Intermediate One (30 Credits)

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INTERMEDIATE 1 (30 CREDITS) / FLx2230
Component
In-Class Test (in scheduled class time, Term 1 Week 12)
One test of 1 hour 30 minutes.
% of Total
20%
Part 1: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary & Grammar
Reading Comprehension (20 marks): with questions & answers in target language.
European languages: Approx. 200-350 word text(s).
Mandarin Chinese: text/s of approx. 300-400 characters
Japanese: approx. text/s of approx 400-500 characters.
Vocabulary & Grammar questions (30 marks).
Part 2: Writing (50 marks)
One guided writing task out of a choice of 2/3
European languages: 200 words
Japanese: approx. 300-350 characters, including 10 Kanji.
Mandarin Chinese: 200-250 characters.
In-Class Listening Test (Term 2 Week 7)
15%
Listening Comprehension questions based on 3/4 recordings played twice (45 minutes)
Oral Test (Term 2 Week 11)
25%
Response to Text and Conversation, 8-9 mins. per student
There are two parts to the test:
Part 1: Response to Text
3-4 situations or topics from the module selected by tutor and made available to students via
ELE one week in advance in Term 2 Week 10 (Week 9 if 2 weeks required to deliver orals).
Tutor to select input texts & visuals for each topic (this could be 2 short texts or one longer one)
and given to student at random 20 minutes before coming in to room. Students given prompts to
develop the topic in Part 1.
Part 2: Conversation
Tutor-led conversation with each candidate.
Written Examination (organised centrally by the Exams Office in
40%
Term 3)
1 hour 30 minutes 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
European languages: Approx. 300-450 word text(s).
Japanese: c. 500-600 character text(s)
Mandarin Chinese: 400-500 character text(s)
Vocabulary & Grammar questions (30 marks).
Part 2: Writing (50 marks)
One guided writing task out of a choice of 2/3
European: 250 words
Japanese: 350-400 characters, including 20 Kanji.
Mandarin Chinese: 250-300 characters.
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