We’d like to provide clarification regarding the requirement for students to refer to more than one event or experience in their responses for the 1.1 and 1.2 Achievement Standards.

To meet the standard, students must demonstrate their ability to use varied language appropriate to the context throughout their communication. This means that referencing multiple events or experiences is essential—not only to meet the plural form indicated in the standards, but also to allow students to show a range of language.

Further detail on this requirement is available in the NIF Webinar recordings hosted on the NZALT webpage: NCEA Language Standards - RAMP updates-20241119_123237-Meeting Recording.mp4 - Google Drive.

We encourage you to view the relevant sections for a deeper understanding:

• 1.1 Achievement Standard: Refer to timestamp 7:05
• 1.2 Achievement Standard: Refer to timestamp 9:40

There are a range of assessor support resources to help clarify this aspect of the standard on the NZQA subject specific pages. These include the National Moderators report Languages - National Moderator's Report - NZQA, a Webcast unpacking the 1.2 with regard to events or experiences Languages webcasts - NZQA, and an online module and APT on Putake the NZQA learning Management System  Online courses and modules for assessors - NZQA.

We encourage you to share this clarification and accompanying resources with your networks and teaching teams to promote consistent understanding and implementation across schools.