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New Zealand Scholarship German
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German assessment specification
| Scholarship Performance Standard (93006) | German |
| Method of assessment | Written and spoken examination |
| For year | 2023 |
Resources or information supplied
a question-and-answer booklet for each candidate
an audio file of the Listening passage(s)
a laminated 'Speaking Task' card.
The school will provide a device and software on which to play the Listening passage(s), and to record the candidate’s spoken response.
Format of the assessment
The exam consists of TWO parts, held in a three-hour time slot:
first, a two-hour Writing section with two questions in response to spoken and written stimulus material in German
second, a short individual Speaking section, scheduled within a one-hour time slot, with one question in German.
SECTION ONE: Writing (two hours)
Question One
This question will require a response written in German, to passage(s) spoken in German, and provided as an audio file.
The Listening passages(s) will:
require about 30 minutes listening time
be repeated 3 times: the first time as a whole, the second and third times in sections, with a pause after each section
consist of no more than 3 passages
be linked around a common theme.
Question Two
This question will require a response written in English or te reo Māori, to stimulus material written in German, provided in the question-and-answer booklet.
The written stimulus material will:
consist of no more than 3 texts
be linked around a common theme.
SECTION TWO: Speaking (individual sessions within a one-hour time slot)
Question Three
Candidates will be required to give a spoken response of 3–4 minutes to a question related to the listening passage(s) and / or the written text(s). Both the question and the response will be in German.
In the recording room, candidates will be given:
a straightforward question
paper and pen
10 minutes to make notes for an oral response to the question.
At the end of 10 minutes, candidates will speak for 3–4 minutes, in German, in response to the question. Candidates may use their notes as they speak.
Information for candidates (PDF, 28KB)
Submission Instructions
Please refer to the Digital External Assessment Submission Instructions for NZ Scholarship Languages (PDF, 215KB) for more information relating to the upload of candidate digital recordings.
German resources
The links listed below are for resources to help teachers and students understand what is required for success in New Zealand Scholarship.
Exam materials (question books, resource books, reports, schedules, etc.)
2021 exam materials (ZIP, 37MB)
2020 exam materials (ZIP, 17MB)