Secondary School Chinese
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floppy\" post_id=\"2017863\" time=\"1616039705\" user_id=\"97579:
Oral grade will be printed in the O-Level Cert - Distinction, Merit, ...
As for oral, it used to be passed or ungraded only. There wasn’t really a grade, is there one now? -
floppy\" post_id=\"2017863\" time=\"1616039705\" user_id=\"97579:
There is a merit, distinction thing now, written on your O level cert. Is that considered a grade? Or performance indicator?
As for oral, it used to be passed or ungraded only. There wasn’t really a grade, is there one now?
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qms\" post_id=\"2017850\" time=\"1616030643\" user_id=\"5718:
Love this 点题,
Hence they can still have \"the chance to bite at the same cherry, twice!\"
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MerlionInGermany\" post_id=\"2017854\" time=\"1616032974\" user_id=\"2964:
Thank you, to both (qms & MerlionGermany), for prompt reply. Appreciated.
And I think every school does that — take O level CL in sec 4 mid year and sec 4 year end, for CL students. And it has been this way for at least 30 years. The only difference between now and 30 years ago, is that they get a separate grade for oral exam now.qms\" post_id=\"2017850\" time=\"1616030643\" user_id=\"5718:
Non-HCL students take Express Chinese O Levels exam in June when they are in Sec 4. If they are not satisfied with the results, they can take the exam again at the end of the year. Hence they can still have \"the chance to bite at the same cherry, twice!\"
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Another question
How about, for IP (A-level track) students ?
IP (Year 3 and 4) students actually no need to take any O-level Standard CL paper at all.
It is not required of them, because they already have secured & \"choped\" a seat inside the affliated IP-A-level-JC awaiting them, come Year 5. They dont need to be bothered by the L1R5 thing.
IP students only need to take the O-level HCL \"gao hua\" paper, at the end of their Year 4, in November month.
However,
let's say there is this scenario.
There are some IP students, very weak in HCL.
Why are they weak, in HCL ?
Reasons could be attributed to following -
1) they have a challenging time, coping with (8 to 10) subjects struggling inside the IP curriculum, no time to breathe. End up hardly, barely got time to focus on HCL, end up their HCL is very weak
or
2) at PSLE already, their Chinese was already weak. Somehow, their weakness had not been addressed properly, and continued into Secondary school ...
3) for some other personal reasons, some IP students still prefer to take the O-level \"bu-hua\".
For these IP students,
on their own personal initiative, not compulsory,
can they approach their Chinese HOD, ask to take O-level bu-hua earlier in June then?
Reason why these weak IP students still prefer to take O-level bu-hua is because
so that they don't get a rude shock in results later on, when sit for O-level (gao hua) at end of their Year 4 (Nov).
Take O-level (bu hua) earlier,
in June (Year 3) or
In November (Year 3)
In June (Year 4) ?
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Definition of IP students here, refer to those inside the A-level track. Not refering to those studying the IB curriculum like IB (MGS / ACSI / SJI) -
phtthp\" post_id=\"2017875\" time=\"1616044195\" user_id=\"35251:
If they are weak in HCL, they should opt for an IP school that does not make HCL compulsory. If I am not mistaken,
How about, for IP (A-level track) students ?
let's say there is this scenario.
There are some IP students, very weak in HCL.
For these IP students,
on their own personal initiative, not compulsory,
can they approach their Chinese HOD, ask to take O-level bu-hua earlier in June then?
Reason why these weak IP students still prefer to take O-level bu-hua is because
so that they don't get a rude shock in results later on, when sit for O-level (gao hua) at end of their Year 4 (Nov).
Take O-level (bu hua) earlier,
in June (Year 3) or
In November (Year 3)
In June (Year 4) ?
IP schools that do not make HCL compulsory > IP schools that make HCL compulsory. So there are many options.
