1. The new German languages GCSE: CONSIDERING THE NEW DRAFT GCSE SPECIFICATIONS

2. My headlines: Based on the German SAMS of all 4 x Awarding Bodies I would…  do OCR for Listening (2 nd would be Edexcel)  do OCR for Reading (2 nd would be AQA)  do AQA for Writing (2 nd would be OCR)  do OCR for Speaking (2 nd would be AQA)

3. Headline changes  Linear assessment (all content examined at the end)  Skills weighting (25% each skill)  No dictionaries allowed at any stage  No mixed tier entry  5% (min.) overall marks (split between speaking and writing) allocated to grammatical knowledge and application  Some target language questions (listening and reading)  Vocabulary lists  Prescribed themes  Direct, cumulative build from KS2 and KS3

4. Listening - FListening - HSpeaking - FSpeaking - HReading - FReading - HWriting - FWriting - H Edexcel 35 minutes including 5 mins reading time (50 marks) 25% 45 minutes including 5 mins reading time (50 marks) 25% 7 – 9 minutes (+ 12 minutes preparation time) (70 marks) 25% 10 – 12 minutes (+ preparation time) (70 marks) 25% 45 minutes (50 marks) 25% 1 hour (50 marks) 25% 1 hour 10 (60 marks) 25% 1 hour 20 minutes (60 marks) 25% AQA 35 minutes including 5 mins reading time (40 marks) 25% 45 minutes including 5 mins reading time (50 marks) 25% 7 – 9 minutes (+ 10-12 minutes preparation time) (60 marks) 25% 10 – 12 minutes (+ preparation time) (60 marks) 25% 45 minutes (60 marks) 25% 1 hour (60 marks) 25% 1 hour (50 marks) 25% 1 hour 15 minutes (60 marks) 25% OCR 35 minutes including 5 mins reading time (40 marks) 25% 45 minutes including 5 mins reading time (40 marks) 25% 7 – 9 minutes (+ 10-12 minutes preparation time) (40 marks) 25% 10 – 12 minutes (+ 10- 12 minutes) preparation time) (40 marks) 25% 1 hour (50 marks) 25% 1 hour 15 minutes (50 marks) 25% 1 hour (37 marks) 25% 1 hour 15 minutes (50 marks) 25% WJEC 35 minutes (25%) + 5 mins reading (60 marks) 45 minutes (25%) + 5 mins reading (60 marks) 7-9 minutes 25% 10-12 minutes 25% 1 hour (60 marks) 25% 1 hour 15 (60 marks) 25% 1 hour 15 25% 1 hour 30 25% Timing and marks overview

5. Vocabulary lists Edexcel pp.39 - 113 = 74 pages and very dense (key verbs = 6 pages) AQA pp.25 - 80 = 55 pages (key verbs = 1.5 pages) OCR List of KS3 prior vocabulary knowledge areas expected but no GCSE vocabulary lists WJEC41 pages

6. Target language questions and rubrics  The overall rubrics containing instructions to students may continue to be in English, as at present. Questions for the majority of modern foreign languages may be set in the assessed language or English, as appropriate to the task. They should be set in the language in which the candidate is expected to respond.  In listening (AO1) 20 - 30% of the marks must be awarded for responses to questions set in the assessed language.  In speaking (AO2) students will be required to express themselves solely in the assessed language.  In reading (AO3) 30 - 40% of the marks must be awarded for responses to questions set in the assessed language.  In writing (AO4) students will be required to express themselves solely in the assessed language. Questions may be asked in English where translation into the assessed language is required or where the context of the questions is detailed or complex.

7. Rubrics EdexcelTL questions will have TL rubrics. AQA Paper separated into Section A (Qs in English) and Section B of Listening and Reading papers in TL. Instructions for TL Qs in TL. OCRTL questions will have TL rubrics. WJECTL questions will have TL rubrics. All awarding bodies apart from AQA have a mixture of English and TL questions spread across the paper.

8. Themes Language contexts will be organised in a specified number of broad themes, addressing relevant matters relating to:  identity and culture  local, national, international and global areas of interest  current and future study and employment

9. Themes / Topics Edexcel Identity and culture Local area, holiday, travel School Future aspirations, study and work International and global dimension AQA Theme 1: Identity and culture Theme 2: local, national, international and global areas of interest Theme 3: current and future study and employment OCR Theme 1: Identity and culture Theme 2: local, national, international and global areas of interest Theme 3: current and future study and employment WJEC Theme 1: Identity and culture Theme 2: local, national, international and global areas of interest Theme 3: current and future study and employment

10. Assessment objectives

11. Listening  20 - 30% of the marks must be awarded for responses to questions set in the assessed language.  Responses to questions in the assessed language may include (but are not limited to): single letters, numbers and/or percentages in figures, names, single words and/or phrases in the assessed language.  Responses in the assessed language should not be assessed for quality of language, but purely for comprehension.  Foundation length: 35 minutes including 5 mins reading  Higher length: 45 minutes including 5 mins reading

12. Word Counts Listening Transcripts Edexcel Foundation = 747 (14 Qs) Higher = 1190 words (10 Qs) AQA Foundation = 618 (13 Qs) Higher = 848 words (14 Qs) OCR Foundation = 836 (10 Qs) Higher = 1152 words (10 Qs) WJEC Foundation = 620 (10 Qs) Higher = I did not analyse this paper as I ruled WJEC out following the Reading and Foundation L analysis.

13. Foundation Multiple Eng Open Qs Eng Multiple TL Open Qs TL OtherTotal Qs Edexcel 84214 AQA 551112 OCR 71210 WJEC (Eduqas) 44210 HigherMultiple Eng Open Qs Eng Multiple TL Open Qs TL OtherTotal Qs Edexcel 53210 AQA 283P/N/P+N14 OCR 4329 WJEC (Eduqas) Comparison of question types – German SAMS

14. Found. Use of imagesDialoguesDistractorsInferenceChallenge / trickiness EdexcelX3/145/142/14some distractors, a few vocab items, Q8 and 13 tasks are confusing AQAPictures for MT 1/125/120/12some distractors, Q3 is confusing, Q10 is hard in terms of specific vocab, Q11 /12 transcription is hard and manipulation needed OCRPictures for MT + 1 x photo for each Q for context 5/101/102/10longer passages but often dialogues which are helpful to signpost students, Q8 need some specific vocab WJEC / Eduqas Pictures for MT 2/10 0no. points for each passage (usually 3 pts per passage, sometimes 6) some specific vocab in Q1, Some open Qs not well- worded at all.

