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GCSE FRENCH

(8658)

Specification For teaching from September 2016 onwards For exams in 2018 onwards

Version 1.2 18 May 2016

AQA GCSE French 8658. GCSE exams June 2018 onwards. Version 1.2 18 May 2016

Contents

1 Introduction

1.1 Why choose AQA for GCSE French 1.2 Support and resources to help you teach

2 Specification at a glance

2.1 Subject content 2.2 Assessments

3 Subject content

3.1 Themes 3.2 Scope of study 3.3 Grammar 3.4 Communication strategies 3.5 Vocabulary

4 Scheme of assessment

4.1 Aims and learning outcomes 4.2 Assessment objectives 4.3 Assessment weightings 4.4 Paper 1: Listening 4.5 Paper 2: Speaking 4.6 Paper 3: Reading 4.7 Paper 4: Writing 4.8 Assessment criteria

5 General administration

5.1 Entries and codes 5.2 Overlaps with other qualifications 5.3 Awarding grades and reporting results 5.4 Resits and shelf life 5.5 Previous learning and prerequisites 5.6 Access to assessment: diversity and inclusion 5.7 Working with AQA for the first time 5.8 Private candidates

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1 Introduction

1.1 Why choose AQA for GCSE French

A specification designed for you and your students

We've worked with a range of teachers to create this specification. We have focussed on ensuring that our assessments are clear, accessible and discriminate effectively. Our objective is to enable students of all abilities to develop their French language skills to their full potential, equipping them with the knowledge to communicate in a variety of contexts with confidence.

Languages for life

At AQA we're passionate about the benefits that learning a language can bring. We strongly believe in languages as a skill for life and something students should enjoy and find rewarding. We know you want a specification which you can enjoy teaching, and one which expands your students' cultural knowledge whilst developing their language skills. We are confident our assessments will deliver the right results for your students. We want to help you to attract students of all abilities to languages and to deliver the assessments and results you and your students deserve.

Comprehensive support

We are here to offer a comprehensive range of support and resources to assist your planning, teaching and assessment of our specifications. You can rely on us to support you when you need help. You can find out about all our French qualifications at .uk/french

1.2 Support and resources to help you teach

We've worked with experienced teachers to provide you with a range of resources that will help you confidently plan, teach and prepare for exams.

Teaching resources

Visit .uk/8658 to see all our teaching resources. They include: ? sample schemes of work to help you plan for course delivery ? online progress tests to provide effective means of monitoring individual student progress ? resources to support teaching of grammar, translations and the exploitation of literary texts ? text book and digital resources endorsed by AQA ? training courses to help you deliver AQA French qualifications ? subject expertise courses for all teachers, from newly-qualified teachers who are just getting started to experienced teachers looking for fresh inspiration.

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