Assessment Specifications
Level 2 Korean 2023
General information
Domain |
Korean |
Method of assessment |
Written examination |
Standards |
Information relating to both achievement standards
Instructions and questions will be in English.
Texts will relate to ideas and opinions on topics of personal and / or community interest, for example:
- relationships
- historical events
- recreation
- environment.
Each question will provide opportunities for candidates to show evidence for Achievement, Achievement with Merit, and Achievement with Excellence; and each question will be marked holistically to provide a single grade.
For further guidance on language and contexts, see:
- Level 7 of The New Zealand Curriculum, Learning Media, Ministry of Education, 2007
- the Teaching and Learning Guide for Languages, Ministry of Education, 2012.
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 |
91138 |
Title |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Korean texts on familiar matters |
Version |
2 |
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 |
91141 |
Title |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and/or visual Korean text(s) on familiar matters |
Version |
2 |
Number of credits |
5 |
Candidates will read and respond to 3 written texts representative of different text types.