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Download German language practices and more Study notes German in PDF only on Docsity! RE LA TI NG LA NG UA GE E XA M IN AT IO NS TO TH E C OM M ON EU RO PE AN FR AM EW OR K OF R EF ER EN CE FO R LA NG UA GE S: LE AR NI NG , T EA CH IN G, A SS ES SM EN T • R ea di ng an d Lis te ni ng It em s a nd Ta sk s: Pi lo t S am pl es 1 INDEX Introduction to the Goethe-Institut 2 Start Deutsch 1 reading 6 Start Deutsch 2 reading 13 Start Deutsch 1 listening 21 Start Deutsch 2 listening 28 German GERMAN RE LA TI NG LA NG UA GE E XA M IN AT IO NS TO TH E C OM M ON EU RO PE AN FR AM EW OR K OF R EF ER EN CE FO R LA NG UA GE S: LE AR NI NG , T EA CH IN G, A SS ES SM EN T • R ea di ng an d Lis te ni ng It em s a nd Ta sk s: Pi lo t S am pl es 2 Introduction to the Goethe-Institut The Goethe-Institut is a non-profit-making, publicly funded organisation with its head office in Munich. It was founded in 1951 to promote a wider knowledge of the German language abroad and to foster cultural co-operation with other countries. As a worldwide organisation with over 140 centres in 80 countries serving over 170,000 students, the Goethe-Institut plays an important role in providing access to German language and culture all over the world. See: www.goethe.de The german language examinations The Goethe-Institut offers twelve German language examinations, ranging from Start Deutsch 1 (A1) to the Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom (C2+). All examinations are produced centrally at the head office of the Goethe-Institut in Munich. These examinations provide general and vocational qualifications to schools, colleges and employers. The first examina- tions to be developed were the Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom and the Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom and over the last forty years new examinations have been introduced and existing exams have been revised on a regular basis. When the Goethe-Institut became a member of ALTE (Association of Language Testers in Eu- rope) in 1990, the examinations were linked to the ALTE Framework . Subsequently the levels of the ALTE Framework were linked to the Council of Europe’s Common European Frame- work of Reference (2002) in a research project carried out at Cambridge ESOL. See: www.goethe.de/pruefungen and www.alte.org/can_do/framework/table.cfm The Quality Management System of the Goethe-Institut ensures that quality checks are im- plemented at all stages in the process - from commissioning new test material to an examina- tion being administered at any of their testing centres around the world. This helps to ensure that the examination system as a whole is consistent and stable over time. Test development The Goethe-Institut seeks to achieve the overall usefulness of its examinations by working closely with a range of stakeholders to ensure “fitness for purpose”. The specifications for each component of an examination provide a clear definition and description of what is be- ing tested, and provide the basis for enabling the Subject Officers at head office and the item writers to ensure that test materials comply with the underlying test constructs and intended content of the test. GERMAN RE LA TI NG LA NG UA GE E XA M IN AT IO NS TO TH E C OM M ON EU RO PE AN FR AM EW OR K OF R EF ER EN CE FO R LA NG UA GE S: LE AR NI NG , T EA CH IN G, A SS ES SM EN T • R ea di ng an d Lis te ni ng It em s a nd Ta sk s: Pi lo t S am pl es 5 Start Deutsch 1 Start Deutsch 2 Background to the examinations Start Deutsch 1 and Start Deutsch 2 are general German qualifications at CEFR Level A1 and A2, which were developed by the Goethe-Institut and the Weiterbildungs-Testsysteme GmbH (WBT) and which have been offered since spring 2004 at Goethe-Institutes and licensed test centres worldwide. The examinations recognise an elementary knowledge