15. Higher Use of imagesDialogue s DistractorsInferenceChallenge / trickiness EdexcelX7/1062Qs 6, 7, 8, 9 – often the Open Qs end up unclear in an attempt to engineer inference (unlike Q10 which is just hard because of complexity of vocab and structures) AQAPictures for MT 3/142Q2,8,9,10, 11 – tricky vocabulary Q5 – tricky ways of giving opinions Q12, 13, 14 – Open TL Qs combination of having to manipulate + fast transcription OCRPictures for MT + 1 x photo for each Q for context 5/911Q6 – 1 Q tricky Q8 – need to know synonyms passages are long WJEC

16. TL or English Question typeCountMarks Q1EngMT Eng. 3/7 statements. Sentence level233 Q2EngMT Eng. 1 of 4. Sentence level (Perf. seit). Straight comprehension.273 Q3Eng MT Eng. 7 statements. 1 for each of 3 speakers. Straight comprehension but busy on the page. 393 Q4EngMT Eng. 7 statements, 1 for each of 3 people. 1 x continuous passage.423 Q5EngOpen Qs Eng. MS is generous here. Only 1 x distractor.294 Q6EngMT sentence completion with word bank. 3/7. Straight comprehension.453 Q7Eng MT 3/7. Distractors. Statements not in order of listening – why not? unnecessarily difficult. 483 Q8EngOpen Qs Eng. Questions framed make this hard / obtuse.463 Q9EngMT Eng. 1 of 4. continuous passage. 2/4 distractors.774 Q10EngOpen Qs Eng. Straight but Q2 hard to get.724 Q11EngMT 3/7. OK. 2 distractors.743 Q12EngOpen Qs Eng. MS good. inference in 2/4.504 Q13TL 5/11 items! With word bank. Tests reading skills  You need reading strategies for a) and b) 925 Q14TL MT TL – 4 words for 5 Qs. Like the attempt here – not sure fantastisch fits as a word though, but OK. 715 Total marks available for the paper74750 Edexcel Foundation Listening Overview SAMS

17. TL or English Question type Coun t Mark s Q1TL 5/11 items! With word bank. Tests reading skills  You need reading strategies for a) and b) 925 Q2TL MT TL – 4 words for 5 Qs. Like the attempt here – not sure fantastisch fits as a word though, but OK. 715 Q3EngMT Eng. 1 of 4. continuous passage. 2/4 distractors.774 Q4EngMT 3/7. OK. 2 distractors.743 Q5EngMT 1 of 4. Lots of distractors.933 Q6Eng Open Qs Eng. Questions unclear. too much to write for good answer. too much to infer. too much extraneous detail to ignore  1195 Q7Eng Open Qs Eng. Qs confusing. c) How does the book end? A – it is open- ended!!!?! 1395 Q8Eng MT Eng 1 of 4. a lot of inference needed. Q options not always sufficiently different. (ii) b / c OR don’t quite describe the situation accurately. Part B iii A? Distractors galore here, too. 1706 Q9Eng Open Qs Eng. Too much inference needed. Too many marks for one passage. This is 1/5 of the whole paper. 16710 Q10EngMT Eng. 2/5 statements x 2. OK, but just v hard language.1694 Total marks available for the paper119050 Edexcel Higher Listening Overview SAMS

18. AQA Foundation Listening TL or English Question typeCountMarks Q1Eng MT 1 of 3. Pictures. Sentence level but long sentences (13 words) and distractors included. 282 Q2Eng MT 1 of 3 pictures. Long sentences. Answer given as reference back – e.g. My mum is a teacher. That’s what I would also like to do. Nos 2 + 3 have picture distractors. 473 Q3Eng Open Qs Eng. Table completion. Some ambiguity here – what is opinion? what is reason? The addition of a subject in the audio creates distractors. Weil introduces the opinion, not reason, which is introd. by ‘und’ – this could have been more straightforward for candidates. 334 Q4Eng Open Q Eng. Table completion. Distractor in form of different tense (past). Well- designed, fair Q. 262 Q5Eng MT Eng. 1 of 3. Straight comprehension. Good Q 562 Q6Eng MT Eng. 2 of 4 pics x 3. Distractors – 1 = wrong tense, 1 = discounting activity as langweilig, Fair Q, well-designed 906 Q7Eng Open Qs Eng. Table completion. 522 Q8Eng MT 1 of 3 + 1 x Open Q Eng. Distractor in MT. Open Q hard – um sich sicher zu fühlen. 432 Q9Eng Open Qs Eng. need to know – vor..Jahren, entspannend, im Ausland (3 time frames) – fair Q 614 Q10Eng Open Qs Eng. sentence completion. – need – ältesten, Fernsehturm, Gebäude, Denkmal, berühmt. Need to extract adjective and complete sentence i.e. Jedes Jahr gibt es einen berühmten Weihnachtsmarkt –> The annual Christmas market is __________ (this is hard  ) 575 Q11TL Open Qs in TL – manipulation required back to infinitive phrase Hard  724 Q12TL MT 1 of 3 x 2. Open Qs in TL x 2. 1) can transcribe 2) must manipulate 1 st – 3 rd person.  534 Total marks available for the paper61840 Overview SAMS

19. AQA Higher Listening Overview SAMS TL or English Question typeCountMarks Q1Eng Open Qs Eng. need to know – vor..Jahren, entspannend, im Ausland (3 time frames) – fair Q 614 Q2Eng Open Qs Eng. sentence completion. – need – ältesten, Fernsehturm, Gebäude, Denkmal, berühmt. Need to extract adjective and complete sentence i.e. Jedes Jahr gibt es einen berühmten Weihnachtsmarkt –> The annual Christmas market is __________ (this is hard  ) 575 Q3Eng MT Eng. 1/3. Requires cultural knowledge (not against this in principle!) – eine Fünf, sitzenbeleiben, Gymnasium, Realschule. some distractors. 814 Q4Eng Open Qs Eng. table completion. Good Q need to know Rentner 624 Q5Eng P / N / P+N – disappointing as the opinions are given in obscure ways. 794 Q6Eng Open Qs Eng. Sentence completion. OK 513 Q7Eng MT Eng. 1/3. Some distractors. 753 Q8Eng Open Qs Eng. need to know Geduld (not on Vocab list – although geduldig is there) 394 Q9Eng Open Qs Eng. Fine. need to know ‘dichten Nebel’ 202 Q10Eng Open Qs Eng. Need to know: Gartenfest / enge Beziehung 703 Q11Eng Open Qs Eng. Need to know: vorgeschlagen, zusammengehören, straight comp. but hard language 894 Q12TL Open Qs in TL – manipulation required back to infinitive phrase Hard  724 Q13TL Open Qs in TL – 1. Tierarzt but not in same format in audio, 2 & 3 – transcribe from audio but VERY FAST! 584 Q14TL Open Qs TL – individual word answers but still hard. 342 Total marks available for the paper84850

