Student Achievement in Asian Languages Education

Part 2: Descriptions of Student Achievement

This report is in four volumes:

Part 1: Project Report

Part 2: Descriptions of Student Achievement

Part 3: Appendices

Part 4: Exemplars with Commentaries.

Australian Government 2011

This research was funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations under the School Languages Program.

Disclaimer

The views expressed in this report do not necessarily represent the views of the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

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Contents

Chinese

Year 6/7

Second Language Learners ................................................................................................................... 3

Background Language Learners ......................................................................................................... 10

Year 10

Second Language Learners ................................................................................................................. 17

Background Language Learners ......................................................................................................... 25

First Language Learners ...................................................................................................................... 33

Year 12

Second Language Learners ................................................................................................................. 39

Background Language Learners ......................................................................................................... 46

First Language Learners ...................................................................................................................... 54

Indonesian

Year 6/7

Second Language Learners .................................................................................................................... 62

Year 10

Second Language Learners .................................................................................................................... 70

Year 12

Second Language Learners .................................................................................................................... 81

First Language Learners ........................................................................................................................ 91

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Japanese

Year 6/7

Second Language Learners .................................................................................................................... 96

Second Language Bilingual Learners ................................................................................................... 103

First Language Learners ...................................................................................................................... 107

Year 10

Second Language Learners .................................................................................................................. 111

Year 12

Second Language Learners .................................................................................................................. 120

First Language Learners ...................................................................................................................... 131

Korean

Year 6/7

Second Language Learners .................................................................................................................. 135

Background Language Learners .......................................................................................................... 138

First Language Learners ...................................................................................................................... 145

Background Language Learners/First Language Learners .................................................................. 150

Year 10

Second Language Learners .................................................................................................................. 156

Background Language Learners .......................................................................................................... 171

First Language Learners ...................................................................................................................... 177

Year 12

Background Language Learners .......................................................................................................... 191

First Language Learners ...................................................................................................................... 199

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Chinese

Descriptions of Student Achievement

Year 6/7 Second Language Learners ...................................................................................................................... 3

Writing High ..................................................................................................................................... 3

Writing Average ............................................................................................................................... 4

Oral High .......................................................................................................................................... 5

Oral Average .................................................................................................................................... 6

Reading High .................................................................................................................................... 8

Reading Average .............................................................................................................................. 9

Background Language Learners ............................................................................................................ 10

Writing High ................................................................................................................................... 10

Writing Average ............................................................................................................................. 11

Oral High ........................................................................................................................................ 12

Oral Average .................................................................................................................................. 14

Reading High .................................................................................................................................. 15

Reading Average ............................................................................................................................ 16

Year 10 Second Language Learners .................................................................................................................... 17

Writing High ................................................................................................................................... 17

Writing Average ............................................................................................................................. 18

Oral High ........................................................................................................................................ 19

Oral Average .................................................................................................................................. 21

Reading High .................................................................................................................................. 22

Reading Average ............................................................................................................................ 23

Background Language Learners ............................................................................................................ 25

Writing High ................................................................................................................................... 25

Writing Average ............................................................................................................................. 26

Oral High ........................................................................................................................................ 27

Oral Average .................................................................................................................................. 29

Reading High .................................................................................................................................. 31

Reading Average ............................................................................................................................ 32

Chinese

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First Language Learners ........................................................................................................................ 33

Writing High ................................................................................................................................... 33

Writing Average ............................................................................................................................. 35

Oral High ........................