of German and the ability to cope with simple everyday written and spoken communications. Structure of the examinations Start Deutsch 1 and Start Deutsch 2 test the skills of Reading, Writing, Listening and Speak- ing – with each skill equally weighted at 25%. Both examinations are administered in three separate papers. Paper 1: Listening, Paper 2: Reading and Writing, Paper 3: Speaking. There are five possible grades: Four pass grades (very good, good, satisfactory, pass) and one fail grade. Results are based on candidates’ aggregate scores across the four skills. Effective level All Start Deutsch 1 and Start Deutsch 2 Reading, Listening and Writing tasks are pretested using volunteer candidates. Typically, pre-test candidates are students preparing to take the exam in the near future. A range of age and nationality groups is represented in the pre-test population which roughly corresponds to that of the live candidature. Pre-tested materials are then subject to statistical analysis at task and item level using both classical item analysis (Microcat) to establish that items are discriminating, and Rasch analy- sis to determine the level of difficulty. Each task, therefore, contains items within a given range of measured difficulty, and itself has an average level of difficulty. Each test has the same level of average difficulty, but also has items with a range of difficulty within given parameters. For sample tests see: www.goethe.de/startdeutsch1 www.goethe.de/startdeutsch2 GERMAN RE LA TI NG LA NG UA GE E XA M IN AT IO NS TO TH E C OM M ON EU RO PE AN FR AM EW OR K OF R EF ER EN CE FO R LA NG UA GE S: LE AR NI NG , T EA CH IN G, A SS ES SM EN T • R ea di ng an d Lis te ni ng It em s a nd Ta sk s: Pi lo t S am pl es 6 Start Deutsch 1 reading Reading • 1 General information The Reading Paper has a fixed format, with Parts 1-3 testing reading skills through a vari- ety of texts (simple short letters and short notices). Each of the fifteen items carries one mark and the Reading Paper represents 25% of the total marks. Candidates are assessed on their ability to understand written German at word, phrase, sentence, paragraph and text level. Candidates should be able to understand the main message and specific details of a text as well as having strategies for dealing with unfamiliar words and structures. Start Deutsch 1, Part 1 and Part 2 Test to be analysed Start Deutsch 1 – Reading Part 1 and Part 2 Target Language German Task Part 1: questions 3 – 5 Part 2: Questions 8-9 Rubrics Target Language Items Target Language Time to do total test 25 minutes (Part 1-3) Target Levels CEFR A1 ALTE Breakthrough Age-group sector Adults Domain Personal and public domain Communicative activities Overall Reading Comprehension Can understand short, simple texts containing the highest frequency vocabulary Reading for Information Can find specific information in simple everyday material such as personal letters and notices Part 1 focuses on reading for main ideas and detailed understanding. There are two texts: a short personal email message and a short personal letter. Understanding of each text is tested through true-false questions which focus either on the overall message or on a point of detail in the text. Part 2 focuses on reading for specific information. There are several short notices taken from the internet or from brochures and public notices such as train time tables. Understanding of each text is tested through binary choice questions which focus on specific information. GERMAN RE LA TI NG LA NG UA GE E XA M IN AT IO NS TO TH E C OM M ON EU RO PE AN FR AM EW OR K OF R EF ER EN CE FO R LA NG UA GE S: LE AR NI NG , T EA CH IN G, A SS ES SM EN T • R ea di ng an d Lis te ni ng It em s a nd Ta sk s: Pi lo t S am pl es 7 Reading • 1 GERMAN RE LA TI NG LA NG UA GE E XA M IN AT IO NS TO TH E C OM M ON EU RO PE AN FR AM EW OR K OF R EF ER EN CE FO R LA NG