Introduction to Access 3 Courses in Cantonese and Mandarin

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Introduction to Higher and Advanced Higher
Courses in Cantonese and Mandarin
7th May 2009Radisson Hotel, Glasgow
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• Janet Brown
• Chief Executive SQA

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• Jim McDonald
• Qualifications Manager
• NQ Languages

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Aims of the Event

• To familiarise delegates with structure and
  delivery of Courses
• To explore approaches to assessment of Courses
• To build on experience/knowledge of delivery of
  Courses at Access 3, Intermediate 1 2

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Outline of the Event

• Background
• Presentation
• Workshop

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• Melany Lu Lin
• Principal Assessor
• Intermediate 1 2
• Head of Chinese,
• Eton College
• Windsor

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Developments Since May 08

• Students undertaking and completing National
  Courses at Access 3, Intermediate 1 2
• Practitioners engaging with delivery of the
  Courses and sharing experience
• Practitioner experience will inform and enrich
  todays workshop tasks

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Overview of the National Course

• A Course Award ( A/B/C/D) is made on the
• basis of successful completion of both
• Unit Assessments (internal assessment conducted
  and marked by teacher/lecturer)
• AND
• Course Assessment (the final external exam)

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Introduction to Higher
Four skills are assessed in both Unit (internal)
and Course (external) assessment

• Speaking
• Listening
• Reading
• Writing

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• Higher Courses on the Scottish Credit and
  Qualifications Framework

National Course SCQF
Advanced Higher 7
Higher 6
Intermediate 2 5
Intermediate 1 4
Access 3 3
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Introduction to Higher

• Two Units are assessed at this level
• Mandatory Language Unit (80 hours)
• AND
• Optional Unit
• - Extended Reading and Viewing
• - Language in Work
• Candidates choose one of these Units (40 hours)
  

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Units Internal Assessment

• Language Unit
• Reading One text of 500-600 characters. Approx.
  40 minutes
• Listening One dialogue of approx. 3 minutes,
  assessed in approx. 30 mins.
• Questions for both assesments in English

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Units Internal Assessment (cont.)

• Optional Unit Extended Reading and Viewing
• Writing One essay of approx. 120-200 characters,
  on one aspect of the text(s) studied
• Optional Unit Language in Work
• Writing Two letters of 120200 characters and
  one message of 60-100 characters

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Internal Unit Assessment National Assessment
Bank (NAB)

• NAB assessment items will be available for the
  Language Unit and the Optional Units
• The NABs indicate the standard of assessments
  required at this level
• NABs can be downloaded by SQA coordinators at
  www.sqa.org.uk/sqasecure

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Speaking Assessment

• Speaking assessed by the centre
• Assessment guidance included in NABs
• This Speaking Assessment also meets the speaking
  requirement of the external examination (dual
  purpose)
• The assessment consists of a presentation, and
  then a follow-up discussion
• Assessment results are subject to
• Verification by SQA

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External ExaminationPaper I Reading and
Directed Writing

• Reading
• 1 text of 650-800 characters
• Questions in English
• Word list provided
• Dictionary yes
• Directed Writing
• Task based on a scenario given in English
• OVERALL TIME FOR PAPER 2hrs. 10 mins.

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External Examination Paper II Listening and
Short Essay

• Listening
• One dialogue of approx. 4.5 minutes
• Dialogue heard twice
• Questions in English
• Dictionary yes
• Short Essay
• Personal Response essay in Chinese, 150-200
  Characters
• Related to Listening topic
• Dictionary yes
• OVERALL TIME FOR PAPER 1hr. 20 mins.

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Approval

• All candidates for NQ Courses (including Access
  3) must be entered by a SQA Approved Centre
• Centres wishing to seek Approval should contact
  SQA Customer Contact Centre at customer_at_sqa.org.uk
  
• Centres which have sought and obtained Approval
  for Access 3/Intermediate 1/2 will have automatic
  Approval to deliver Higher and Advanced Higher

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Workshop Activities

• Activity 1 Familiarisation with Units
• Activity 2 Specimen Question Paper and
• construction of external
  examination
• Papers

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• For more information visit
• www.sqa.org.uk

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• Contact
• Jim McDonald
• Jim.mcdonald_at_sqa.org.uk
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• Any Questions?

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