HSC hub

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Languages

Due to the number of HSC language courses available and smaller candidature sizes, the HSC hub for languages provides advice documents for each of the course levels.

Professional teacher associations, foreign government agencies and universities have provided support for many language courses.

For collegial discussions with other teachers and advice from the Languages and Culture team, please join our Languages NSW (7-12) virtual statewide staffroom (department staff only).

We also have support available on the Stage 6 languages section of the department’s curriculum website, including:

  • practice speaking questions for most Beginners and Continuers courses
  • sample listening and reading activities for most Beginners and Continuers courses.

Resources

Advice for Beginners languages students

Available now

A downloadable guide for students preparing for their Beginners Languages HSC examinations.

Beginners
NSW Department of Education

Advice for Continuers languages students

Available now

A downloadable guide for students preparing for their Continuers Languages HSC examinations.

Continuers
NSW Department of Education

Advice for Extension languages students

Available now

A downloadable guide for students preparing for their Extension Languages HSC examinations.

Extension
NSW Department of Education

Advice for [Language] and Literature students

Available now

A downloadable guide for students preparing for their [Language] and Literature HSC examinations.

[Language] and Literature
NSW Department of Education

Advice for [Language] in Context students

Available now

A downloadable guide for students preparing for their [Language] in Context HSC examinations.

[Language] in Context
NSW Department of Education

Advice for students of Latin Continuers

Available now

A downloadable guide for students preparing for their Latin Continuers HSC examination.

Continuers
NSW Department of Education

Advice for students of Latin Extension

Available now

A downloadable guide for students preparing for their Latin Extension HSC examination.

Extension
NSW Department of Education

Beginners courses

Available now

An instructional video with advice to students on how to approach HSC oral and written examinations.

Beginners
NSW Department of Education

Continuers courses

Available now

An instructional video with advice to students on how to approach HSC oral and written examinations.

Continuers
NSW Department of Education

Reflections and advice from past HSC students

Available now

To support preparation for the HSC, this package includes videos with successful languages students and targeted questions for students and teachers to consider.

Beginners and Continuers
NSW Department of Education

Stage 6 Arabic Continuers – text types

Available now

A downloadable guide to build students' understanding of the purpose, sample structure and suggested features of a range of texts.

Continuers
NSW Department of Education

Stage 6 Continuers – answering listening and reading questions

Available now

A downloadable guide to support students to answer a range of listening and reading question styles at HSC level.

Continuers
NSW Department of Education

Stage 6 French Continuers – text types

Available now

A downloadable guide to build students' understanding of the purpose, sample structure and suggested features of a range of texts.

Continuers
NSW Department of Education

Stage 6 Japanese Continuers – text types

Available now

A downloadable guide to build students' understanding of the purpose, sample structure and suggested features of a range of texts.

Continuers
NSW Department of Education