Modern foreign language GCSEs will take place next summer without the oral component, which usually accounts for 25 per cent of the grade. Instead they will be given a "teacher endorsement" on their speaking skills, which will appear alongside their overall grade. Ofqual said that teachers felt...
Students are also expected to translate a short passage of written Chinese into English to demonstrate an ability to transfer meaning accurately into English. Scenarios in the texts are set either at home or, more frequently, in a Chinese-speaking country, allowing students to develop appropriate ...
using a range of vocabulary and structures • the ability to communicate effectively in the target language through speaking, using a range of vocabulary and structures • a knowledge and understanding of the target language grammar and its practical application • a knowledge and understanding ...
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With speaking and listening, I don’t doubt that OfQual’s evidence base is such that the profile of marks across the country has compromised the integrity of that component of the exam. There are some wild inconsistencies…and if the grades would lose credibility then action needs to be take...
Speaking at the launch of a CBI inquiry into education, Cridland argued that abandoning GCSEs could help deliver a full education. "There's something about this GCSE limitation which produces a form of learning --- teaching for the test.’’ "It ...
Re public speaking and performing, there is a small element of this in DS’s English Language GCSE. Can your son take a GCSE in your own language? Even if it has to be taken separately to what the school offers? Quote Thanks Add post Share Report Bookmark Lady...
(NOCFL) of China and we were entrusted with the work of compiling KUAILE HANYU, a series nese textbooks for junior middle school students of English speaking countries. In the process of compiling, NOCFL acted in close coordination with the British The textb...
Jumeirah English Speaking School (JESS) had a cohort of 121 students this year and 40% achieved A* i.e. 9 to 8 grades, 7% up from last year. 70% students scored A* - A or 9 to 7 as compared to 66% last year. 10 students gained 9 A* this year and 34 scored 9 A* - A....