Study Guide
Field 171: Bilingual Education Assessment—Cantonese
Presentational Speaking: Cantonese Sample Assignments
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This study guide includes three sections for the Presentational Speaking section of the test:
- Directions, Performance Characteristics, and Score Scale for the Presentational Speaking Assignments
- Presentational Speaking: English Sample Assignments
- Presentational Speaking: Cantonese Sample Assignments
In this study guide, two sample assignments are provided to assist an examinee in preparing for the actual test. On the actual test, there will be one Presentational Speaking: Cantonese assignment to which the examinee will have to provide a response.
Competency 0008
Presentational Speaking: Cantonese
Presentational Speaking: Cantonese
Sample Assignment 1
[Note: All text will be presented in English; only the candidate response is in Cantonese.]
[The examinee will see on screen the following directions:]
You may take up to 5 minutes to review the assignment below and to prepare your response. Then, the screen will automatically advance and recording will automatically begin. The assignment will remain on the screen during recording. You may take up to 3 minutes to respond to the assignment. Begin reviewing the assignment and preparing your response now.
[The prompt will be presented on screen ONLY, such as the sample prompt below:]
In your opinion, should students be required to go to school during the summer?
Imagine that you are addressing an audience of educators, parents, and caregivers. Speaking in Cantonese, respond to the question above. In your response, you must:
- state and explain your opinion about the question; and
- support your opinion by providing at least two relevant ideas or examples.
Your response must be in your own words.
DO NOT click the Next button unless you are ready to record your response.
[If the examinee clicks "Next" before the preparation time has ended, the following warning appears in a pop-up: "You have chosen to begin speaking before your 5 minutes of preparation time has ended. If you click "Yes" below, the screen will automatically advance, and recording will automatically begin. Are you sure you want to begin speaking now?"]
[The prompt will be presented on screen ONLY, such as the sample prompt below:]
Begin to respond in Cantonese at the sound of the tone. You may take up to 3 minutes to complete your response.
In your opinion, should students be required to go to school during the summer?
Imagine that you are addressing an audience of educators, parents, and caregivers. Speaking in Cantonese, respond to the question above. In your response, you must:
- state and explain your opinion about the question; and
- support your opinion by providing at least two relevant ideas or examples.
Your response must be in your own words.
DO NOT click the Next button unless you have finished recording your response.
[After 3 minutes of recording, the recorder box will change to "Complete," and the examinee is automatically advanced to the next screen.]
Presentational Speaking: Cantonese
Sample Strong Response to Sample Assignment 1
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[Simplified]
我不认为任何人都应该在暑假上学。这是一个让学生体验没有学校要求和家庭作业责任的生活的季节。学生在暑假期间可以更好地控制自己的时间和决定.....他们可以探索新的可能性。
我记得夏天的兴奋！我一直期待着在家中和朋友在一起的自由。早上醒来真是太好了......想想如何度过这一天。我无法想象没有暑假离开学校的沉闷生活！. . .众所周知，.....暑假是......与你所爱的人建立联系......比如兄弟姐妹、父母......和其他亲戚。家庭有机会分享时间一起做事或一起玩游戏.....不用担心学校的责任。通过加强这些关系，孩子们创造了他们终生难忘的回忆！
除了与家人和朋友建立关系外，远离教科书、学校项目和考试的暑假,....学生可以做与学年平时不同的活动。有机会根据自己的兴趣选择做什么.....帮助他们探索自己.....这是成长的重要组成部分。我是年轻人暑假的倡导者！
[Traditional]
我不認為任何人都應該在暑假上學。這是一個讓學生體驗沒有學校要求和家庭作業責任的生活的季節。學生在暑假期間可以更好地控制自己的時間和決定.....他們可以探索新的可能性。
我記得夏天的興奮！我一直期待著在家中和朋友在一起的自由。早上醒來真是太好了......想想如何度過這一天。我無法想像沒有暑假離開學校的沉悶生活！. . .眾所周知,.....暑假是......與你所愛的人建立聯繫......比如兄弟姐妹、父母......和其他親戚。家庭有機會分享時間一起做事或一起玩遊戲.....不用擔心學校的責任。通過加強這些關係，孩子們創造了他們終生難忘的回憶！
除了與家人和朋友建立關係外，遠離教科書、學校項目和考試的暑假,....學生可以做與學年平時不同的活動。有機會根據自己的興趣選擇做什麼.....幫助他們探索自己.....這是成長的重要組成部分。我是年輕人暑假的宣導者！
Note: The sample strong response for the presentational speaking assignment is an example of a response that a candidate might record. While the sample response demonstrates effective presentational speaking skills, it could contain typical errors that candidates may produce when speaking in Cantonese. Please see the rationale below for more details.
Presentational Speaking: Cantonese
Rationale for Sample Strong Response to Sample Assignment 1
The response effectively communicates clear and logically sequenced ideas delivered with a consistent flow of speech, few pauses, intelligible pronunciation and appropriate intonation. Minor errors and pauses do not interfere with comprehensibility. Examples of such errors include some inconsistency in the flow of speech and a few pauses.
The candidate establishes a clear position on the issue presented in the question and effectively supports the established position with two of the candidate’s own relevant ideas and examples based on the benefits of summer vacations on the life of the students. For example, during the summer children bond with their relatives and friends and enjoy activities other than those related to school projects and tests.