UA GE S: LE AR NI NG , T EA CH IN G, A SS ES SM EN T • R ea di ng an d Lis te ni ng It em s a nd Ta sk s: Pi lo t S am pl es 10 Item Characteristics The questions (5 items) relating to the texts are true-false or binary choice questions. The lan- guage of the text itself and of the items is adapted for A1 level comprehension. Facilities and discrimination indices are provided. All statistical information for Start Deutsch 1 is based on a sample candidature of 211. Start Deutsch 1, Part 1, Items 3, 4 and 5 Item 3 Item type True-false question Key False (Falsch) Operations involved in answering Recognize and retrieve information relating to specific details in the text Global and detailed comprehension Understanding rephrased information of the text Item level estimated A1 Item 4 Item type True-false question Key False (Falsch) Operations involved in answering Recognize and retrieve information relating to specific details in the text Global and detailed comprehension Understanding rephrased information of the text Item level estimated A1 Item 5 Item type True-false question Key True (Richtig) Operations involved in answering Recognize and retrieve information relating to specific details in the text Global and detailed comprehension Understanding rephrased information of the text Item level estimated A1 Reading • 1 GERMAN RE LA TI NG LA NG UA GE E XA M IN AT IO NS TO TH E C OM M ON EU RO PE AN FR AM EW OR K OF R EF ER EN CE FO R LA NG UA GE S: LE AR NI NG , T EA CH IN G, A SS ES SM EN T • R ea di ng an d Lis te ni ng It em s a nd Ta sk s: Pi lo t S am pl es 11 Start Deutsch 1, Part 2, Items 8 and 9 Item 8 Item type Binary choice Key A Operations involved in answering Recognize and retrieve information relating to specific details in the text Global and detailed comprehension Item level estimated A1 Item 9 Item type Binary choice Key A Operations involved in answering Recognize and retrieve information relating to specific details in the text Global and detailed comprehension Item level estimated A1 Reading • 1 GERMAN RE LA TI NG LA NG UA GE E XA M IN AT IO NS TO TH E C OM M ON EU RO PE AN FR AM EW OR K OF R EF ER EN CE FO R LA NG UA GE S: LE AR NI NG , T EA CH IN G, A SS ES SM EN T • R ea di ng an d Lis te ni ng It em s a nd Ta sk s: Pi lo t S am pl es 12 Statistical analysis Statistical Report Start Deutsch 1 (Part 1, whole task) mean facility (p) 0.719 mean biserial 0.812 mean difficulty (Rasch) The examples are from the Sample Test which has been analysed by classical item analysis (Microcat) only sample size 211 Statistical Report Start Deutsch 1 (Part 2, whole task) mean facility (p) 0.812 mean biserial 0.785 mean difficulty (Rasch) The examples are from the Sample Test which has been analysed by classical item analysis (Microcat) only sample size 211 Statistical Report Start Deutsch 1 (Part 1, individual items) Item 3 Item 4 Item 5 Prop. Correct .71 .81 .68 Disc. Index .66 .36 .62 Point Biser. .69 .39 .59 Statistical Report Start Deutsch 1 (Part 2, individual items) Item 8 Item 9 Prop. Correct .90 .87 Disc. Index .14 .23 Point Biser. .41 .45 Reading • 1 GERMAN RE LA TI NG LA NG UA GE E XA M IN AT IO NS TO TH E C OM M ON EU RO PE AN FR AM EW OR K OF R EF ER EN CE FO R LA NG UA GE S: LE AR NI NG , T EA CH IN G, A SS ES SM EN T • R ea di ng an d Lis te ni ng It em s a nd Ta sk s: Pi lo t S am pl es 15 Reading • 2 GERMAN RE LA TI NG LA NG UA GE E XA M IN AT IO NS TO TH E C OM M ON EU RO PE AN FR AM EW OR K OF R EF ER EN CE FO R LA NG UA GE S: LE AR NI NG , T EA CH IN G, A SS ES SM EN T • R ea di ng an d Lis te ni ng It em s a nd Ta sk s: Pi lo t S am pl es 16 Content analysis The tasks, instructions, rubrics and items are all in German, the target language. The time allocated to the complete Reading component is 20 minutes. No time allocation is specified for individual tasks within the Reading component. (Analysis of example tasks and items has been carried out in conjunction with the Dutch CEF Grid, the CEFR and the ALTE can-do statements.) Text Characteristics Test to be analysed: Start Deutsch 2 Task: Part 1: questions 1 - 5 Part 2: questions 6 – 10 Skill: Reading 1. Text Source: Notices, signs and short articles 2. Authenticity: Adapted /simplified 3. Discourse type: Instructive 4. Discourse subtype: Notices, signs and short articles 5. Domain: Public 6. Topic: Daily life, leisure, services 7. Nature of content: Concrete 8. Text length: Part 1: 5 short texts, together approx. 