VCE Chinese Language, Culture and Society: Performance Descriptors Unit 4 Outcome 2

VCE Chinese Language, Culture and Society 2018–2021

Performance Descriptors

VCE CHINESE LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND SOCIETY
SCHOOL-ASSESSED COURSEWORK
Performance Descriptors
Unit 4
Outcome 2
Establish and maintain a spoken exchange in Chinese about an employment-related issue experienced by young people in Chinese-speaking communities / DESCRIPTOR: typical performance in each range
Very low / Low / Medium / High / Very high
Very limited participation in the role-play discussion on a youth employment issue. Very limited interaction with other speaker/s or ideas. / Limited participation in the role-play discussion on a youth employment issue. Some contribution to maintaining the discussion and interaction with other speaker/s or ideas. / Participates in the role-play discussion on a youth employment issue. Contributes to establishing and maintaining the discussion. Interacts with other speaker/s and some other ideas. / Effective contribution to the role-play through active discussion of a youth employment issue. Establishes and maintains the discussion, interacting with other speaker/s and ideas. / Highly effective contribution to the role-play through confident discussion of a youth employment issue. Establishes and flexibly maintains the discussion, effectively interacting with other speaker/s and ideas.
Very limited use of evidence or explanations to support ideas or opinions. / Limited selection and use of evidence as the basis for ideas and opinions. Explains a personal opinion on the topic. / Selects and makes use of evidence as the basis for ideas and opinions. Explains personal opinions on the topic. / Selects, organises and makes effective use of evidence as the basis for ideas and opinions. Sequences ideas and responds to input to explain personal opinions on the topic. / Selects, organises and makes highly effective use of evidence as the basis for ideas and opinions. Sequences ideas and responds to input to explain and further develop personal opinions on the topic.
Limited ability to convey meaning or use language suited to the purpose and audience. / Convey some meaning, using language mostly appropriate to the purpose and audience. / Convey meaning, using language relevant to the purpose and audience. / Convey meaning accurately, using a range of language suited to the purpose and audience. / Convey meaning very effectively, using a wide range of language suited to the purpose and audience.
Uses limited spoken Chinese throughout the role-play, with errors in pronunciation, intonation, tones, stress or pitch that interfere with communication. Uses very limited vocabulary and grammar for interacting and expressing opinions. / Uses spoken Chinese throughout the role-play, including some accurate pronunciation, intonation, tones, stress and pitch. Uses limited vocabulary and grammar for interacting and expressing opinions. / Uses accurate spoken Chinese throughout the role-play, including pronunciation, intonation, tones, stress and pitch. Uses some vocabulary and grammar effectively for interacting and expressing opinions. / Effective spoken Chinese used throughout the role-play, with accurate pronunciation, intonation, tones, stress and pitch. Uses a range of vocabulary and grammar for effective interaction and expression of opinions. / Highly effective spoken Chinese used throughout the role-play, including accurate pronunciation, intonation, tones, stress and pitch. Uses a wide range of vocabulary and grammar for effective interaction and expression of opinions.

KEY to marking scale based on the Outcome contributing 15 marks

Very Low 1–3 / Low 4–6 / Medium 7–9 / High 10–12 / Very High 13–15