ADVANCED 1 ASIAN LANGUAGES (30 CREDITS) / FLx3430
Component
In-Class Test (in scheduled class time, Term 1 Week 12)
One test of 1 hour and 30 minutes.
% of Total
20%
Part 1: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary & Grammar (50 marks)
Reading Comprehension (20 marks) with questions & answers in target language, approx.
400-550 word text(s).
Vocabulary & Grammar questions (30 marks).
Part 2: Writing (50 marks)
One guided writing task out of a choice of 2/3
European languages: 300 words
Japanese: 500-600 characters, including 30 Kanji.
Mandarin Chinese: 400-500 characters
In-Class Listening Test (Term 2 Week 7)
15%
Listening Comprehension questions based on 2/3 recordings played twice (45 minutes
total)
Oral Test (Term 3 Revision Week)
Discussion Topic and Conversation. 11-12 minutes per student.
25%
There are two parts to the test:
Part 1: Discussion Topic (students given 3 topics to prepare in Term 2 Week 10, each student
to choose one topic)
Part 2: General Conversation
A teacher-led conversation with each candidate.
Written Examination (organised centrally by the Exams Office in
40%
Term 3)
2 hour examination. As in the In-class Tests, the exam consists of two parts, only slightly
longer and proportionally more complex:
Part 1: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary & Grammar (50 marks)
Reading Comprehension (20 marks) with questions & answers in target language, c. 450-650
word text/s.
Vocabulary & Grammar questions (30 marks).
Part 2: Writing (50 marks)
One guided writing task out of a choice of 2/3
European languages; 350 words
Japanese: 600-700 characters, including 40 Kanji.
Mandarin Chinese: 500-600 characters