Assessment Specifications
Level 2 Chinese 2023
General information
Domain |
Chinese |
Method of assessment |
Written or digital examination |
Standards |
Information relating to both achievement standards
Instructions and questions will be in English.
Words in the texts that are not in the NCEA Level 2 Chinese Appendix for external assessment will be glossed only if they are essential to understand the texts and answer the questions.
Texts will relate to information, ideas, and opinions on topics of personal and / or community interest.
The assessment will be available to candidates in paper or digital format. Further information about digital external assessments can be found on the Digital Assessment: NCEA Online page.
Specific information for individual achievement standards
Standard |
91108 |
Title |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Chinese texts on familiar matters |
Version |
3 |
Number of credits |
5 |
Candidates will listen and respond to recordings of 3 spoken texts, which they will hear as a whole and twice in sections. Candidates may make notes in the listening notes spaces provided.
The total duration of the recordings will be up to 45 minutes.
Standard |
91111 |
Title |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and / or visual Chinese texts on familiar matters |
Version |
3 |
Number of credits |
5 |
Candidates will read and respond to 3 written texts representative of different text types.