SACE Stage 2 Modern Greek Continuers flashcards

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SACE Stage 2 Modern Greek

A South Australian Certificate of Education subject for students with prior study of Modern Greek, assessed through school-based folio and in-depth study plus an external examination.

Folio weighting

The folio contributes 50% of the school assessment component, which itself is 70% of the final grade, so the folio is 35% of the overall subject result.

In-depth study weighting

The in-depth study contributes 50% of the school assessment component, which is 70% of the final grade, so it is 35% of the overall subject result.

In-depth study components

The in-depth study consists of an interactive oral conversation in Modern Greek and a written response in Modern Greek of up to 600 words on a cultural or social topic.

Interactive oral

A spoken interaction in Modern Greek in which the student discusses the in-depth study topic with the teacher, demonstrating fluency, range and cultural knowledge.

Folio task conditions

Folio tasks may be oral, written or multimodal, must include at least one oral interaction, and are assessed against the five performance standards.

Five capabilities

Listening, speaking, reading, writing, and knowledge and understanding of language and culture; these underpin the performance standards used to judge student work.

Performance standards

Descriptions of the quality of learning at different levels, used to make consistent judgments about student achievement in both school and external assessment.

Moderation

The process by which the SACE Board reviews school assessment judgments against the performance standards to ensure comparability across schools and students.

Assessment plan

A school document, approved by the SACE Board, that sets out the assessment tasks, conditions and weightings for the subject in that school.

Source requirement

The in-depth study must draw on at least three Modern Greek sources, which may include written, spoken or multimodal texts from the Greek-speaking world.

Supervised conditions

Assessment tasks are completed under teacher supervision as specified in the assessment plan, ensuring that the work is the student's own.

Authenticity

The requirement that submitted work is the student's own; teachers verify authenticity and students sign declarations confirming original work.

External examination weighting

The external examination contributes 30% of the final subject grade and is set, administered and marked by the SACE Board.

Examination duration

The external examination runs for 130 minutes plus 10 minutes of reading time, during which students may read but not write.

Examination sections

The examination has three sections: listening, reading, and writing, each assessing different capabilities against the performance standards.

Listening section

Section 1 presents two or three spoken texts in Modern Greek; students answer comprehension questions in English or Modern Greek as directed.

Reading section

Section 2 presents written texts in Modern Greek, including authentic or adapted genres, with comprehension questions answered in English or Modern Greek.

Writing section

Section 3 requires students to produce 200-250 words in Modern Greek in total, either as two short pieces or one extended piece.

Dictionary policy

Dictionaries, notes and reference materials are not permitted in the external examination; students rely on their own vocabulary and comprehension.

Approximate mark allocation

Listening accounts for roughly 30%, reading 30%, and writing 40% of the external examination total, though exact weightings are set by the SACE Board.

Authentic texts

Examination texts are authentic or adapted from authentic Modern Greek sources and may include literary, journalistic and informational genres.

Answer language

Questions in the listening and reading sections may require answers in English or Modern Greek; the instruction on each question specifies which.

Reading time

Ten minutes at the start of the examination during which students may read the paper but must not write or annotate.

External marking

The SACE Board marks the external examination against the performance standards; results are reported separately from school assessment.

Writing task types

Writing prompts may ask for a letter, article, review, narrative or speech in Modern Greek, requiring appropriate register, structure and vocabulary.

Cultural understanding

Knowledge of Greek-speaking communities, traditions and contemporary issues is assessed in both school and external assessment tasks.

Listening text length

Listening texts in the external examination are typically short conversations, interviews or announcements, each heard once or twice as directed.

Reading text length

Reading texts range from short notices or advertisements to longer articles or literary extracts, with questions testing main ideas and detail.

Register

The level of formality in language use, such as formal versus informal Greek, which students must match to the audience and purpose of a task.

Accuracy and range

Two criteria used in marking written and spoken Modern Greek: correctness of grammar and vocabulary, and variety of structures and expressions used.

Final grade composition

The final subject grade combines school assessment at 70% and the external examination at 30%, with both judged against the same performance standards.