20. OCR Foundation Listening TL or English Question typeCountMarks Q1Eng MT. Eng. Match v short sentences to audio. no distractors 184 Q2Eng MT Eng. 1 of 3. Dialogue (more words but helpful to candidates). 693 Q3Eng MT. Match 5 to 6 (1 unused). Longer sentences with WO3 (wenn). No distractors. 775 Q4TL MT. TL. 1 distractor (keine Schwester). Rest = straight comprehension. 634 Q5Eng MT. Match 4 to 5 pictures. No distractors. 2 clues in audio for each. 784 Q6Eng MT. 4 to 5 statements. no distractors. Individual longer sentence items. 834 Q7Eng MT matches 4 to 5 statements. Straight comp. no distractors. 1 x paraphrase/inference – Ich bleibe lieber zu Hause. Ich hasse Autofahrten  You do not have to travel. 1284 Q8Eng MT. 4 items, 4 choices. Some inference needed. need to know: Angebot, Mitarbeiter + Kasse. 574 Q9TL MT 1 of 3. need to know ‘sich ausruhen’. No distractors. 1114 Q10Eng Open Qs Eng. Table completion. Ads and Disads. For 1 point, inference needed. 1524 Total marks available for the paper83640 Overview SAMS

21. OCR Higher Listening Overview SAMS TL or English Question typeCountMarks Q1TL MT 1 of 3. need to know ‘sich ausruhen’. No distractors. 1114 Q2Eng Open Qs Eng. Table completion. Ads and Disads. For 1 point, inference needed. 1524 Q3Eng MT Eng. 1 of 3. Soft distractors but essentially straight comp. 844 Q4TL MT Eng. 1 of 3. Straight comp. future tense. 1734 Q5Eng Open Qs Eng. Questions fair. 1175 Q6Eng MT Eng. 1 of 3. 1 Q is a bit tricky – audio has sie meint so candidates may opt for ‘mean’ (gemein). Also Besserwisser – have to guess this means ‘Know-it-all’ which is a bit of a leap 1415 Q7Eng MT Eng 1 of 3. No distractors. bit of inference. 1615 Q8Eng MT 4 of 5 adjectives. Need to know synonyms here: prima / toll, spannend / aufregend, schön / hübsch, seltsam / außergewöhnlich 684 Q9Eng Open Qs Eng. Questions fair 1585 Total marks available for the paper115240

22. WJEC/Eduqas Foundation Listening TL or Englis h Question typeCountMarks Q1Eng MT 1 of 3. Supermarket ads. No distractors but hard vocab for Q1 Foundation. need to know: Sonderangeboten, Süßigkeiten, Weihnachten, Sylvester, Schreibwaren/Schulartikel, Geburtstagskarten 496 Q2EngMT 1 of 3. 2 x audio passages x 3 points. distractors in both passages.566 Q3TL MT. TL. 1 of 3 pictures. 2 x passages x 3 points. no distractors, but lots of points within very short passage. 496 Q4TL MT 1 of 3 pictures. Pictures not great – Grundschule looks like secondary school. Also have to match ‘mit den Kindern lesen’ to a pile of books whilst next photo has pictures of children in it, playing. 1 x complete audio. 536 Q5EngOpen Qs Eng. all one passage. Qs fine but enough writing time??556 Q6EngMT Eng. Match 6 of 7 jobs. 2 x passages x 3 points each.766 Q7Eng MT. 3/6 correct statements. no real distractors. just length of passage with quantity of info to listen out for = challenging 776 Q8Eng Open Qs Eng. Confusing task. 2 points come from intro. table to fill in is vague. MS does not require any verbs at all, but this is weird  656 Q9Eng Open Qs Eng. OK except f) is tenuous – not clear from audio what she finds ‘special’ – this would confuse candidates  916 Q10Eng Open Qs Eng. Perhaps all a bit too open. MS very full of possibilities. Candidates have wealth of options but perhaps just too many. 906 Total marks available for the paper62060 Overview SAMS

23. Listening: ideas for teaching  Maximise use of target language in the classroom  Use strategies to make listening a task not a test  Use authentic materials as much as possible  Mix and match text book / past paper audio  Use listen and read – make multiple use of transcripts  Encourage repeated listening to the same passage  Use self-created differentiated passages (hard  easy)  Teach prediction and note-taking explicitly

24. Reading  10% to 15% of marks for AO3 for questions/tasks requiring translation.  Learners are expected to: 'recognise and respond to key information, important themes and ideas in more extended written text and authentic sources, including some extracts from relevant abridged or adapted literary texts'. We expect an awarding organisation to interpret the reference to an 'extended written text' as being to a text which is – - for the Foundation tier, a minimum of 90 words - for the Higher tier, a minimum of 150 words

25. Look / feel of the reading papers Edexcel Professional look to SAMS. Layout is clear and regular. No visuals at all. Texts in grey boxes – impression is monotone. Foundation start to paper not as hard in feel as AQA but harder than OCR/Eduqas. Odd mistake noted in rubric. AQA Professional look to SAMS. Same font for all questions. Some pictures used but could be more. Rubrics clear, but greater variety of task compared to other AOs, so a bit more work for candidates to do. Foundation feels harder than other AOs from the start. OCR Professional look to SAMS. Same font used for all questions and most texts. Photos used to give context and visual interest on the page. Rubrics clear. Examples useful. WJEC Eduqas Rather haphazard in layout – looks a bit thrown together. Inconsistencies of font even within questions in one task. Some texts look very busy on the page. Mistakes noted in one or two tasks, too.

26. R (F)TimeNo. Qs Word count Words per min. PointsOverlap with HT Question types Edexcel45 mins10859195034%MT 1 of 4 (+ in TL) Sentence completion (+words) Open Qs AQA45 mins10915206025%MT / R,F,NT / Open Qs Sentence /Table completion TL Open Qs OCR60 mins11607105020%MT (+ in TL) P/N/? Open Qs MT in TL WJEC60 mins10728126020%MT (+ in TL) Open Qs Table completion NB: All awarding bodies have translation into English from TL

27. Foundati on Multiple Eng Open Qs Eng Multiple TL Open Qs TL Trans.OtherTotal Qs Edexcel 333110 AQA 3421111 OCR 613111 HigherMultiple Eng Open Qs Eng Multiple TL Open Qs TL Trans.OtherTotal Qs Edexcel3321110 AQA5 (+1 part) 2 (+1 part) 12112 OCR333110 Comparison of Reading question types – German SAMS Edexcel – Spanish SAMS follows same pattern exactly AQA – Spanish has 14 Qs F and 13 H. Only roughly same proportions of Q types and some different styles. OCR – Spanish SAMS follows same pattern exactly

