Modern Foreign Languages - French / Spanish - AQA
Introduction GCSE French and GCSE Spanish have a Foundation Tier (grades 1–5) and a Higher Tier (grades 4–9) with four papers each. Pupils must take all four papers at the same tier. The French and Spanish GCSEs cover three distinct themes. Pupils are expected to understand and provide information and opinions about these themes relating to their own experiences and those of other people, including people in countries/ communities where the target language is spoken. Examination Pupils study all of the following themes on which the assessments are based. Theme 1: People and lifestyle; Theme 2: Popular culture; Theme 3: Communication and the world around us
Paper 1 - Listening 25% of GCSE •
Paper 2 - Speaking 25% of GCSE • Role Play •
Understanding and responding to recorded spoken extracts Dictation of short spoken extracts Written exam: 35 mins (F) 45 mins (H) •
Reading aloud task
• Talk about visual stimuli - photos Spoken exam (NEA): 7-9 mins (F) 10-12 mins (H)
Paper 3 - Reading 25% of GCSE •
Paper 4 - Writing 25% of GCSE •
Understanding, responding and inferring plausible meanings in written texts Translating into English Written exam: 45 mins (F) 60 mins (H) •
Responding to familiar stimuli using lexically and grammatically accurate target language Translating into the target language Written exam: 70 mins (F) 75 mins (H) •
Who should take this course? This course is for you if you want to stand out from the crowd. Knowing a foreign language is a valuable, lifelong skill that is ever more attractive to prospective employers and highly regarded by universities. It demonstrates good communication skills, that you can think logically, creatively and solve problems. It shows you are open to other cultures and tolerant of diversity. Languages serve as a good foundation for humanities subjects with a focus on literacy, develops thinking skills and pattern recognition that are useful in scientific and maths related subjects.
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