Why do people tend do Chinese 3/4 in Y11?

[kyzoo]

I've been viewing it as the norm for a while, and then it just struck me as strange.

People tend to do French SL in Y12.

[IntoTheNewWorld]

I think it's because many people have been going to Chinese school since they were very young, and one more year really won't make a difference. May as well get it out of the way. On the other hand people start French in year 7 or so, and one year can make a significant difference.

[vexx]

a lot of people tend to do a 3/4 in their first language or a language they can speak quite fluently before yr12 so they can obtain a high score and get it out of the way. i know a girl who did 3/4 hungarian in grade 10 and got 47 cos she spoke it fluently and she didn't study once for it haha.

[kyzoo]

O, I haven't done much Chinese school, my Chinese is 80% self-taught, I started Chinese in Y7, and my Chinese has improved tenfold this year; so I'm not really able to relate to this "one more year won't make a difference" perception, but I guess I can understand it.

[Gloamglozer]

I did Chinese: SL in year 11 because there were only two available 3+4 subjects for me to do:

1.  LOTE: Chinese SL or
2.  Religion & Society 3+4

Now if you had to choose, which one would you pick?  lol

[monokekie]

chinese was my only choice, because i was new and didn't do accelerated maths or applied for bio

otherwise i would have done biology

[TrueTears]

I did SLA in year 11 because languages take up a lot of time, so I had to focus a lot on it if I wanted to do well.

Year 11 I had a lot of time, so I did it in year 11.

[Gloamglozer]

I did SLA in year 11 because languages take up a lot of time, so I had to focus a lot on it if I wanted to do well.

Year 11 I had a lot of time, so I did it in year 11.

Oh yeah, that was one of the other reasons why I did it as well.  Definitely one of the wisest decisions I've made about my education thus far.

  Also, your karma is 2012 right now...

[simonhu81292]

Does that mean doing chinese 3/4 in year 12... is not a good idea? also doing another 5 subjects at school.
 

[jejak]

I did SLA in year 11 because languages take up a lot of time, so I had to focus a lot on it if I wanted to do well.

This is definitely a wise idea, and was (anecdotally) the main reason why most of the year 11s in my class were doing 3/4 CSL or CLSA. Although I wonder: given that this reason would be applicable to all languages, why is it especially common to Chinese? Could it be a cultural attitude amongst a lot of Chinese-background students (or perhaps their parents) that makes this seem more attractive?

I think it's because many people have been going to Chinese school since they were very young, and one more year really won't make a difference.

I don't mean to be bitchy, but you can take this argument a little further: there are always a few students in the CSL and CSLA streams that are not _genuine_ second language students, and so if they have already received a Chinese-language education overseas, they're going to blitz 3/4, whether its in yr 11 or yr 12. This is certainly true of the one yr 11 guy in my CSL class who got a 50 - not that I begrudge him anything.

[monokekie]

Does that mean doing chinese 3/4 in year 12... is not a good idea? also doing another 5 subjects at school.
 

mm, it really depends, if you need to put a lot of effort into studying chinese, i suggest that you do it in yr 11.

but a friend enrolled in chinese 3/4 for both yr 11 and yr 12 , but didn't sit the exam 4 yr 11, so the yr 12 chinese becomes less stressful for her as she has covered most of the content in yr 11. if you find chinese easy, why not give it a go during yr 12? =P

[jejak]

a friend enrolled in chinese 3/4 for both yr 11 and yr 12 , but didn't sit the exam 4 yr 11, so the yr 12 chinese becomes less stressful for her as she has covered most of the content in yr 11.

This method also gives you ages to prepare your detailed study in a hell of a lot of depth, which for me at least was the hardest part of the CSL exam.

[monokekie]

a friend enrolled in chinese 3/4 for both yr 11 and yr 12 , but didn't sit the exam 4 yr 11, so the yr 12 chinese becomes less stressful for her as she has covered most of the content in yr 11.

This method also gives you ages to prepare your detailed study in a hell of a lot of depth, which for me at least was the hardest part of the CSL exam.

yup, i think that's a pro idea. her mum is a chinese teacher

[simonhu81292]

i am doing advanced as well... so hopefully 38 - 40...but i guess i am up for it...thanks monokekie...法克油？
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[monokekie]

i am doing advanced as well... so hopefully 38 - 40...but i guess i am up for it...thanks monokekie...法克油？
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no probs  anytime

i wonder why is Sony Ericsson so dumb that its phone's touchscreen sucks so bad. soz off topic but it is so frustrating.