28. TL or EnglishQuestion typeWordsMarks Q1English MT - Complete sentences with name (4 short texts) more challenging than OCR Q1 but less so than AQA, no inference, simple sentences, paraphrase used. 686 Q2EnglishMT – 5/11 with word bank, 3 elements to juggle to complete595 Q3EnglishOpen Qs in Eng. straightforward comprehension985 Q4EnglishLit text. MT 1 of 4. 1 inference Q. (imperfect, imp. modals)1065 Q5EnglishOpen Qs in Eng. need to know: Ausbildung, Verhältnis, ernst893 Q6English Lit text. Open Qs in Eng. Quite a lot of extraneous text to navigate through. 1114 Q7TL MT Sentence completion in TL with word bank, 2 distractors, need to know: Lebenslauf 885 Q8TLMT in TL. 1 of 4. 2 trickier Qs. (mostly Pr, bit P +F)945 Q9TL MT Sentence completion (like Q1 style), simple and compound (1 x sub. clause) 1085 Q10Translation into English - Pr, P, F, MS is global387 Total text word count and total marks available for the paper85950 Edexcel Foundation Reading Overview SAMS

29. TL or English Question typeWordsMarks Q1English MT 1 of 3. English. 1-easy, 2-distractor, 3-need to know Karten. (P, Pr, F tenses) 504 Q2English Open Qs. Eng. (P, Pr, Imp. modals) All compound or complex sentences with WO3 / sub.clauses 593 Q3English Open Qs Sentence completion – Eng. need to know obwohl, some distractors, need to include VERBS in English answers 24+39 +35 8 Q4English MT. Match 1 of 4 people to text. Most straightforward question (not till no.4!!) – need to know ‘selten’ 835 Q5English MT Match 1 of 4 people to text. (keine Geheimnisse (not on vocab list), wichtiger, peinlich) 683 Q6English Open Q. Table completion, tense discrimination (P, Pr, F). Need to know heute, gestern, morgen. Details in different order. 934 Q7English Open Q. List 6 rules in English from whole passage. Challenging Q. need to know…weder…noch, sowie, stören (not on vocab list) 966 Q8TLOpen Qs Literary text. Qs in German. Can do direct lift from the text.894 Q9TL MT Literary text. Richtig/Falsch/Nicht im Text. Always element of ambiguity surrounding the NT and whether these are F. 1328 Q10TLMT Choose 6 / 12 correct statements. A lot to read and juggle here.1126 Q11Translation into English - Pr, P, MS is itemised.379 Total text word count and total marks available for the paper91560 AQA Foundation Reading Overview SAMS

30. TL or English Question typeWordsMarks Q1EnglishMT. Match 4 to 5. Individual, short, simple sentences.124 Q2EnglishLiterary text. MT. Pick out 4 verbs. 4 of 8. (need to know spülen)434 Q3EnglishMT. Word level, essentially. Slight inference in 1. 4 of 8.344 Q4TLMT. Match 5 sentences to 6 pictures. Sentence level.335 Q5TLMT. Match 5 sentences to 6 short phrases.275 Q6English P / N / ? (no opinion given). 1-2 sentences x 4 people. (Perfect, Imp. modal. Compound no WO3, opinions transparent, no tricks) 464 Q7English MT. Choose 5 / 10 correct statements. Eng. Some distractors. (Pr, longer sentences) 855 Q8EnglishMT. Eng. 1 of 3. no distractors. (Pr, longer sentences)744 Q9TL MT. TL. 1 of 3. Some distractors, a bit of inference. Mostly straight comprehension. (P, Pr, F) 1535 Q10English Literary text. Open Qs in Eng. (Pluperfect, Imp. modals, Imp (fand), more unusual vocabulary) 945 Q11Translation into English - Pr, P, MS is itemised.365 Total text word count and total marks available for the paper60750 OCR Foundation Reading Overview SAMS

31. TL or English Question typeWordsMarks Q1English 2 x MT. 1 of 3. need to know Stadtrundfahrt. 1 x Open Q. (too open? might lead to some guessing) 2 nd part = 1 x MT. 1of 3. 2 x Open Qs. 25+333+3 Q2TL Sentence level. 6 x short texts. Match to 9 jobs. (1 x text missing!) Straightforward comprehension. 496 Q3TL MT. Gm Qs x 6 to match to 4 x restaurant ads. 1Q need to know mitnehmen and avoid distractor (Hausgemachte) – tricky. 496 Q4TLMT. Gm. with distractors. (P, Pr, F)586 Q5EnglishTable completion – Bad / Good.736 Q6EnglishLiterary text. Open Qs in Eng. Question formulation not always clear!1246 Q7EnglishOpen Qs in Eng. OK, but one or two not desperately clear.756 Q8EnglishQs in Eng. Not in order of the text. No distractors.906 Q9English Literary text. Open Qs in Eng. Not well constructed, and difficult. Last Q!!!?!!! Beyond reach of Higher candidates too. 1166 Q10Translation into English - Pr, P, MS is itemised.366 Total text word count and total marks available for the paper72860 WJEC Foundation Reading Overview SAMS

32. R (H)TimeNo. Qs Word count Words per min. PointsOverlap with HT Question types Edexcel60 mins10128921.55034%MT 1 of 4 (+ in TL) Sentence completion (+words) Open Qs (Eng + TL) AQA60 mins121223206025%MT / R,F,NT / Open Qs Sentence /Table completion TL Open Qs OCR75 mins101060145020%MT (+ in TL) Table completion Open Qs WJEC75 mins91218166020%MT (+ in TL) Open Qs Table completion (+ in TL) NB: All awarding bodies have translation into English from TL

33. TL or Eng Question type Word s Mark s Q1EngOpen Qs. Eng. Q3 (MS pedantic – why not reward for intelligent + serious?)893 Q2EngLiterary text. Open Qs. Lots of extraneous text.1114 Q3Eng Open Qs Eng. (P, Pr, longer WO3 sentences) no distractors. Markscheme sound. 1215 Q4Eng Literary text. MT. 1 of 4. Hard. Lots of imperfect. 2 x inference – I can’t see the answer to iii! 1325 Q5Eng MT. Complete 4 sentences with names. 2 x open Qs Eng. straight comprehension. Longer sentences, 3 tenses. Obwohl/da. 1696 Q6Eng MT. 3/7 correct statements. 2 x Open Qs. Confusing. text + statement combinations not clear enough. too much to infer. distractors too convincing. 2025 Q7TLMT in TL. 1 of 4. 2 trickier Qs. (mostly Pr, bit P +F)945 Q8TLSentence completion (like Q1 style), simple and compound (1 x sub. clause)1085 Q9TL Open Qs in TL. Was expecting direct lift but Q1 not possible. All others are direct lift. This is confusing for students. Q1 is hardest of the whole task – and different from all other Qs. 2035 Q10 Translation into English - WO3 – wenn, so, bevor Pr, Pr.Modal, Conditional, Pr+seit, Perfect, Pluperfect weltberühmt, Hafenrundfahrt, empfehlen, Modelleisenbahn, sich befinden, gezogen MS = global 557 Total marks available for the paper128950 Edexcel Higher Reading Overview SAMS

