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chinese ncea level 2 (zh2000) teacher contact detailsWhen you first make contact with your teacher, please fill out their details below, for future reference.

teacher’s name:

telephone: 0800 65 99 88 ext:

alternative telephone number:

email address:

Private Bag 39992, Wellington Mail Centre, Lower Hutt 5045

Please keep your Chinese (ZH2000) Course and assessment guide in a safe place so that you can use it to plan your study and to record your assessment results.

For future information about courses at this level, please refer to Student Guide to Years 11–13 and the Student Guide to National Certificates, both are available on the Te Kura website (www.tekura.school.nz).

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1 Welcome to ZH2000

2 Getting started information

3 ZH2000 course outline

4 Assessment summary

5 Additional course materials

6 Assessment information

7 ZH2000 suggested timetable

8 My NCEA Level 2 Chinese assessment record (ZH2000)

contents

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welcome to zh2000

Welcome to the Level 2 Chinese (ZH2000) course offered by Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu.

overview of zh2000You will extend your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills following a variety of themes. You will learn to communicate in everyday situations and learn more Chinese characters.

This course follows Level 7 of the Learning Languages in the New Zealand Curriculum. The course prepares you to gain 24 Level 2 credits for your NCEA. You can gain 14 credits from the internally assessed activities in this course.

The internally assessed standards are:

AS91110 Spoken presentation 4 credits

AS91112 Writing portfolio 5 credits

AS91109 Interaction portfolio 5 credits

The rest of the credits come from the external exams, which are organised and assessed by NZQA.

This course can be endorsed with Merit or Excellence if in a single year you gain 14 or more credits at Merit and/or Excellence within Level 2 Chinese. At least three of these credits must be from externally assessed standards and three from internally assessed standards.

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getting started information

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how this course is delivered ZH2000 is a print-based course, with course material and supplementary material accessed from the online teaching and learning environment (OTLE). Dual enrolled students are expected to access material from OTLE. Other enrolled students may request printed materials to be posted, accepting there will be a delay between enrolment and receiving the first posting.

You will receive an email explaining how to log in to OTLE. This email includes a link to set your password if you have not logged into the OTLE before.

You can access OTLE by clicking on www.tekura.school.nz/login. It is recommended that you bookmark this site in your browser. This will take you to a page with links to your courses.

Your username and initial password is your Te Kura student ID number. You will be asked to set a new password when you first log in. After that, if you need to reset your password you can click on the ‘Forgot password’ link on the OTLE login page. If you have difficulties logging in, please email: [email protected]

for students who attend another school (secondary dual students)You will need internet access when you do your Chinese course. You will find your course materials on OTLE (the Te Kura online teaching and learning environment). The booklets, reference material and internal assessment tasks are PDF files.

You can print out the learning materials and download the audio tracks to work on in your own time.

On OTLE you will find:

• your booklets and the audio files to work through

• the vocabulary supplement ZH2000A

• internal assessment tasks

• please start with ZH2001 and send your Chinese teacher an email to establish contact.

what to send to your te kura chinese teacher • The activities you have done in the booklet. Either post the booklet to your teacher or scan

the activity pages and email them to your teacher.

• Your spoken recording. Burn a CD or email an audio file to your teacher.

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how to send your work to your te kura teacher

posting Please put your full name, the booklet code (for example, ZH2001) on your work. Your supervisor will:

• have one of your ID labels to stick on your work

• use the Te Kura address card on top of your work

• put your work in one of the green plastic bags provided by Te Kura.

On the right top corner of the address card, please write your Te Kura teacher’s name to ensure the work is delivered to the right teacher to mark. You can find your teacher’s name and contact details in your course information on OTLE.

emailing If you email your work, put your name, your Te Kura ID number and the booklet code in the subject line of your email.

organising your studyPlan a regular time to study. Some people learn best from frequent short sessions while others do better with fewer, longer sessions. It is important to have a plan or a timetable and to keep to it.

There is a suggested planner in the back of this guide for you to plan your programme of study. You may wish to consult with your subject teacher to help you decide on your plan.

