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June 25, 2008

Official Notice - Amendments to the Japanese Background Speakers HSC course prescriptions 2009-2013

BOS 33/08 (Vol 17 No 3)

The Board wishes to advise teachers and students of the following amendments to the Japanese Background Speakers HSC course prescriptions for 2009-2013.

  • The following chapters in the text, Otokodatera ni onnanaki, are prescribed for study:
  • 'Wakagumi no nakademo hassou' and 'Otokonaki no bigaku'.
  • The publisher of the text, Chiisaki mono e, is Shinchosha.

  • Effective

    Commencement of 2009 HSC course

    Contact:

    Dr Margaret Silink
    Inspector, Languages
    (02) 9367 8152
    margaret.silink@bos.nsw.edu.au

June 20, 2008

Official Notice - Amendments to Stage 6 Languages Extension Syllabuses

BOS 32/08 (Vol 17 No 3)

Amendments to Stage 6 Languages Extension syllabuses in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Modern Greek and Spanish

The Board wishes to advise teachers of minor amendments to the Stage 6 Languages Extension syllabuses in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Modern Greek and Spanish.

The amended syllabuses and a summary of changes will be available by the beginning of Term 3 2008 on the Board of Studies website.

The amended syllabuses will be effective for the HSC course and examination in 2009.

The website will contain:

  • the original syllabuses approved in 2000 (which remain current for the HSC course and examination in 2008)
  • the amended syllabuses (for the HSC course and examination in 2009).

Effective: 2009 HSC course and examination

Contact:
Dr Margaret Silink
Inspector, Languages
(02) 9367 8152
margaret.silink@bos.nsw.edu.au


Official Notice - Amendments to Stage 6 Languages Continuers Syllabuses

BOS 31/08 (Vol 17 No 3)

Amendments to Stage 6 Languages Continuers syllabuses in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Modern Greek, Modern Hebrew, Spanish and Vietnamese

The Board wishes to advise teachers of minor amendments to the Stage 6 Languages Continuers syllabuses in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Modern Greek, Modern Hebrew, Spanish and Vietnamese.

The amended syllabuses and a summary of changes will be available by the beginning of Term 3 2008 on the Board of Studies website.

The amended syllabuses will be effective for the HSC examination in 2009.

The website will contain:

  • the original syllabuses approved in 1999 (which remain current for the HSC course and examination in 2008)
  • the amended syllabuses (for the HSC examination in 2009).

Effective: 2009 HSC examination

Contact:
Dr Margaret Silink
Inspector, Languages
(02) 9367 8152
margaret.silink@bos.nsw.edu.au


Official Notice - Amendments to Stage 6 Languages Background Speakers Syllabuses

BOS 30/08 (Vol 17 No 3)

Amendments to Stage 6 Languages Background Speakers syllabuses in Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese and Korean

The Board wishes to advise teachers of minor amendments to the Stage 6 Languages Background Speakers syllabuses in Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese and Korean.

The amended syllabuses and a summary of changes will be available by the beginning of Term 3 2008 on the Board of Studies website.

The amended syllabuses will be effective for the HSC examination in 2009.

The website will contain:

  • the original syllabuses approved in 1999 (which remain current for the HSC course and examination in 2008)
  • the amended syllabuses (for the HSC examination in 2009).

Effective: 2009 HSC examination

Contact:
Dr Margaret Silink
Inspector, Languages
(02) 9367 8152
margaret.silink@bos.nsw.edu.au

June 19, 2008

Specimen paper package for 2009 Arabic Beginners

A specimen paper package for Arabic Beginners is now available on the Board's website. The package includes an introduction, an HSC specimen paper, a listening transcript in Arabic, an English translation of the Arabic listening transcript, an HSC specimen mapping grid, the marking guidelines for the oral examination, sample marking guidelines and an explanation of the performance bands.

June 13, 2008

Official Notice - Minor Amendment to Malay Background Speakers Stage 6 Syllabus

BOS 29/08 (Vol 17 No 3)

Minor Amendment to Malay Background Speakers Stage 6 Syllabus – Rotation of Prescribed Themes

The Board wishes to advise teachers and students of an amendment to the rotation of the prescribed themes for the Malay Background Speakers course for the 2009 Higher School Certificate.

The prescribed themes for the 2009 HSC, and until further notice, are ‘cultural change’ and ‘socioeconomic change and development’.

Please replace section 8.1.1 Prescribed Themes on page 15 of the syllabus with the following:

8.1.1 Prescribed Themes

There are four prescribed themes, two to be studied each year:

2008

  • Malaysia and the world (Year 12)
  • socioeconomic change and development (Year 12)
  • women in society (Year 11)
  • cultural change (Year 11)

2009 and until further notice

  • Malaysia and the world (Year 11)
  • socioeconomic change and development (Year 12)
  • women in society (Year 11)
  • cultural change (Year 12)

See the Board’s website (http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au) for the resource list which includes the Required Reading List.

Effective: Immediately

Contact:

Dr Margaret Silink
Inspector, Languages
(02) 9367 8152
margaret.silink@bos.nsw.edu.au

Howard Jacobs
Senior Assessment Officer
(02) 9367 8039
howard.jacobs@bos.nsw.edu.au

April 23, 2008

Official Notice - Amendment to Chinese Background Speakers HSC Course Prescriptions 2009-2013

BOS 19/08 (Vol 17 No 2)

The Board wishes to advise teachers and students that the song 'Master of the Future', in Master of the Future by Da You Luo, has been withdrawn from the list of HSC Course Prescriptions for 2009–2013.

Effective: Commencement of 2009 HSC course

Contact


Official Notice - Amendment to Korean Background Speakers HSC Course Prescriptions 2009-2013

BOS 22/08 (Vol 17 No 2)

The Board wishes to advise teachers and students that the recount 'Crying at Mt Gumgang', in Differently Today by No-He Park, has been withdrawn from the list of HSC Course Prescriptions for 2009–2013.

Effective: Commencement of 2009 HSC course

Contact


Official Notice - Amendment to Japanese Background Speakers HSC Course Prescriptions 2009-2013

BOS 21/08 (Vol 17 No 2)

The Board wishes to advise teachers and students that the film Aozora no yukue (The Way of Blue Sky), directed by Masahiko Nagasawa, has been withdrawn from the list of HSC Course Prescriptions for 2009–2013.

Effective: Commencement of 2009 HSC course

Contact

March 25, 2008

HSC Languages Oral Exam Timetable 2008

Important information for students - Languages Oral Examinations Timetable
Examinations will be conducted from 9 August to 20 September 2008.

PDF available on the BOS website - HSC Languages Oral Exam Timetable 2008

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