34. TL or Eng Question type WordsMarks Q1Eng Match 1 of 4 people to text. (keine Geheimnisse (not on vocab list), wichtiger, peinlich) 683 Q2Eng Table completion, tense discrimination (P, Pr, F). Need to know heute, gestern, morgen. Details in different order. 934 Q3EngMT. Choose 4 / 8 statements. mild distractors but fair.1314 Q4Eng 4 Open Qs Eng. + 1 x MT. (Perfect, imp.modals, imp (wusste), um…zu, future, zu+infin, no WO3) 1405 Q5Eng MT. Choose 4/8. Some distractors. WO3 – inc. obwohl, wenn, wil, da, um…zu, Pr + F. 1504 Q6EngTrue / False / NT. WO1, P, Pr, Imp.modals1156 Q7EngOpen Qs Eng. Q2 a bit confusing for students.734 Q8EngOpen Qs Eng. (P, Imp (sagte), present modals, Pr)683 Q9TLLiterary text. TL. True / False / NT. some ambiguity here.1328 Q10TLLiterary Text. Open Qs TL. Lift 1 and 2. 3 – need to manipulate.684 Q11TL Open Qs in Gm. Only lift Q2. Other Qs need to – change WO, 1 st -3 rd person, select which words to take from text. (P, Pluperfect, Pr, vor, nachdem, trotzdem, den, jedoch, deshalb, weil, entweder…oder) HARD QUESTION! 1356 Q12 Translation into English (3 x tenses + WO3) MS is itemised. 509 Total marks available for the paper122360 AQA Higher Reading Overview SAMS

35. TL or Eng Question type WordsMarks Q1TL MT. TL. 1 of 3. Some distractors, a bit of inference. Mostly straight comprehension. (P, Pr, F) 1535 Q2Eng Literary text. Open Qs in Eng. (Pluperfect, Imp. modals, Imp (fand), more unusual vocabulary) 945 Q3EngMT. Match 5 texts to 6 photos. 1 distractor (using ‘nie’). Present tense.975 Q4Eng MT. 1 of 3. No distractors. (Passive, wo + WO3, …zu+infin, wenn + WO3, longer sentences) 1055 Q5Eng Table completion. Ads and Disads. 2 x short texts. Need to know – Geheimnisse, Ausbildung, Verkehr, Staus 534 Q6TL MT. TL. 1of 3. no distractors. simple paraphrase e.g. ein musikalisches Highlight = Konzert. (passive, um..zu, modals, present) 1185 Q7Eng MT. Eng. 1 st, 2 nd person or both. Needs careful reading but no tricks. Appropriate challenge. (longer sentences, dass, weil, um…zu, damit) 67+645 Q8TLMT. TL. 1 of 3. Soft distractors. Qs framed in passive.1315 Q9EngLiterary text. Open Qs Eng. Imperfect narrative, Pluperfect, hard Qs but fair.1285 Q10 Translation into English (future, conditional, present, weil, imp, sub (If I had, I would…) MS is itemised. 505 Total marks available for the paper106050 OCR Higher Reading Overview SAMS

36. TL or Eng Question type WordsMarks Q1EngQs in Eng. Not in order of the text. No distractors.906 Q2Eng Literary text. Open Qs in Eng. Not well constructed, and difficult. Last Q!!!?!!! Beyond reach of most Higher candidates too. 1166 Q3TLMT. Match 6 of 9 problems to person. 1 is ambiguous.1236 Q4TL Open Qs in TL. Q1 - grammatically incorrect. sense? MS is confused, lifts and non-lifts all valid. suggested answers don’t always answer the Qs. e) answer not actually in the text. 1196 Q5TL Table completion in TL. Text is hard and layout confusing. Lots facts / figures, some seem contradictory at first glance. Qs not in order of text. Why not? 1616 Q6EngOpen Qs. Eng. Very reasonable. Lots to read but Qs in text order.2098 Q7Eng Literary text. Play extract. Nice text. Q1 is disproportionately hard – other Qs reasonable. 1528 Q8EngOpen Qs in Eng. most ok – 1 is a bit obscure.1938 Q10Translation into English – Pr, P x 2, weil + WO3, wenn (if) hätte, conditional556 Total marks available for the paper121860 WJEC Higher Reading Overview SAMS

37. Literary text QsTranslation Edexcel Foundation: 2 Qs – 9/50 = 18% total Higher: 2 Qs – 9/50 = 18% total Foundation: 38 words – 7/50 = 14% Higher: 55 words – 7/50 = 14% AQA Foundation: 2 Qs – 12/60 = 20% Higher: 2 Qs – 12/60 = 20% Foundation: 37 words – 9/60 = 15% Higher: 50 words – 9/60 = 15% OCR Foundation: 2Qs – 9/50 = 18% Higher: 2Qs – 10/50 = 20% Foundation: 36 words – 5/50 = 10% Higher: 50 words – 5/50 = 10% WJEC Foundation: 2Qs – 12/60 = 20% Higher: 2 Qs – 14/60 = 23% total Foundation: 36 words – 6/60 = 10% Higher: 55 words – 6/60 = 10% New aspects to reading paper

38. AOReading (+)Reading (-) EdexcelTranslation task - straightforward overall word count comparatively high Open Qs in TL – some manipulation Some inference Qs too confusing Translation MS – global! peaks and troughs overlap 34% AQA Translation MS – itemised Highest % given to translation – most straightforward translation task overall word count comparatively high starts at text level in F (difficult) MS usually requires verb in answer Open Qs in TL – need manipulation inference peaks and troughs OCR overall word count comparatively low easy to hard F tier very accessible at start no open TL Qs MS most objective Translation MS – itemised mostly straight comprehension some distractors, but no inference need to understand the passive for H tier paper WJEC (Eduqas) easy to hard Translation MS – itemised overall word count Q construction not always sound variation in difficulty between tasks rather extreme and random

39. Reading: ideas for teaching  Read for different purposes  Read a variety of material  Combine reading with speaking and writing  Combine reading with listening  Read to translate  Read to develop vocabulary

40. Specific reading skills in German Reading skillExamples from the SAMS 1 Deconstructing long wordsStadtrundfahrt, Wolkenformationen, Sporturlauber, Schülerschreibtisch, Wildwasserkanufahren, Energiesparlampen, Mehrwegflaschen 2 Recognising plural nouns, particularly with Umlaut, and used in different contexts. ein Paar Minuten / etwas für Familien und Paare. 3 Decoding words from the same word families Wissenschaftler (from Wissenschaften) eine dreiwöchige Reise (from Woche) vermenschlichen (from Menschen) 4 Recognising phrases with the genitive während eines Schüleraustausches am Ende des Schuljahres seit Anfang dieses Schuljahres Im Laufe der Zeit

