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AQA - Linear Course (Specification A)
All pupils in Form IV can choose one of three
languages - French, German or Spanish. If a number of pupils opt
for a second language, every effort will be made to accommodate
them.
Pupils are assessed in four skills - Listening,
Speaking, Reading and Writing. In this school, we have opted for
the linear full course, which means that each skill is assessed
at the end of each year in a formal examination (25% per skill).
Each skill is tiered and pupils for Foundation (F-C) or Higher
tier (C-A*) are entered for each skill at an appropriate level.
The combination of marks award the final grade. 10% of the mark
is allocated to knowledge and accurate application of the grammar
and structures of the language. The use of dictionaries is no
longer permitted in any externally assessed component.
In the full course, there are four themes
- my world
- holiday time and travel
- work and leisure
- the young person in society.
Within each theme there are five topics. GCSE
candidates are expected to have acquired knowledge of grammar
and linguistic structures as well as vocabulary.
Specifications are given by theme and by tier.
ie for adjectives:
- Foundation: agreement
- Higher: comparative/superlative
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