80 words Part 2: short article, approx. 150 words 9. Vocabulary: Frequently occurring 10. Grammar: Simple structures Comprehensible by learner at CEF level: A2 Reading • 2 GERMAN RE LA TI NG LA NG UA GE E XA M IN AT IO NS TO TH E C OM M ON EU RO PE AN FR AM EW OR K OF R EF ER EN CE FO R LA NG UA GE S: LE AR NI NG , T EA CH IN G, A SS ES SM EN T • R ea di ng an d Lis te ni ng It em s a nd Ta sk s: Pi lo t S am pl es 17 Item Characteristics The questions (10 items) relating to the texts are true-false or multiple-choice questions. The language of the text itself and of the items is adapted for A2 level comprehension. Facili- ties and discrimination indices are provided. All statistical information for Start Deutsch 2 is based on a sample candidature of 407. Start Deutsch 2, Part 1, Items 1 – 5 Item 1 Item type Multiple-choice (3 options) Key B Operations involved in answering Recognize and retrieve information relating to specific details in the text Global and detailed comprehension Item level estimated A2 Item 2 Item type Multiple-choice (3 options) Key B Operations involved in answering Recognize and retrieve information relating to specific details in the text Global and detailed comprehension Item level estimated A2 Item 3 Item type Multiple-choice (3 options) Key C Operations involved in answering Recognize and retrieve information relating to specific details in the text Global and detailed comprehension Item level estimated A2 Reading • 2 GERMAN RE LA TI NG LA NG UA GE E XA M IN AT IO NS TO TH E C OM M ON EU RO PE AN FR AM EW OR K OF R EF ER EN CE FO R LA NG UA GE S: LE AR NI NG , T EA CH IN G, A SS ES SM EN T • R ea di ng an d Lis te ni ng It em s a nd Ta sk s: Pi lo t S am pl es 20 Statistical analysis Statistical Report Start Deutsch 2 (Part 1, whole task) mean facility (p) 0.704 mean biserial 0.800 mean difficulty (Rasch) The examples are from the Sample Test which has been analysed by classical item analysis (Microcat) only sample size 407 Statistical Report Start Deutsch 2 (Part 2, whole task) mean facility (p) 0.858 mean biserial 0.912 mean difficulty (Rasch) The examples are from the Sample Test which has been analysed by classical item analysis (Microcat) only sample size 407 Statistical Report Start Deutsch 2 (Part 1, individual items) Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 Item 5 Prop. Corr. .87 .31 .71 .79 .77 Disc. Index .26 .31 .55 .42 .49 Point Biser. .32 .49 .63 .61 .63 Statistical Report Start Deutsch 2 (Part 2, individual items) Item 6 Item 7 Item 8 Item 9 Item 10 Prop. Corr. .88 .85 .89 .77 .89 Disc. Index .27 .35 .24 .51 .24 Point Biser. .55 .62 .56 .62 .54 Reading • 2 GERMAN RE LA TI NG LA NG UA GE E XA M IN AT IO NS TO TH E C OM M ON EU RO PE AN FR AM EW OR K OF R EF ER EN CE FO R LA NG UA GE S: LE AR NI NG , T EA CH IN G, A SS ES SM EN T • R ea di ng an d Lis te ni ng It em s a nd Ta sk s: Pi lo t S am pl es 21 Listening • 1 Start Deutsch 1 listening General information The Listening Paper has a fixed format, with Parts 1-3 testing listening skills through a variety of texts (simple short messages, conversations, instructions and announcements). Each of the fifteen items carries one mark and the Listening Paper represents 25% of the total marks. Can- didates are assessed on their ability to understand spoken German at word, phrase, sentence and text level. Candidates should be able to understand the main message and specific details of a text as well as having strategies for dealing with unfamiliar words and structures. Start Deutsch 1, Part 1 and Part 3 Test to be analysed Start Deutsch 1 – Listening Part 1 and Part 3 Target Language German Task Part 1: questions 3 – 5 Part 3: questions 11, 12, 14 Rubrics Target Language Items Target Language Time to do total test Approx. 