Heritage courses
Interview – Teacher info 2014
The Personal Investigation is the basis of the Heritage oral examination, which
consists of an Interview conducted by the examiner with the student.
In the Personal Investigation, students choose their area of interest from one of
the following Issues:
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Young people and their relationships
Traditions and values in a contemporary society
The changing nature of work
The individual as a global citizen
[Language] identity in the international context.
Teachers should support and guide students in their choice of topic and texts.
The topic chosen by the student should be one that will enable the student to
develop and substantiate a point of view in the oral examination.
Texts form the basis of the Personal Investigation and may include, for example,
films, newspaper articles, songs, documentaries, short stories, extended
interviews, extracts from works of fiction and non-fiction, electronic texts or oral
history, either in their original form or adapted. A range of different texts in
[Language] should be studied. Note: Appropriate English language texts may
also be included, but should be limited in number.
In the Interview, the student is expected to explore the topic of his or her
Personal Investigation with the examiner. Students will be assessed on their
ability to:
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reflect on ideas
apply research findings from the texts studied
present a point of view
communicate using appropriate intonation, pronunciation, grammar,
language structures and vocabulary.
Students should be prepared to actively participate in the Interview and engage
with the examiner, presenting and substantiating their points of view, based on
the research they have undertaken through the texts studied.
Students are advised not to dominate the conversation with long, pre-learned
monologues. Such monologues will be interrupted by the examiner at an
appropriate moment. If students do not understand a question, they may ask for
it to be repeated, clarified or rephrased in the language being examined. Once
the allocated time for the examination has elapsed, students will be asked no
further questions by the examiner. Generally, the examiner will bring the
examination to a close, but if necessary students will be requested to draw their
response to a conclusion.
To assist the examiner in conducting the Interview, students are required to
complete the Heritage Languages interview sheet.
The duration of the Heritage oral examination is approximately 10 minutes.
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Interview – Student info 2014
The oral examination for Heritage courses is known as the Interview.
In the Interview, you are expected to explore the topic of your Personal
Investigation with the examiner. Note: The topic you have chosen should be one
that will allow you to develop and substantiate a point of view in the oral
examination.
You will be assessed on your ability to:
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reflect on ideas
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apply research findings from the texts you have studied

present a point of view
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communicate using appropriate intonation, pronunciation, grammar,
language structures and vocabulary.
You should be prepared to talk about the range of texts from which you have
drawn your research. These texts may include films, newspaper articles, songs,
documentaries, short stories, extended interviews, extracts from works of fiction
and non-fiction, electronic texts or oral history, either in their original form or
adapted. You may also refer to English language texts, but these should be
limited in number.
You should be prepared to actively participate in the Interview and engage with
the examiner, presenting and substantiating your point of view, based on the
research you have undertaken through the texts studied.
Your examiner will interrupt you if you try to dominate the Interview with a long,
pre-learned monologue. If you do not understand a question, you may ask for it
to be repeated, clarified or rephrased, but you should do this in the language
being examined.
Once the allocated time for the examination has elapsed, you will be asked no
further questions. You will be given enough time to respond to the last question,
but if you draw out your response past the allocated time for the examination,
you will be asked to bring your response to a conclusion.
To assist the examiner in conducting the Interview, you are required to complete
the Heritage Languages interview sheet. You must email the sheet to
Hanneke.Rekelhof@scsa.wa.edu.au at least two weeks before your scheduled
examination.
The duration of the Heritage oral examination is approximately 10 minutes.
TRIM: 2014/18403