The response effectively uses language, style and sociolinguistic conventions appropriate for the intended audience. The candidate effectively uses a range of appropriate grammatical constructions, time frames and sentence structures. Minor errors do not interfere with comprehensibility.
Presentational Speaking: Cantonese
Sample Assignment 2
[Note: All text will be presented in English; only the candidate response is in Cantonese.]
[The examinee will see on screen the following directions:]
You may take up to 5 minutes to review the assignment below and to prepare your response. Then, the screen will automatically advance and recording will automatically begin. The assignment will remain on the screen during recording. You may take up to 3 minutes to respond to the assignment. Begin reviewing the assignment and preparing your response now.
[The prompt will be presented on screen ONLY, such as the sample prompt below:]
In your opinion, can using contests in class promote student learning?
Imagine that you are addressing an audience of educators, parents, and caregivers. Speaking in Cantonese, respond to the question above. In your response, you must:
- state and explain your opinion about the question; and
- support your opinion by providing at least two relevant ideas or examples.
Your response must be in your own words.
DO NOT click the Next button unless you are ready to record your response.
[If the examinee clicks "Next" before the preparation time has ended, the following warning appears in a pop-up: "You have chosen to begin speaking before your 5 minutes of preparation time has ended. If you click "Yes" below, the screen will automatically advance, and recording will automatically begin. Are you sure you want to begin speaking now?"]
[The prompt will be presented on screen ONLY, such as the sample prompt below:]
Begin to respond in Cantonese at the sound of the tone. You may take up to 3 minutes to complete your response.
In your opinion, can using contests in class promote student learning?
Imagine that you are addressing an audience of educators, parents, and caregivers. Speaking in Cantonese, respond to the question above. In your response, you must:
- state and explain your opinion about the question; and
- support your opinion by providing at least two relevant ideas or examples.
Your response must be in your own words.
DO NOT click the Next button unless you have finished recording your response.
[After 3 minutes of recording, the recorder box will change to "Complete," and the examinee is automatically advanced to the next screen.]
Presentational Speaking: Cantonese
Sample Strong Response to Sample Assignment 2
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[Note: In the transcript below, two dots indicate that the speaker paused. The three-dot ellipsis indicates that the speaker omitted text when quoting from the article. Errors in emphasis are indicated in brackets.]
[Simplified]
在我看来.....比赛不应该被用来促进学生的学习。教室应该创造归属感和接受感.....让每个学生都能感到自在，尽力而为。不应该使用比赛的一个原因是因为它......创建…….学生的不同反应。当老师宣布比赛时，有些人会觉得自己站在世界之巅......因为他们可能喜欢在比赛中获胜并击败其他人。但是也会有其他学生回家后会感觉很糟糕.....知道他们在这些比赛中是输家。对于所有学生来说，这似乎不是一个好的学习策略。此外，同样的学生经常获胜！远非促进学生之间的学习和合作......这种消极情绪可能会破坏他们作为同学的关系。
不在课堂上使用竞赛的另一个原因是，一些学生在参加比赛时会感到紧张和焦虑。这些学生害怕让他们的团队失望，因为他们可能认为自己知道的不如其他人多。但实际上......可能是这些学生不喜欢在别人面前表演，或者......在班上的每个人面前当场表演。高度焦虑不会促进学生的学习！
[Traditional]
在我看來.....比賽不應該被用來促進學生的學習。教室應該創造歸屬感和接受感.....讓每個學生都能感到自在，盡力而為。不應該使用比賽的一個原因是因為它......創建……學生的不同反應。當老師宣布比賽時，有些人會覺得自己站在世界之巔......因為他們可能喜歡在比賽中獲勝並擊敗其他人。但是也會有其他學生回家後會感覺很糟糕.....知道他們在這些比賽中是輸家。對於所有學生來說，這似乎不是一個好的學習策略。此外，同樣的學生經常獲勝！遠非促進學生之間的學習和合作......這種消極情緒可能會破壞他們作為同學的關係。
不在課堂上使用競賽的另一個原因是，一些學生在參加比賽時會感到緊張和焦慮。這些學生害怕讓他們的團隊失望，因為他們可能認為自己知道的不如其他人多。但實際上......可能是這些學生不喜歡在別人面前表演，或者......在班上的每個人面前當場表演。高度焦慮不會促進學生的學習！
Note: The sample strong response for the presentational speaking assignment is an example of a response that a candidate might record. While the sample response demonstrates effective presentational speaking skills, it could contain typical errors that candidates may produce when speaking in Cantonese. Please see the rationale below for more details.
Presentational Speaking: Cantonese
Rationale for Sample Strong Response to Sample Assignment 2
The response effectively communicates clear and logically sequenced ideas delivered with a consistent flow of speech, few pauses, intelligible pronunciation and appropriate intonation. Minor errors and pauses do not interfere with comprehensibility. Examples of such errors include some inconsistency in the flow of speech and a few pauses.
The candidate establishes a clear position on the issue presented in the question and effectively supports the established position with two of the candidate’s own relevant ideas and examples. The response effectively considers the reasons why contests should not be used in class as they are not a good learning strategy for all students.
The response effectively uses language, style and sociolinguistic conventions appropriate for the intended audience. The candidate effectively uses a range of appropriate grammatical constructions, time frames and sentence structures. Minor errors do not interfere with comprehensibility.