Question 1

What is NCEA AS 91824 about?

Accepted Answer

This achievement standard asks you to have real conversations in New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) where you actively participate, express your own views clearly, and engage with different ideas and perspectives. You need to show you can interact confidently in various situations—from casual chats to more formal discussions—without needing to rehearse everything beforehand, and use appropriate Deaf cultural conventions while doing so.

Question 2

What do students need to do for AS 91824?

Accepted Answer

1. Take an active part in conversations by expressing and sustaining your own views 2. Interact with spontaneity and fluency, maintaining discussions without heavy rehearsal 3. Explore and justify different ideas and perspectives by evaluating them and providing explanations or evidence 4. Use a range of contextually appropriate language features, vocabulary, and interactive strategies like questioning, agreeing/disagreeing, and seeking clarification 5. Demonstrate appropriate Deaf cultural conventions and maintain clear, understandable communication across different situations (formal, informal, social, impromptu)

Question 3

What's the difference between Achieved, Merit, and Excellence for AS 91824?

Accepted Answer

Achieved: You interact clearly in NZSL, express your own views, and engage with different perspectives, though your signing may have some inconsistencies in articulation, vocabulary choice, sign order, or fluency. Merit: You interact convincingly with a good range of language suited to your audience, and you make generally successful choices in how to keep the conversation going without major interruptions to clarity. Excellence: You interact effectively with a strong range of language that is consistently appropriate for the situation and audience, and you skilfully navigate the conversation using a variety of strategies while maintaining clear, unhindered communication throughout.

Question 4

What mistakes do students typically make in AS 91824?

Accepted Answer

1. Not showing enough genuine interaction—submitting recordings of prepared speeches or one-sided presentations rather than real back-and-forth conversations where you respond and react to others 2. Failing to explore or justify different perspectives; students present their own view but don't engage with or evaluate other people's ideas 3. Poor use of facial grammar, space, or Deaf cultural conventions; not demonstrating awareness of these important elements of natural NZSL communication

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