SACE Stage 2 Korean (background speakers) flashcards

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School assessment weighting

In SACE Stage 2 Korean (Background Speakers), school assessment contributes 50% of the final subject grade, with the remaining 50% from external assessment.

Assessment Type 1: Interaction

A school assessment type worth 25% of the final grade, requiring an oral interaction in Korean assessed for communication, content and language use.

Assessment Type 2: Text Production

A school assessment type worth 25% of the final grade, requiring written texts in Korean for specified purposes and audiences, assessed for content, structure and language.

Performance Standards

The SACE descriptions of five levels of achievement (A to E) against which student work is judged in both school and external assessment.

Oral interaction length

School-assessed oral interactions in Korean typically run about five to seven minutes and are assessed for fluency, content and accuracy.

Text types in Korean

Common assessed text types include letters, diary entries, reports, reviews, articles, speeches and narratives, each with expected structural and linguistic conventions.

Honorific speech levels

Korean distinguishes formal polite (하십시오체), informal polite (해요체) and plain or intimate styles (해체/반말); choosing appropriately for audience is assessed.

Authentication of work

Teachers must verify that assessed work is the student's own; drafts, plans and supervised conditions support this requirement.

Moderation of school assessment

School assessment judgments are checked through SACE moderation processes to ensure consistency with the Performance Standards across schools.

Evidence requirements

Schools must retain the required evidence of each assessment task, including recordings of oral interactions, to support moderation and verification.

Connectives in Korean

Korean uses connectives such as 그래서, 그러나, 따라서 and 왜냐하면 to link ideas; varied and accurate use is rewarded in written assessment.

Vocabulary range criterion

Performance Standards reward breadth and appropriateness of vocabulary, including topic-specific terms and avoidance of repetition.

Grammatical accuracy criterion

Assessors judge control of Korean grammar, including particle use, verb endings, tense and sentence structure, relative to the achievement level.

Audience and purpose

Assessment tasks specify an audience and purpose; students must adjust register, tone and text structure to suit the intended reader or listener.

Planning and drafting

Planning notes and drafts may be used in class tasks but must comply with task conditions; final submitted work must be the student's own.

External assessment weighting

External assessment in SACE Stage 2 Korean (Background Speakers) contributes 50% of the final subject grade and is administered by the SACE Board.

Oral examination weighting

The external oral examination is worth 25% of the final subject grade and is conducted and marked by external assessors.

Written examination weighting

The external written examination is worth 25% of the final subject grade and assesses listening, reading and writing in Korean.

Oral examination format

The external oral examination typically involves a conversation or discussion in Korean with external assessors on topics studied during the course.

Written examination duration

The external written examination is typically two hours plus reading time, though students should confirm the current year's specifications.

Listening component

The written examination includes listening tasks in Korean requiring comprehension of spoken texts and responses in Korean or English as specified.

Reading component

The written examination includes reading tasks based on authentic Korean texts, requiring comprehension and interpretation of main ideas and details.

Writing component

The written examination requires production of extended written text in Korean for a specified audience and purpose, assessed against the Performance Standards.

External marking

External assessment tasks are marked by trained SACE assessors using the same Performance Standards applied to school assessment.

Examination materials rules

Students may not bring unauthorised materials such as dictionaries or electronic devices into the examination room unless the current specifications permit them.

Recording of oral exam

The external oral examination is recorded to support marking and quality assurance; students should speak clearly and spontaneously.

Spontaneous speech

External oral assessment rewards spontaneous, coherent speech in Korean rather than memorised recitation, including the ability to respond to follow-up questions.

Combined final grade

The final subject grade combines school assessment (50%) and external assessment (50%) and is reported on an A to E scale.

Topic areas

External tasks draw on course topic areas such as personal identity, relationships, community, contemporary issues and Korean culture and society.

Register in oral exam

Students should use appropriate Korean speech levels during the oral examination, typically formal polite style with unfamiliar adult assessors.

Time management in exam

Effective allocation of the written examination time across listening, reading and writing sections supports completion of all required tasks.

Authentic texts

External reading and listening tasks use authentic Korean materials such as articles, interviews and announcements, requiring inference as well as literal comprehension.