Chinese
Areas for Assessment
Using language
Making linguistic connections
Moving between cultures
Grade A
A student at this grade typically:
- is highly competent in communicating, orally and in writing, across a range of contexts, purposes and audiences.
- responds/writes fluently and spontaneously, drawing on a wide range of appropriate vocabulary, linguistic structures and features, and giving detailed information.
- initiates and maintains communication fluently, confidently and effectively, and expresses own ideas coherently and creatively.
- is highly proficient in selecting, summarising and analysing information from a range of spoken and written texts.
- demonstrates perceptive understanding of ways in which languages work as systems and of the interdependence of language and culture.
- demonstrates extensive knowledge and understanding of the culture of Chinese-speaking communities.
Grade B
A student at this grade typically:
- is competent in communicating, orally and in writing, across a range of contexts, purposes and audiences.
- responds/writes fluently, drawing on a range of appropriate vocabulary, linguistic structures and features, and giving detailed information.
- initiates and maintains communication and expresses own ideas clearly and effectively.
- is proficient in selecting, summarising and analysing information from a range of spoken and written texts.
- demonstrates thorough understanding of ways in which languages work as systems and of the interdependence of language and culture.
- demonstrates thorough knowledge and understanding of the culture of Chinese-speaking communities.
Grade C
A student at this grade typically:
- communicates, orally and in writing, across a range of contexts, purposes and audiences.
- responds/writes using appropriate vocabulary and linguistic structures and features, giving some detailed information.
- initiates and maintains communication and expresses own ideas using relevant vocabulary and linguistic structures.
- selects and summarises information from a range of spoken and written texts.
- demonstrates sound understanding of ways in which languages work as systems and of the interdependence of language and culture.
- demonstrates sound knowledge and understanding of the culture of Chinese-speaking communities.
Grade D
A student at this grade typically:
- communicates, orally and in writing, in simple, coherent sentences in a range of familiar contexts.
- responds/writes using appropriate vocabulary with some variations in linguistic structures and features, giving some details. There may be some inaccuracies.
- initiates and maintains short conversations and expresses own ideas using some relevant vocabulary and linguistic structures.
- selects information from a range of spoken and written texts.
- demonstrates basic understanding of ways in which languages work as systems and of the interdependence of language and culture.
- demonstrates basic understanding of the culture of Chinese-speaking communities.
Grade E
A student at this grade typically:
- communicates, orally and in writing, using only simple phrases or words in some familiar contexts.
- responds/writes hesitantly, with some inaccuracies in grammatical and linguistic structures that impede communication.
- conducts simple, short conversations and, with prompting, is able to express own ideas using simple vocabulary and linguistic structures.
- with guidance, selects information from a limited range of spoken and written texts.
- with guidance, demonstrates very limited understanding of ways in which languages work as systems and of the interdependence of language and culture.
- demonstrates an elementary understanding of the culture of Chinese-speaking communities.