20 minutes (Part 1-3) Target Levels CEFR A1 ALTE Breakthrough Age-group sector Adults Domain Personal domain Communicative activities Overall Listening Comprehension Can understand short, simple texts containing the highest frequency vocabulary Listening for Information Can find specific information in simple everyday material such as personal messages and announce- ments Part 1 focuses on listening for specific information. There are 6 short conversations. Under- standing of each text is tested through multiple-choice questions (3 pictures) which focus on a particular information in the text. Part 3 focuses on listening for main ideas and detailed understanding. There are five short texts (announcements and personal messages). Understanding of each text is tested through multiple-choice questions (3 options) which focus on specific information in the text. GERMAN RE LA TI NG LA NG UA GE E XA M IN AT IO NS TO TH E C OM M ON EU RO PE AN FR AM EW OR K OF R EF ER EN CE FO R LA NG UA GE S: LE AR NI NG , T EA CH IN G, A SS ES SM EN T • R ea di ng an d Lis te ni ng It em s a nd Ta sk s: Pi lo t S am pl es 22 Listening • 1 Start Deutsch 1, Part 1, Items 3 – 5 GERMAN RE LA TI NG LA NG UA GE E XA M IN AT IO NS TO TH E C OM M ON EU RO PE AN FR AM EW OR K OF R EF ER EN CE FO R LA NG UA GE S: LE AR NI NG , T EA CH IN G, A SS ES SM EN T • R ea di ng an d Lis te ni ng It em s a nd Ta sk s: Pi lo t S am pl es 25 Listening • 1 Item Characteristics The questions (6 items) relating to the texts are multiple-choice questions. The language of the text itself and of the items is scripted for A1 level comprehension. Facilities and discrimina- tion indices are provided. All statistical information for Start Deutsch 1 is based on a sample candidature of 211. Start Deutsch 1, Part 1, Items 3 – 5 Item 3 Item type Multiple-choice (3 pictures) Key A Operations involved in answering Recognize and retrieve information relating to specific details in the text Global and detailed comprehension Item level estimated A1 Item 4 Item type Multiple-choice (3 pictures) Key B Operations involved in answering Recognize and retrieve information relating to specific details in the text Global and detailed comprehension Item level estimated A1 Item 5 Item type Multiple-choice (3 pictures) Key A Operations involved in answering Recognize and retrieve information relating to specific details in the text Global and detailed comprehension Item level estimated A1 GERMAN RE LA TI NG LA NG UA GE E XA M IN AT IO NS TO TH E C OM M ON EU RO PE AN FR AM EW OR K OF R EF ER EN CE FO R LA NG UA GE S: LE AR NI NG , T EA CH IN G, A SS ES SM EN T • R ea di ng an d Lis te ni ng It em s a nd Ta sk s: Pi lo t S am pl es 26 Listening • 1 Start Deutsch 1, Part 3, Items 11, 12, 14 Item 11 Item type Multiple-choice (3 options) Key A Operations involved in answering Recognize and retrieve information relating to specific details in the text Global and detailed comprehension Item level estimated A1 Item 12 Item type Multiple-choice (3 options) Key C Operations involved in answering Recognize and retrieve information relating to specific details in the text Global and detailed comprehension Item level estimated A1 Item 14 Item type Multiple-choice (3 options) Key B Operations involved in answering Recognize and retrieve information relating to specific details in the text Global and detailed comprehension Item level estimated A1 GERMAN RE LA TI NG LA NG UA GE E XA M IN AT IO NS TO TH E C OM M ON EU