If somehow they are weak in HCL but insist on going for an IP school that makes HCL compulsory, they also wont be in for a rude shock at the sec 4 year end O level HCL exam because if they are weak and remain weak, they would be seeing that bad grade many times throughout the 4 years
Also, while I am not privy to promotion criteria of all IP schools, I believe failing O level HCL (and not having sat for O level CL) does not stop you from going on to JC1. So rude shock or not, there is no need to find your HOD to ask to take the O level CL exam. You will get your chance to sit for the exam eventually. Therefore, I think the system is set up such that there is no need to worry about not having taken the O level CL exam by sec 4. -
Actually, the intention for allowing to sit for CL paper earlier is to relieve students' burden of a subject come end of the year (since CL papers are set locally), rather than to give them 2 chances (no doubt there's this added advantage for some).
Also, the https://chenlaoshi.wixsite.com/psleprepclass/post/o%E6%B0%B4%E5%87%86%E8%80%83%E8%AF%95-gce-o-level-cl%E5%8D%8E%E6%96%87%E4%B8%8Ehcl%E9%AB%98%E7%BA%A7%E5%8D%8E%E6%96%87%E7%9A%84%E8%AF%95%E5%8D%B7%E6%A0%BC%E5%BC%8F%E4%B9%8B%E5%88%AB are quite vast -
In my dd IP school, HCL is compulsory. For girls who din do well for HCL (I don’t know whether it is below B4 or C6), at sec 3, they are asked to read the CL syllabus and take the O level CL exam thereafter.
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MintLeaf\" post_id=\"123024\" time=\"1265872316\" user_id=\"14953:
Hi Mint leaf,
Hi Daisyt and Mathsparks,
I know this may not fit this topic, but can you or your child give the following a go? I want an opinion. Do you think this is easy or difficult for Express Chinese (not HCL)?
综合填空
人人都 Q1 (渴望 向往 期待 盼望)被理解，但理解在哪儿呢?它无形无色，抽象得不可 Q2 (捉摸 思议 理喻 分析)。然而，理解对于人生又那么重要。难怪人人都希望能被理解，人人都觉得自己被人理解得太少，感到生活中更多的是误解、曲解、费解，甚至是大惑不解。人世间之所以有很多 Q3 ( 利害 隔阂 分歧 迷惑)和矛盾，就是由于缺乏理解造成的啊!
理解尽管玄妙，但却也 Q4 (掺杂 混合 渗透 出现)在我们生活之中。音乐会上的掌声，雪天送来的炭火，对走路不便的老人的搀扶，献给失败者的鲜花，Q5 (志同道合 风雨同舟 一帆风顺 同心协力)的伴侣等等，还有很多，不知道你可曾留意过。
为了 Q6 (增加 增添 补充 弥补)孤父寡母自己无法替代的感情，子女主动为他们牵线搭桥，寻找伴侣; 自己虽然被打倒了，但却赢得对手的佩服，这比同伴的 Q7 (鼓掌 欢呼 赞美 喝彩)更令人激奋。有些人相处了一辈子，彼此仍不甚了解; 有些人只需要一道眼波，双方便 Q8 (心心相印 相濡以沫 同甘共苦 温故知新)。有些人宁可要一个聪明的敌人， 也不愿意要一个愚蠢的朋友。有一些人一 Q9 (片 副 颗 套)铁石心肠，却被一声问候叩开了泪的闸门。这些，不正是理解在起作用吗?
理解事物是困难的，理解人更困难。你得 Q10 (忍受 忍心 忍耐 残忍)，探求，斗争，甚至做出牺牲。
Understand above was a message posted in Y2010, eleven years ago.
However, may we ask
from which S3 / S4 Secondary school's test paper content was this from, or
from which O-level Chinese Assessment book content ?
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Hi, my ds is in IP Y1. He just got back his first gaohua compo test; 情境作文. Any idea when would IP schools introduce 高华 exam format; 电邮发表看法 and 议论文? TIA
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KCSpider\" post_id=\"2019016\" time=\"1617154505\" user_id=\"190721:
Some schools start \"yi lun wen\" zuowen in Y2, from Term 2 onwards.
Hi, my ds is in IP Y1. He just got back his first gaohua compo test; 情境作文. Any idea when would IP schools introduce 高华 exam format; 电邮发表看法 and 议论文? TIA
Some start later, in Y2 Term 3 (July) , after the June school holiday break.
By Term 4 (Y2),
students have the choice :
to choose to write \"yi lun wen\" or qin jing zuowen,
in their year-end (October) Y2 gao-hua Assessment
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