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Introduction to Access 3 Courses in Cantonese and Mandarin
Introduction to Access 3 Courses in Cantonese and Mandarin
25 April 2008Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh
Access 3 Courses in Cantonese and Mandarin Access 3 Courses in Cantonese and Mandarin
Jim McDonald
Qualifications Manager NQ Languages
Fan Lin
NQ Development Officer
Access 3 Courses in Cantonese and MandarinAccess 3 Courses in Cantonese and Mandarin
Aims of the event
To familiarise delegates with structure and delivery of Course Units
To explore approaches to assessment of Units
Access 3 Courses in Cantonese and MandarinAccess 3 Courses in Cantonese and Mandarin
Structure of the event
Presentation
Workshop
Access 3 Courses in Cantonese and MandarinAccess 3 Courses in Cantonese and Mandarin
Fan Lin
National Qualifications Development Officer
Chinese Languages
Access 3 Courses in Cantonese and Mandarin
National Course SCQF
Advanced Higher 7
Higher 6
Intermediate 2 5
Intermediate 1 4
Access 3 3
Introduction to Chinese Languages National Courses: Qualifications Framework
Access 3 Courses in Cantonese and MandarinAccess 3 Courses in Cantonese and Mandarin
Overview of Course
National Course (NC) in Access 3 consists of three Units:
Personal Language Transactional Language Language in Work
Access 3 Courses in Cantonese and MandarinAccess 3 Courses in Cantonese and Mandarin
Overview of Course (cont.)
Each Unit lasts approximately 40 hours
The Course also contains a notional extra 40 hours, which includes time for assessment
Overall, Course delivered in approximately 160 hours
Access 3 Courses in Cantonese and MandarinAccess 3 Courses in Cantonese and Mandarin
Overview of Course (cont.) There is no externally assessed examination for
NC Access 3
The three Course Units combine to create a Course Award for candidates
Units can be done individually, and certificated
Access 3 Courses in Cantonese and MandarinAccess 3 Courses in Cantonese and Mandarin
Approaches to Assessment
Each Unit has a range of Outcomes, which indicate the skills to be assessed
For each Unit there are a maximum of three Outcomes
Access 3 Courses in Cantonese and MandarinAccess 3 Courses in Cantonese and Mandarin
Approaches to Assessment (cont.)
Within the Outcomes, the Performance Criteria give precise detail of what must be covered
The Outcomes also detail the Evidence Requirements for each assessment area
Access 3 Courses in Cantonese and MandarinAccess 3 Courses in Cantonese and Mandarin
Approaches to Assessment (cont.)
Skills assessed across the Outcomes:
Speaking Reading Listening
Writing does not have to be assessed but can be part of learning and teaching activities
Access 3 Courses in Cantonese and MandarinAccess 3 Courses in Cantonese and Mandarin
Approaches to Assessment (cont.)
Each Unit assesses the range of skills
The skills (Speaking, Reading, Listening) can be assessed:
— separately
— or in a combined assessment
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Assessment Support
A Unit Specification is available for each Unit. This Specification is generic across all languages
Unit Specifications can be downloaded by SQA Co-ordinators from the secure area of SQA’s website
The Unit Specifications form the Arrangements document for the Access 3 Course
The Arrangements for Access 3 Courses can be downloaded at www.sqa.org.uk
Access 3 Courses in Cantonese and MandarinAccess 3 Courses in Cantonese and Mandarin
Assessment Support (cont.)
The Unit Specification includes exemplification of approaches to assessment
This includes assessment approaches for Chinese languages
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Approval
All candidates for NQ Courses (including Access 3) must be entered by an SQA Approved Centre
Centres wishing to seek Approval should contact SQA Customer Contact Centre at [email protected]
Workshop ActivitiesWorkshop Activities
Activity 1 — Familiarisation with Units
Activity 2 — Assessment Approaches
