Languages

AQA German/French/Spanish GCSE

Students are assessed on the following topic areas:-

  • Identity and culture
  • Local, national, international and global areas of interest
  • Current and future study and employment

Students are assessed in all four skills Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking at the end of Year 11.

They are entered for either Foundation or Higher Tier for all skills. You cannot mix and match.

Listening exam: 25% of total marks
Foundation Tier: 35 mins
Higher Tier: 45 mins

Reading exam: 25% of total marks
Foundation Tier: 45 mins
Higher Tier: 60 mins

Speaking exam: 25% of total marks
Foundation Tier: 7-9 mins
Higher Tier: 10-12 mins

Role Play
Photo Card
General Conversation

Written Exam: 25% of total marks
Foundation Tier: 1 hour
Q1: Describing a picture

Q2: 40 word written task

Q3: Translation from English into German/French/Spanish
Q4: 90 word written task

Higher Tier: 1 hour 15 mins
Q1: 90 word written task
Q2: 150 word written task
Q3: Translation from English into German/French/Spanish

 

Course Overview

German
In Year 11, students have three hours of German a week. They cover the topics listed below. They are assessed in all four skills: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing at the end of each unit.

  • Jobs and future plans
  • Environment and social issues
  • Exam practice

Spanish
In Year 11, students have three hours of Spanish a week. They cover the topics listed below. They are assessed in all four skills: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing at the end of each unit.

  • Jobs and future plans
  • Environment and Health
  • Exam practice

 

French
In Year 11, students have three hours of French a week. They cover the topics listed below.

  • Review topics from Year 10
  • School
  • Work and future plans
  • Environment and social issues
  • Exam practice

 
How parents can support and useful links:

  1. Test your child in preparation for their weekly Knowledge Organiser tests.
  2. Encourage your child to use Textivate at home to revise their KO. (Links can be found in the back of the KO).
  3. Encourage your child to use websites like www.quizlet.comto create flashcards of their GCSE vocabulary. This can also be downloaded as an app onto phones and ipads so that they can revise vocabulary on the go, little and often.
  4. Test your child on their conversation questions in preparation for their speaking assessments.

Exam specification - http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages

GCSE Languages Revision Checklist KS4 French Knowledge Organiser KS4 Spanish Full Knowledge Organiser KS4 GERMAN FOUNDATION KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER 2022 2023 KS4 GERMAN HIGHER KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER 2022 2023