41. Reading skill cont’d.Examples from the SAMS 5 Identifying the subject of the sentence (moving between conjugated to infinitive verb forms) 6 Comprehension with WO3after weil, obwohl, wenn, wo, damit, nachdem, bevor 7 Past and future tense comprehension. 8 Spotting distractorsparticularly ‘nie’ and ‘kein’ 9 Answering open TL questions – lifting and manipulating With AQA in L & R With Edexcel in R only 10 Building a repertoire of key non-cognate words umweltbewusst, erfolgreich, peinlich, Geheimnisse, Zeugnis, Ergebnis, Zeitverschwendung, Menschen

42. Speaking  unpredictability “ the awarding organisation must take all reasonable steps to minimise the predictability of each such assessment.”  preparation time (between 10 and 12 minutes)  teacher-conducted, audio-recorded, awarding body-assessed  conversation (more than one topic, only one of which may be chosen by the learner in advance of the assessment)  two further tasks, from the following: (role play, response to visual stimulus, response to textual stimulus, response to stimulus with visuals and text)  no dictionaries  Foundation – 7-9 minutes Higher – 10-12 minutes

43. Role play Foundation Prep time Notes Y/NBulletsTensesConversation or Transaction Edexcel12 Yes, max. 1 side of A4 for both No ‘reading’ from notes! 5 1 x ? 1 x ! Present only Cannot re-phrase under any circumstances. Can repeat, twice. Conversation + Transaction (4 + 5 of each respectively), although the conversations are mostly about making arrangements to do something with exchange partner. There is at least one very obscure, tenuous, unlikely, strange, incongruous bullet in each RP example. In formal, students don’t actually have to produce the ‘Sie’ form. Some more tricky than others. Wide variety of Qs needed. AQA12Yes5 1 x ? 1 x ! Present only Can only re- phrase if candidate’s response makes it necessary. Can repeat once. Conversation + Transaction Never need to produce the ‘Sie’ form Transactions – Restaurant, Tourist, Hotel, Concert tickets Conversations – Sports, Technology, School, Jobs More ‘usual’ and expected than Edexcel. OCR12Yes5 1 x ? 1 x ! Present only Can only re- phrase if candidate’s response makes it necessary. Can repeat once. Conversations only (informal) Can use Magst du…? for all Qs

44. Role play Higher Prep time Notes Y/N BulletsTensesConversation or Transaction Edexcel12Yes, max. 1 side of A4 for both No ‘reading’ from notes! 5 2 x ? 1 x ! Cannot re-phrase under any circumstances. Can repeat, twice. ! is always past tense Conversation + Transaction (some of each, although the conversations are mostly about making arrangements to do something with exchange partner). There is at least one very obscure, tenuous, unlikely, strange, incongruous bullet in each RP example. In formal, students don’t actually have to produce the ‘Sie’ form. Some more tricky than others. Wide variety of Qs needed. AQA12Yes5 1 x ? 1 x ! 1 x bullet cues past (6/9) or future (3/9) ! is always two questions, which you can ask separately ? are varied Can only re-phrase if candidate’s response makes it necessary. Can repeat once. Conversation + Transaction (5 + 4 of each in SAMS) OCR10 -12 (in practice it will be 12) Yes5 1 x ? 1 x ! All bullets cue present tense ! is either a Past tense (5/8), a Future tense (2/8) or a Conditional (1/8) ? are accomplished by Was hältst du von + noun? Can only re-phrase if candidate’s response makes it necessary. Can repeat once. Conversations only

45. Role play Foundation Mark scheme EdexcelCommunication [10] in 5 x 2,1,0 applied individually to each task / bullet. AQACommunication [10] in 5 x 2,1,0 applied individually to each task/bullet Knowledge and use of language [5] applied globally to the RP performance. NB: For AQA verb errors are by far the most significant and are flagged as those most likely to cause ambiguity. OCRCommunication [10] in 5 x 2, 1, 0 applied individually to each task/bullet.

46. Role play Higher Markscheme EdexcelCommunication [10] in 5 x 2,1,0 applied individually to each task / bullet. AQACommunication [10] in 5 x 2,1,0 applied individually to each task/bullet Knowledge and use of language [5] applied globally to the RP performance. This looks like the same marking criteria as Foundation, but the Use of Language criteria are different, and more is required particularly in terms of accuracy with verb formation across the different time frames required. NB: For AQA verb errors are by far the most significant and are flagged as those most likely to cause ambiguity. OCRCommunication [10] in 5 x 2, 1, 0 applied individually to each task/bullet. Same criteria as for Foundation Tier. Clearly it is more demanding to achieve unambiguous communication if the bullet itself requires more complex language, so therein lies the differentiation / increased challenge.

47. Photo card / Picture discussion Markscheme Edexcel Foundation Communication and content [16] in 4 bands [1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16] Top end: frequently developed responses, occasional hesitation, effective manipulation of language to describe and narrate, opinions and justifies with some development, inaccuracies minimal with no impact on communication plus Linguistic knowledge and accuracy [8] in 4 bands [1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8] Top end: generally accurate structures, successful refs to past, present, future, occasional ambiguity, occasionally errors hinder clarity of communication Edexcel Higher Communication and content [16] in 4 bands [1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16] Top end: consistently fluent and developed responses, describes, informs and narrates as appropriate, expresses opinions with ease and fully-developed justifications, consistently accurate pronunciation plus Linguistic knowledge and accuracy [8] in 4 bands [1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8] Top end: consistently accurate structures, successful refs to past, present, future, any errors don’t impede clarity of communication AQA Same criteria F and H as it is the overlap task Communication only [15] in 5 bands [1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, 13-15] Top end: replies to all Qs clearly, develops most answers, gives and explains an opinion. OCR Same criteria F and H as it is the overlap task Communication only [10] in 5 bands [1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10] Top end: Thoughts or opinions are generally confidently expressed and justification is developed. Responses are almost always relevant. Develops discussion. NB – the TASK is exactly the same for Foundation and Higher. What is the overlap task for Edexcel then?

48. Conversation General Key features Edexcel 35 marks (50+%) Allocated by Edexcel in a sequence to ensure coverage of all themes across the speaking examination. One theme is pre-chosen and pre-prepared by the candidate, who can introduce it for up to 1 minute. Higher – 5-6 mins Foundation – 3.5 – 4.5 mins AQA 30 marks (50%) Based on the two overall themes NOT covered in the Photo Card task. One theme is pre-chosen and pre-prepared by the candidate. Higher – 5-7 mins Foundation – 3 - 5 mins Students need to ask one question. OCR 20 marks (50%) NB: There is no pre-prepared theme Based on one sub-theme stipulated by the AB. Questions are suggested but flexible. Conversation can be extended to draw on one other given sub-theme within the overall theme. This theme is the 3 rd theme NOT covered in either the RP or the Photo Card task. Students need to ask one question.

