CCEA

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CCEA

• GCSE SHORT COURSE IN MODERN LANGUAGES

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Introduction

• Welcome and introduction
• Background
• Outline of course
• Discussion/questions/feedback

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Background

• Curriculum pressure
• Disapplication
• CCEA provision
• Demand
• Alternative
• Users both ends of scale
• Developers
• Further opportunities for examiners

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Structure

• What is a short course?
• Half the content, not half the difficulty!
• Familiar Listening Reading
• New approach Speaking Writing
• First examined 2006
• Flexible, motivational, study other languages

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Weightings

• Listening 25
• Speaking 25
• Reading 25
• Writing 25

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Contexts and Topics

• Context 1 (my world)
• (a) Self, Family and Friends
• (b)   Daily Routine
• (c) Hobbies and Interests
• (d)   School and Work and Future Plans
• (e) Home and Locality
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Contexts and Topics

• Context 2 (out and about)
• (a) Shopping
• (b) Eating Out
• (c)    Public Services
• (d)   Transport
• (e) Holidays and Accommodation

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Listening and Reading

• Familiar approach
• Listening teacher conducted
• CD v Tapes
• 25 mins at F 30 mins at H
• Gap-filling, ticking, matching, selection
• Questions in English at F/G and A/B
• Overlap at C/D

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Speaking

• Speaking 3 parts
• Role-play at either Foundation or Higher
• Discussion based on visual stimulus
• Conversation familiar topic
• Time-tabled sessions
• Teacher Conducted
• Externally marked
• Total 45 marks

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Role-plays

• Based on Context 2 only (out and about)
• Role-play 4 tasks at F H
• Overlap scenario for F H
• Foundations tasks in English
• Higher context in English, tasks in TL
• Transactional
• Higher has answer the question task

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You are at the train station in France. Your
teacher will play the part of the ticket seller.

• Foundation
• 1. Say hello
• 2. Ask if there is a train for Nîmes.
• 3. Ask what time next train leaves.
• 4. Ask for a return ticket.
• Higher
• Demande lheure du prochain train pour Nîmes
• Demande un aller-retour
• Réponds à la question.
• Demande doù le train part.

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Discussion

• Discussion on visual stimulus
• Based on Context 1 only (my world)
• 4 graphics
• 5 bullet points lead-offs
• 1 min at Foundation 2 mins at Higher

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e Schule
Die Schule

• Lieblingsfach
• Schuluniform
• Meine Klasse
• Kantine
• Hausaufgaben

     
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La Familia/Amigos

• La familia
• Hermanos/amigos
• De cáracter
• Físicamente
• Animales domesticos

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Teach agus ceantar

• Mo theach
• Suite
• cur síos ar an cheantar
• Áiseanna
• Scoil

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Conversation

• One topic from three
• Time-tabled
• 2 mins at Foundation
• 3 mins at Higher
• No overlap with discussion topic
• Speaking Test guidance

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Writing

• Coursework based (internal assessment)
• 2 assignments 120/180 words each
• A1 18 marks A2 27 marks (45)
• Based on suggested titles
• Teacher supervision access to reference
  material (in or outside class time)
• Controlled conditions timed/no reference
• Internal standardisation
• Agreement trials

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Support

• Information seminars
• Specimen papers
• Speaking test guidance
• Coursework memorandum
• Suggested titles
• Agreement trials
• Exemplification of standards
• ???

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Why do a short course?

• Flexibility target group
• Motivational
• GCSE or bust!
• Alternative approach
• Narrow focus on content
• An end in itself
• Foundation on which to build
• Study of additional languages
• Utilitarian value?

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Discussion

• Feedback on course?
• Feedback on specimen papers and coursework
  assignments?
• CCEA qualifications provision?