Getting your study underway is very important. Your first return of work should be two to three weeks after you first received your initial work. If you have any issues returning your work within this time please contact your subject teacher.

For more information on how to study successfully, refer to the Student Guide to Years 11–13 (www.tekura.school.nz).

te kura codesYour course code is: ZH2000. ZH is the code for Chinese and 2 refers to Level 2.

‘ZH’ will be the first two letters in the code for any booklet that covers a particular learning topic in the ZH2000 course. For example, ZH2001 is the first booklet in this course.

‘Y1’ refers to an internal assessment activity. For example, ZH2008Y1 refers to the first assessment for Achievement Standard 91110. ‘AS’ is the code for Achievement Standard.



resources you need You will need:

• Te Kura booklets, supplements, assessments and audio files

• a CD player or computer that can play audio files

• a computer with internet and email access (highly recommended)

• a way of recording your Chinese digitally.

Ways you can record your spoken Chinese for your teacher:

Record on your computer hard drive, and either burn a CD to send with your written work, or email your recording to your teacher at Te Kura. NZQA no longer accepts cassette tapes, so spoken work for achievement standards must be sent to Te Kura in digital form, such as an .mp3 or .wav format.

self-markingMany assessment activities are self-marked. You’ll find an Answer guide towards the back of each booklet. Use these answers to mark your own work and make corrections where necessary.

Self-marking is very important as it gives you instant feedback on how well you understand the ideas, concepts or information that have been covered.

assessmentStudents are required to send in their self-marked activities as well as their internal or practice external assessments. Your teacher will go over your work and send it back to you with feedback and feedforward.

Internal assessments for this course are:

• AS91112 2.5 writing portfolio – you write a variety of different types of Chinese texts

• AS91110 2.2 spoken presentation – you plan, prepare and practise a spoken presentation and then record it

• AS91109 2.3 interaction portfolio – you take part in a variety of different types of interactions in Chinese. This portfolio assessment is optional, You can download the interaction portfolio from OTLE.

The detailed criteria for Achievement Standards will be given in the relevant booklets. They can also be found by searching the subject and level in the NCEA part of the NZQA website (www.nzqa.govt.nz) and then finding the relevant standard(s). If there are two assessment opportunities, one is called ‘Y1’ for an Achievement Standard and the other is called ‘Y2’. For example, ZH2008Y1 is one assessment for AS2.2 and there is a further assessment opportunity in ZH2008Y2. You should aim at completing this assessment by the end of August.

AS2.5 is the portfolio writing achievement standard. You write a number of different texts as you work through your booklets. You then choose two texts to submit for the final grade of your portfolio. There is no further assessment opportunity for this achievement standard. You should aim at completing the portfolio by 30 September.

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AS2.3 is the interaction portfolio achievement standard. If you wish to aim for this standard you need to download the assessment tasks from OTLE. You will take part in a number of different conversations as you work through your booklets. You then choose two conversations to include for your portfolio submission. There is no further assessment opportunity for this achievement standard. You should aim at completing the portfolio by 30 September.

External assessment preparation for AS91108 Chinese 2.1 and AS91111 Chinese 2.4 includes:

• working through your booklets to develop your listening and reading skills

• Te Kura practice examinations.

time commitmentThere are eleven booklets in this course. Each one is likely to take about 10 hours to complete. Before deciding on the pace of learning, read through this Course and assessment guide and ask yourself the following:

• How much time can I set aside for study each week?

• Will I be able to keep a steady pace of five hours of study each week?

• What do I want to do next year? How many credits will I need to do this?

• Will I be doing externally and internally assessed standards?

• Will I be prepared to sit the external examination at the end of the year?

