worth 20% in which students create original written texts in Indonesian for a specified audience and purpose.

Text Analysis

Text Analysis is worth 10% of school assessment and requires students to comprehend and interpret a text in Indonesian and respond to questions about it.

Investigation task

The Investigation is worth 10% of school assessment; students research an aspect of Indonesian culture or society and present their findings in Indonesian.

Performance standards

School assessment tasks are graded A–E against performance standards that describe levels of knowledge, skills, and understanding in Indonesian.

Moderation purpose

Moderation ensures that school assessment judgements are consistent across schools by comparing student evidence against the SACE performance standards.

Supervised conditions

Some school assessment tasks, such as tests and oral interactions, must be completed under supervised conditions to ensure the work is authentic.

Evidence retention

Schools retain samples of student work, including recordings and written texts, as evidence for moderation of school assessment results.

Reflection in Folio

Reflections in the Folio are short statements in English or Indonesian where students describe what they learned and how their language use developed.

Oral interaction criteria

Interaction tasks are assessed on communication effectiveness, range and accuracy of vocabulary and grammar, pronunciation, and ability to sustain the exchange.

Text types in Indonesian

Students are expected to produce and understand text types such as recounts, descriptions, reports, and persuasive texts appropriate to the Beginners level.

Audience and purpose

Text Production tasks specify an audience and purpose; students must choose register, vocabulary, and structure that suit the intended reader and goal.

Investigation presentation

The Investigation presentation may take a written or oral form in Indonesian and must show evidence of research into an Indonesian cultural or social topic.

External assessment weighting

The external assessment in SACE Stage 2 Indonesian (Beginners) is worth 30% of the final grade and is set and marked by the SACE Board.

Written examination

The written examination tests listening, reading, and writing in Indonesian, with students responding in Indonesian or English as directed by each question.

Oral examination

The external oral examination is conducted by an assessor and typically involves a conversation and discussion of a studied topic in Indonesian.

Listening section

The listening section of the written examination requires students to understand spoken Indonesian and answer questions based on recorded passages.

Reading section

The reading section presents texts in Indonesian and asks students to demonstrate comprehension by answering questions in English or Indonesian.

Writing section

The writing section requires students to produce a text in Indonesian, such as a recount or persuasive piece, for a given audience and purpose.

Oral assessment criteria

The oral examination is assessed on fluency, pronunciation, range and accuracy of language, and the ability to sustain interaction with the assessor.

Themes and topics

External examination questions are based on themes from the subject outline, including personal, social, and cultural contexts relevant to Indonesian.

Grade descriptors

Both school and external assessment results are reported against A–E grade descriptors that describe knowledge, skills, and understanding.

Beginners level expectation

Beginners level assumes no prior study of Indonesian; students learn core vocabulary, basic grammar, and simple text types during the course.

Vocabulary range

Students are expected to use a defined range of vocabulary related to topics such as family, school, daily life, and Indonesian culture.

Grammar focus

Key grammar includes basic sentence structure, verb forms, pronouns, question words, and common particles appropriate to Beginners Indonesian.

Sustaining interaction

In the oral examination, students must keep the conversation going by asking and answering questions rather than giving one-word responses.

Responding in English

Some examination questions require answers in English to check comprehension, while others require responses in Indonesian to assess production.

Time management in exam

Students should allocate time across listening, reading, and writing sections according to the marks available for each part of the paper.

Authenticity of work

External examination conditions require students to complete all work independently, with no access to notes, dictionaries, or assistance.

Final grade calculation

The final grade combines the moderated school assessment (70%) with the external assessment result (30%) to produce an overall A–E grade.