What is the difference between Chinese and Higher Chinese (HCL)?
The expectations for HCL are much higher. This could be seen in many areas:
1) The number of Chinese characters to learn are more.
2) HCL exam is more difficult because there are no MCQs, no listening comprehension and no oral components, these are all areas most pupils tend to do well in.
3) The marks are the same for both papers - 40 marks, but the weightage in HCL is 40%, compared to CL's 20%.
4) The composition topics for HCL are more difficult to master, there is no picture-topic writing!
5) The comprehension answers are not so straightforward and lifting is not good enough.
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In short, pupils who are hardworking tend to do quite well for their Chinese papers. I even had pupils who got A* telling me they don't read any Chinese books. However, such pupils may not do so well for their HCL papers.
Most who find HCL easy, are those who read. There is no substitute for reading. Considering the vast amount of unsuitable materials out there, what to read?
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