49. Conversation Foundation Markscheme Edexcel 36 marks (50 +%) Communication & content [12] in 4 bands [1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12] Top end: communicates relevant info, some extended sequences, some opinions justified, some variety/variation, pronunciation errors minimal Interaction & spontaneity [12] in 4 bands [1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12] Top end: responds spontaneously to some questions, initiates and develops sometimes Linguistic knowledge & accuracy [12] in 4 bands [1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12] Top end: generally accurate structures, generally successful past, present and future, complex structures used but repetitive, some errors hinder clarity of expression AQA 30 marks (50%) Communication [10] in 5 bands [1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10] Top end: mostly short but occasional more developed responses, occasional brief narrations, usually clear, opinions with some explanations. Range and accuracy [10] in 5 bands [1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10] Top end: mostly simple linguistic structures and vocabulary, some repetition, attempts at more complex structures and vocabulary, some success in past and future references, errors generally don’t impede communication. Pronunciation and intonation [5] Top end: generally good but some inconsistency. Spontaneity and fluency [5]. Top end: some spontaneity, some reliance on pre-learnt material, some hesitation, some questions cannot be answered. NB : Students must ask one question, or they lose one communication mark. OCR 20 marks (50%) Content & communication [8] in 4 bands [1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8] Top end: Conveys information and narrate events (if appropriate) with some success. Some extended answers (more than one short sentence). Opinions + simple justification (because + is/are). Some attempts at developed justification (because + verb clause + more detail). asks the Q successfully. Quality of Language (Range & Accuracy) [8] in 4 bands [1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8] Top end: A good variety of appropriate vocabulary and structures. There may be attempts at complex structures. Successfully and mostly accurately conveys more than one time frame, With simple language, errors don’t affect communication. With complex language, errors may limit communication. Pronunciation & intonation [4] Top end: Pronunciation and intonation is consistently clear. NB : Students must ask one question. There is no expectation that they will use complex structures at F level, even for top end. (Complex structures = grammar on the HT grammar list)

50. Conversation Higher Markscheme Edexcel 36 marks (50+%) Communication & content [12] in 4 bands [1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12] Top end: detailed, relevant information, consistently extended speech, express and justify a wide variety of thoughts and opinions, wide variety of vocab including uncommon language, vary expression for different purposes (!), pronunciation consistently accurate Interaction & spontaneity [12] in 4 bands [1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12] Top end: responds spontaneously and with ease, initiates and develops, sustains communication throughout Linguistic knowledge & accuracy [12] in 4 bands [1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12] Top end: manipulates wide variety of grammatical structures, consistently successful with tenses, fully coherent speech, frequent use of complex structures AQA 30 marks (50%) Communication [10] in 5 bands [1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10] Top end: consistently developed responses, extended sequences of speech, narrates, conveys information clearly, gives and explains opinions convincingly Range and accuracy [10] in 5 bands [1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10] Top end: excellent language, wide variety of linguistic structures and range of vocab, references to three time frames are confident, few minor errors, other errors occur when complex structures attempted. Pronunciation and intonation [5] Top end: consistently good throughout Spontaneity and fluency [5]. Top end: reacts naturally to questions, air of spontaneity, responds promptly, speaks with some fluency NB : Students must ask one question, or they lose one communication mark. OCR 20 marks (50%) Content & communication [8] in 4 bands [1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8] Top end: Conveys information and narrates events, uses extended sequences of speech, expresses thoughts and opinions with developed justification confidently. Initiates confidently. Quality of Language (Range & Accuracy) [8] in 4 bands [1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8] Top end: An excellent variety of appropriate vocabulary and structures, successful use of complex structures. Successfully and accurately refers to past, present and future. Language is consistently accurate, with occasional errors only in complex language, which do not affect communication. Pronunciation & intonation [4] Top end: Pronunciation and intonation is consistently clear. NB : Students must ask one question. (Complex structures = grammar on the HT grammar list)

51. Photo card Foundation TimingQuestions (seen)Questions (unseen) ConditionsOther Edexcel2.5-3.00 min 5 bullets 1 What is there? 2 Opinion 3 Past 4 Future 5 2 nd opinion --Cannot re-phrase or add additional questions Can use but NOT read whole sentences from notes AQA2 min max 1 What is there + 2 further Qs (1 opinion / reason 2 past tense) 2 further Qs present tense +..kann man… Can repeat and/or re-phrase questions as necessary Can use notes OCR Exactly the same task + questions for F & H 3 min max 1 What is there?2 Past tense (or future) 3 Opinion/ Point of view Can re-phrase Qs Can also prompt as necessary to help candidates develop their answers Topic title on card – with all sub-topics listed Can use notes

52. Photo card Higher TimingQuestions (seen)Questions (unseen) ConditionsOther Edexcel (Not the same Qs as for F) 3 – 3.5 min max 1 What is there? 2 Opinion 3 Past 4 Future 1 unseen, which is an opinion Q Cannot re- phrase or change order, or otherwise prompt AQA (Not the same Qs as for F) 3 min max 1 What is there? + 2 Qs 2 discursive opinion + reason 3 tense – either past or future 2 more Qs – 1 will introduce the 3 rd time frame Can re-phrase / repeat Qs as necessary OCR Exactly the same task + questions for F & H 3 min max 1 What is there?2 Past tense (or future) 3 Opinion/ Point of view Can re-phrase Qs Can also prompt as necessary to help candidates develop their answers Topic title on card – with all sub-topics listed Can use notes

53. Conversation Foundation TimingChosen theme Other themeConditionsOther Edexcel3.5 – 4.5 mins YesAccording to the examining sequence Candidate can introduce chosen theme for up to 1 minute Time to be divided between two themes AQA3-5 mins Yes2 out of the 3 overarching themes are listed – teacher asks Qs on one that hasn’t yet been covered Time should be equally divided between the two themes (chosen and unseen) Candidate must ask one Q during the conversation – can be prompted OCR2-4 mins NoOne sub-theme chosen by OCR – extend to 2 nd sub-theme within same theme if required Candidate must ask one Q during the conversation – can be prompted

54. Conversation Higher TimingChosen theme Other themeConditionsOther Edexcel5 – 6 mins YesAccording to the examining sequence Candidate can introduce chosen theme for up to 1 minute Time to be divided between two themes AQA5 – 7 mins Yes2 out of the 3 overarching themes are listed – teacher asks Qs on one that hasn’t yet been covered Time should be equally divided between the two themes (chosen and unseen) Candidate must ask one Q during the conversation – can be prompted OCR5 – 7 mins NoOne sub-theme chosen by OCR – extend to 2 nd sub- theme within same theme if required Candidate must ask one Q during the conversation – can be prompted