• Will I need specific external or internal credits as a prerequisite for next year’s study or work?

normal pace of learningAs a guide, expect to do at least five hours work per week. Allow four hours a week to work through the booklets, and one hour a week for revision. This means completing three to four booklets each term so that you complete the course before the external examinations at the end of the school year.

flexible pace of learningIf you have less than a year because you need to start later or finish earlier, you can decide the pace at which you work. You could still complete the whole course by devoting more time and effort to it. Your teacher can ensure that you receive the resources you need in time to do this.

choosing topics and standardsYou may wish to do only some topics. For example, you may only want to do internal standards in this course. You need to discuss this with your Chinese teacher at Te Kura. You should consider how well this will meet your learning goals and whether it will meet the specific course entry requirements for tertiary institutions or any future study and whether you will be able to gain enough credits to achieve your NCEA.

cover sheetsThere is a cover sheet at the back of the work you send to your teacher. Fill it in and sign it before sending it back to Te Kura. Your supervisor also signs this sheet as part of our authenticity requirements (if applicable).


All students are encouraged to submit as much as possible of their work online via the OTLE Dropbox. When work requires authentication, students will follow the instructions provided in OTLE.

queries about your workIt is important to contact your teacher if you have any queries about your work. It helps to have your ID number, booklet code (for example, ZH2001) and the activity or question number when you contact your teacher but it is not essential.

how to get the best from the course

bookletsThe booklets are yours to keep, so you can be really active about using them – make notes, highlight things you want to remember, write corrections to your answers on the page so that you can learn from your mistakes.

With this first pack (ZH2000P) you will get a vocabulary supplement booklet (ZH2000A). This is good reference material, use it regularly to learn and revise.

There is also the diagnostic test booklet (ZH2000DA) and the CD (ZH2000D). Start this booklet first. Complete the booklet and return it to your teacher as soon as possible.

audio filesListen to the audio files as many times as you want. If you do not understand something for the first time, go over it until you do. All the Chinese you hear is spoken by a Chinese speaker, so the more you listen and use it as a model for practising aloud, the more your brain will absorb and remember – the sounds, the rhythm and the tune of real Chinese.

You will need a quiet room where you can listen to the audio files and practise speaking out loud.

checkingYou will check most of your own work in the section at the back of the booklet. This gives you immediate feedback so that you can learn from your mistakes. It is important that you do this carefully. Compare your answers with the model answers. If your answers are different, go back to your booklet and go over the explanations so you know where you went wrong and how to improve. If you are still unsure after doing this, ask your teacher for help.

revisionWhen you are speaking or writing a foreign language, you can only use what you can remember, so it’s important to learn as you go and revise frequently – daily, weekly, monthly.



Courseitem/booklet

Title StandardFurther assessment opportunity

ZH2001 Friends

ZH2002 My country and my home town

ZH2003 Living in a foreign country

ZH2004 My favourite sport

ZH2005 Making arrangements

ZH2006ZH2006A

Customs and behaviourPractice assessment – spoken presentation

ZH2007 Future plans

ZH2008ZH2008Y1

Remember: Make an appointment with your supervisor to make the recording.

A job application AS91110 Chinese 2.2 Give a spoken presentation in Chinese that communicates information, ideas and opinions

ZH2008Y2

ZH2009 Job hunting

ZH2010 Revision and examination preparations

ZH2011 (ZH211) Social issues

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Courseitem/booklet

Title StandardFurther assessment opportunity

ZH2000WZH2002Y1ZH2005Y1ZH2006Y1

All packed with ZH2000W

Writing portfolio guide and assessments

AS91112 Chinese 2.5

Write a variety of text types in Chinese to convey information, ideas, and opinions in genuine contexts

Not available

ZH2000CZH2001Y3ZH2003Y3ZH2005Y3

Note: You need to download the assessment materials from OTLE.

Interaction portfolio guide and assessments

AS91109 Chinese 2.3

Interact using spoken Chinese to share information and justify ideas and opinions in different situations

Not available

All booklets will include teaching and practice for external standards. ZH2001–ZH2011 prepare you for these external achievement standards:

AS91108 Chinese 2.1 Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Chinese texts on familiar matters.

AS91111 Chinese 2.4 Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and/or visual Chinese text(s) on familiar matters.