RO PE AN FR AM EW OR K OF R EF ER EN CE FO R LA NG UA GE S: LE AR NI NG , T EA CH IN G, A SS ES SM EN T • R ea di ng an d Lis te ni ng It em s a nd Ta sk s: Pi lo t S am pl es 27 Listening • 1 Statistical analysis Statistical Report Start Deutsch 1 (Part 1, whole task) mean facility (p) 0.791 mean biserial 0.619 mean difficulty (Rasch) The examples are from the Sample Test which has been analysed by classical item analysis (Microcat) only sample size 211 Statistical Report Start Deutsch 1 (Part 3, whole task) mean facility (p) 0.644 mean biserial 0.796 mean difficulty (Rasch) The examples are from the Sample Test which has been analysed by classical item analysis (Microcat) only sample size 211 Statistical Report Start Deutsch 1 (Part 1, individual items) Item 3 Item 4 Item 5 Prop. Correct .89 .83 .72 Disc. Index .26 .35 .44 Point Biser. .48 .48 .50 Statistical Report Start Deutsch 1 (Part 2, individual items) Item 11 Item 12 Item 14 Prop. Correct .89 .76 .89 Disc. Index .20 .41 .21 Point Biser. .35 .68 .36 GERMAN RE LA TI NG LA NG UA GE E XA M IN AT IO NS TO TH E C OM M ON EU RO PE AN FR AM EW OR K OF R EF ER EN CE FO R LA NG UA GE S: LE AR NI NG , T EA CH IN G, A SS ES SM EN T • R ea di ng an d Lis te ni ng It em s a nd Ta sk s: Pi lo t S am pl es 30 Start Deutsch 2, Part 3, Items 11 - 15 Listening • 2 GERMAN RE LA TI NG LA NG UA GE E XA M IN AT IO NS TO TH E C OM M ON EU RO PE AN FR AM EW OR K OF R EF ER EN CE FO R LA NG UA GE S: LE AR NI NG , T EA CH IN G, A SS ES SM EN T • R ea di ng an d Lis te ni ng It em s a nd Ta sk s: Pi lo t S am pl es 31 Listening • 2 Content analysis The tasks, instructions, rubrics and items are all in German, the target language. The time allocated to the complete Listening component is 20 minutes. (Analysis of example tasks and items has been carried out in conjunction with the Dutch CEF Grid, the CEFR and the ALTE can-do statements.) Text Characteristics Test to be analysed: Start Deutsch 2 Task: Part 1: question 5 Part 3: questions 11 - 15 Skill: Listening 1. Text Source: Informal dialogue, messages, announce- ments 2. Authenticity: Adapted /simplified 3. Discourse type: Conversation, telephone messages, instruc- tions 4. Discourse subtype: Dialogue (2 speakers), monologues 5. Domain: Personal 6. Topic: Daily life, leisure, work 7. Nature of content: Concrete 8. Text length: Part 1: 42 words Part 3: approx. 340 words 9. Vocabulary: Frequently occurring 10. Grammar: Simple structures 11. Text Speed: Normal 12. Accent: Standard German 13. Clarity of Articulation: Clear 14. How often played: Twice Comprehensible by learner at CEF level: A2 GERMAN RE LA TI NG LA NG UA GE E XA M IN AT IO NS TO TH E C OM M ON EU RO PE AN FR AM EW OR K OF R EF ER EN CE FO R LA NG UA GE S: LE AR NI NG , T EA CH IN G, A SS ES SM EN T • R ea di ng an d Lis te ni ng It em s a nd Ta sk s: Pi lo t S am pl es 32 Listening • 2 Items Characteristics The questions (6 items) relating to the texts are note taking and multiple matching. The lan- guage of the text itself and of the items is scripted for A2 level comprehension. Facilities and discrimination indices are provided. All statistical information for Start Deutsch 2 is based on a sample candidature of 407. Start Deutsch 2, Part 1, Item 5 Item 5 Item type Note taking Key Donnerstagnachmittag Operations involved in answering Recognize and retrieve information relating to a specific detail in the text Global and detailed comprehension Item level estimated A2 Start Deutsch 2, Part 3, Items 11 - 15 Item 11 Item type Matching Key B Operations involved in answering Recognize and retrieve information relating to specific details in the text Global and detailed comprehension Item level estimated A2 Item 12 Item type Matching Key C Operations involved in answering Recognize and retrieve information relating to specific details in the text Global and detailed comprehension Item level estimated A2