SLAG

Languages Scholarship

Subject Description

Head of Faculty: Miss C. Clech.

This course will extend the Level 3 programme by adding depth and breadth to the student’s knowledge. Extra-curricular tuition and workshops will prepare the students for the critical and analytical nature of the end-of-year examination. Candidates should demonstrate aspects of high level analysis and critical thinking, integration, synthesis and application of highly developed knowledge, skills and understanding to complex situations, logical development, precision and clarity of ideas.

Scholarship Chinese, French and Spanish Scholarship examinations have a listening, a writing, a reading and a speaking component. The listening, reading and speaking sections will be in the target language. There are two writing sections, one in the target language and one in English or te reo Māori. 

Students will be invited to enter this course in Term 1.

  


 

Prerequisites

Preference will be given to students who have a majority of Excellence grades in their Level 2 Language course, however discretionary entry will be offered by the Head of Faculty.

Assessment Information

External - Three hour examination, including a writing and a speaking section.