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assessment summary

credits offered: 24 ncea level 2 chinese (zh2000)

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Standard number Standard title Study material (code)

AS91108Chinese 2.1

External 5 credits

Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Chinese texts on familiar matters

ZH2001–ZH2011

AS91110Chinese 2.2

Internal 4 credits

Give a spoken presentation in Chinese that communicates information, ideas and opinions

ZH2001–ZH2008

Assessed in ZH2008Y1 or ZH2008Y2

AS91109Chinese 2.3You need to download the assessment tasks from OTLE.

Internal5 credits

Interact using spoken Chinese to share information and justify ideas and opinions in different situations

ZH2001–ZH2010 and ZH2000C

Assessed in: ZH2001Y3 ZH2003Y3 ZH2005Y3

AS91111Chinese 2.4

External5 credits

Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and/or visual Chinese text(s) on familiar matters

ZH2001–ZH2011

AS91112Chinese 2.5

Internal5 credits

Write a variety of text types in Chinese to convey information, ideas and opinions in genuine contexts

ZH2001–ZH2011 and ZH2000W

Assessed in: ZH2002Y1 ZH2005Y1 andZH2006Y1


additional course materials

additional course materials/resources

Item Description

ZH2000DA Diagnostic assessment and the CD ZH2000D

ZH2000CA Course and assessment guide

ZH2000A Level 2 Vocabulary supplement

online resources

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Resource Description Website

NCEA website link Link to NCEA information

www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/

Link to standards and vocabulary lists

www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/ncea/subjects/chinese

Link to previous external exam papers

www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/ncea/subjects/chinese/expired-standards/

TKI website link Link to material for internal assessments and up-to-date NCEA information

www.tki.org.nz/m/community/ncea/

Confucius Institute Website

Link to online lessons and information about Chinese culture

www.chinese.cn

http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/ncea/subjects/chinese/expired-standards/http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/ncea/subjects/chinese/expired-standards/http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/ncea/subjects/chinese/expired-standards/http://www.tki.org.nz/m/community/ncea/http://www.chinese.cn/


assessment tasksThe self-assessments are contained in the booklets. The answers will be towards the back of the booklets.

writing portfolio assessmentYour writing portfolio internal assessments are included in your writing portfolio pack (ZH2000W). When you get ZH2000W, go through it carefully. ZH2000W has the information about the standard, how it is assessed and how you can do your best. You should complete each booklet with the same code, before you do the corresponding Y1 assessment. For example, you need to do booklet ZH2002 first, before you do the ZH2002Y1 Writing task. Make sure you use the pages in your Y1 writing assessment. Use one page at a time and write with a ballpoint pen. When you have finished each writing task, you and your supervisor need to sign the cover sheet and send it to your Chinese teacher at Te Kura.

spoken presentation assessmentThe other internal assessment is the spoken presentation. It is practised in ZH2006A and assessed in ZH2008Y1. ZH2008Y1 is packed with the booklet ZH2008. Your spoken presentation needs to be done under your school’s supervision. You must record it in a digital format. For audio files, we accept .mp3 or .wav files. If you opt for filming your presentation, the file needs to be windows media player or vlc player compatible. You can email your digital files to your teacher or burn them onto a CD and send the CD in with the rest of your written work. Audio cassette recordings are no longer acceptable. If you are unable to record digitally, contact your Chinese teacher at Te Kura.

interaction portfolio assessment (optional)If you wish to aim for this standard you need to download the materials from OTLE.

Your interaction assessment tasks (three Y3 tasks) are included in the Interaction Portfolio pack (ZH2000C). When you get ZH2000C, go through carefully the booklet ZH2000C first. ZH2000C has the information about the standard, how it is assessed and how you can do your best. You should complete each booklet with the same code before you do the corresponding Y3 assessment. For example, it is best to complete booklet ZH2003 first, before you do the ZH2003Y3 interaction task.

If you choose to do the assessment with your teacher, you need to contact your teacher at Te Kura to arrange a time. Your teacher will record the interaction digitally and keep the file for you.

If you choose to do the interaction assessment with your friend or a classmate, you need to video/film the interaction. You need to identify yourself clearly in the video so we can assess your speaking skills separately. The file needs to be windows media player or vlc player compatible. You can upload your digital files to the dropbox in OTLE.

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assessment information

standardsThe National Qualifications Framework has two types of national standards: Achievement and Unit Standards. Credits from both Achievement Standards and Unit Standards count towards NCEA.

Please refer to our Student Guide to National Certificates or Te Kura (www.tekura.school.nz) and NZQA websites (www.nzqa.govt.nz) for more information about National Certificates of Educational Achievement and assessment.

internal assessmentThere are three internally assessed achievement standards in this course. There are no unit standards.

external assessmentExternal assessment means that someone outside the school marks your work. This is through NZQA examinations at the end of the year. You will practice for the external standards as you work through your booklets and sit the Te Kura practice examination.

te kura practice examinationsIt is important that you complete the Te Kura practice examinations for any external standards you have entered. If for some reason, such as illness, you are unable to sit the examinations at the end of the year you will only be eligible for consideration for a derived grade (compassionate consideration) if you have completed the practice examinations.

further assessment opportunities for internal assessmentsFor some standards, you will be able to complete a second assessment called a ‘further assessment opportunity’ to improve your results. These standards are indicated in the course outline. You should take this opportunity where it is available.

resubmissionsIf you have made a small mistake in your assessment, your teacher may offer you a resubmission. This means you have made an error that you are capable of discovering and correcting by yourself. A resubmission allows you to improve your result.

authenticity Authenticity means students complete and submit work that is their own. When you submit work to Te Kura you sign an authentication declaration that the work you are submitting is your own work and was done under the required assessment conditions. Your supervisor signs this declaration to confirm this (where applicable).

When submitting work online via the OTLE Dropbox, if it requires authentication, students must follow the instructions provided in OTLE.


assessment information

derived grades (compassionate consideration)If for any unexpected reason you are not able to sit your end of year examination or to submit final work towards an external standard (portfolios or projects), you may be eligible for a derived grade. Please refer to the Student Guide to National Certificates and contact your learning advisor as soon as possible to find out more should you feel this is necessary.

appealsYou have the right to query an assessment result if you want further clarification or disagree with the result. If you are still not satisfied, you may appeal. Refer to the Student Guide to National Certificates for more information. You can also appeal any other decisions, procedures or policies about assessments. Contact your teacher or learning advisor if you wish to appeal. More information and a form that students can use to appeal is available on the Te Kura website in the Student toolkit area (www.tekura.school.nz and go to Student toolkit).


zh2000 suggested timetable7

Try to keep to this timetable if you’re aiming for all the standards. Otherwise you may adapt it in consultation with your teacher.

Term 1 ZH2000DA Diagnostic assessment

ZH2001 ZH2002 ZH2003

ZH2001Y3(Assessment task 1 for AS91109)

ZH2002Y1 (Assessment task 1 for AS91112)

ZH2003Y3Assessment task 2 for AS91109)

Term 2 ZH2004 ZH2005 ZH2006



ZH2006APractice AS91110Prepared speech


Term 3 ZH2007 ZH2008 ZH2009

(Internal assessment to be completed by the end of term 3)

Practice ExamFor external standards: AS91108 listening and AS91111 reading

ZH2008Y1Assessment AS91110Prepared speech

Term 4 ZH2010 ZH2011 Revision andexam skills

November external exams by NZQA(91108 listening, and 91111 reading)

To contact your teacher: Phone 0800 65 99 88 or email [email protected]

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Standard number Assessment details

Exam/Assessment due

Grade Awarded

Credits

AS91110Chinese 2.2 (Spoken presentation)

Suggested submission time: By 30 August

AS91109Chinese 2.3 (Interaction portfolio)

Suggested submission time: By 30 September

AS91112 Chinese 2.5 (Writing portfolio)

Suggested submission time: By 30 September

AS91108Chinese 2.1 (Listening)

November exam*

AS91111Chinese 2.4 (Reading)

November exam*

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* NZQA examination results available in January.

Note: internal assessment submissions dates are only suggestions.

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