55. % QL from MS Speaking (F)Speaking (H) Edexcel 46% Role play - 10 marks (1 - 1.5 minutes) Picture-based task – 24 marks (2.5 - 3 minutes) Conversation - 36 marks (3.5 - 4.5 minutes) 12 minutes preparation time Role play - 10 marks (2 - 2.5 minutes) Picture-based task - 24 marks (3 - 3.5 minutes) Conversation - 36 marks (5 - 6 minutes) 12 minutes preparation time AQA 42% Role-play – 15 marks (2 minutes) Photo card – 15 marks (2 minutes) Conversation – 30 marks (3 – 5 minutes) 12 minutes preparation time Role-play – 15 marks (2 minutes) Photo card – 15 marks (3 minutes) questions based on the card. Conversation – 30 marks (5 - 7 minutes) 12 minutes preparation time OCR 30% Role play - 10 marks (1–2 minutes) Picture stimulus/conversation - 10 marks (2-3 minutes) Conversation - 20 marks (2-4 minutes) 10 – 12 minutes preparation time Role play - 10 marks (2-3 minutes) Picture stimulus/conversation - 10 marks (2-3 minutes) Conversation - 20 marks (5-7 minutes) 10 – 12 minutes preparation time

56. Speaking: ideas for teaching  Maximise use of target language in the classroom  Teach students how to ask questions and do this often  Consider length of utterance and length of turn  Repeat speaking activities immediately with less / no support  Plan in favour of language use rather than language practice activities  Increase the opportunities for unscripted interaction in every lesson  Focus on working from memory as often as possible – have explicit memory / retention strategies

57. Writing  20% of marks for AO4 for questions/tasks requiring translation.  Learners have to: 'translate a short passage from the assessed language into English' as part of the assessment of their ability to understand and respond to written language, and 'translate sentences and short texts from English into the assessed language' as part of the assessment of their ability to communicate in writing. We expect the length of any such 'short passage' or 'short text' in an assessment to be – - for the Foundation tier, a minimum of 35 words, and - for the Higher tier, a minimum of 50 words.

58. Writing (F)Markschemes Edexcel 1 hour 10 minutes [60 marks] 33.3% overlap 4 tasks 1 – picture description (20-30 words) (12 marks) 2 – open response email – 4 bullets (40-50 words) (16 marks) PRESENT TENSE only, FORMAL style 3 – overlap task – choice of two Qs (email / report) – 4 bullets (80 – 90 words) (20 marks) PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE, INFORMAL style 4 - translation into TL – 5 sentences (12 marks – 3 x sentences /2 and 2 sentences /3) 2 in PAST, WO3 required Task 1 – Communication/Content [6] + Linguistic knowledge & Accuracy [6] – criteria in 3 bands [1-2, 3-4, 5-6] Task 2 – Communication/Content [8] + Linguistic knowledge & Accuracy [8] – criteria in 4 bands [1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8] refers to successful refs to past / future BUT Q is framed in the present! Needs to have FORMAL style / register Task 3 - Communication/Content [12] in 4 bands [1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10- 12]+ Linguistic knowledge & Accuracy [8] – criteria in 4 bands [1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8] Translation – 2-1-0 OR 3-2-1-0. This is clearer than alternative MS.

59. Writing (F)Markschemes AQA 1 hour [50 marks] 32% overlap 4 tasks 1 – picture description (4 x sentences x 2 marks = 8 marks) 2 – open response – 4 bullets (40 words) (16 marks) 3 – translation into TL (5 sentences) – (10 marks) 4 in present, 1 in past 4 – overlap task – 4 bullets (90 words) (16 marks) PAST, PRESENT x 2, FUTURE Task 1 – Communication only [8] (marked 2 – 1- 0 per sentence. Need a verb and clear communication for 2.) Task 2 – Content [10] in 5 bands [1-2, 3- 4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10] + Quality of Language [6] in 3 bands [1-2, 3-4, 5-6] NB: bullets are single words, so v easy to understand and v open. Task 3 – Translation – Key messages [5] + Grammar [5] MS applied globally (a bit unnecessary!) – marked exemplars are helpful to teachers Task 4 – Content [10] + Quality of Language [6] Important to convey a lot of relevant information and opinions. Variety of language, 3 x time frames, attempts at complex structures, minor errors, appropriate style/register (but informal anyway)

60. Writing (F)Markschemes OCR 1 hour 50 marks 32% overlap 4 tasks Task 1 – response to 3 bullets, framed as TL questions (12 marks) Task 2 – response to 3 bullets, framed as longer TL prompts (12 marks) Task 3 – response to 4 bullets, FORMAL context, bullets framed in polite form, PRESENT x 1, PAST x 1, FUTURE x 2 (möchten) (16 marks) Task 4 – translation – 5 sentences, 3 x present (3 rd -is, 3 rd plural-are, 1 st plural), 1 x past, 1 x future (10 marks) Tasks 1 and 2: Content [6] in 3 bands [1-2, 3-4, 5-6], QL-accuracy [3] in 3 bands [1,2,3] and QL- range [3] in 3 bands [1,2,3] Opinion + justification + links  needed for higher bands! Bullets in TL are an unnecessary barrier  QL should not be needed for Task 1 at least  Candidates will need training to do well in this paper  Content [8] in 4 bands [1-2, 3-4, 5- 6, 7-8], QL-accuracy [4] in 4 bands [1,2,3, 4] and QL- range [4] in 4 bands [1,2,3,4] Translation: 2, 1, 0 per sentence. Generous, but a little vague. Can live with this but not happy with the MS in Tasks 1 and 2.

61. Writing (H)Markschemes Edexcel 1 hour 20 minutes [60 marks] 33.3% overlap 3 tasks 1 - overlap task – choice of two Qs (email / report) – 4 bullets (80 – 90 words) (20 marks) PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE, INFORMAL style 2 – open response article / formal letter – 4 compulsory bullets – 130- 150 words – Present, Past, Conditional (28 marks) 3 – translation into TL – short paragraph (12 marks) Perfect, um…zu, Als + war, WO2 Perfect, Future, ich will, Ich würde lieber, damit + WO3 + ich kann. Task 1 – Communication/Content [12] in 4 bands [1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10- 12]+ Linguistic knowledge & Accuracy [8] – criteria in 4 bands [1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8] Task 2 - Communication/Content [12] in 4 bands [1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13- 16]+ Linguistic knowledge & Accuracy [12] – criteria in 4 bands [1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12] Translation. Global MS in 4 bands [1-3, 4-6, 7- 9, 10-12] – I do not think this is the best way to assess this type of task.

62. Writing (H)Markschemes AQA 1 hour 15 minutes [60 marks] 27% overlap 3 tasks Task 1 – overlap task – 4 bullets (90 words) (16 marks) PAST, PRESENT x 2, FUTURE, choice of 2 tasks Task 2 – open-ended writing task – choice from two questions – 2 bullets (32 marks) rubric in ‘DU’ form, context is informal, even when article required. Task 3 – translation from English into the target language (approximately 50 words) – (12 marks). Ich komme gut..aus, Perfect x 3 (we form), Future (1 form), Ich möchte, obwohl + WO3 + ich mag. Task 1 – Content [10] + Quality of Language [6] Important to convey a lot of relevant information and opinions. Variety of language, 3 x time frames, attempts at complex structures, minor errors, appropriate style/register (but informal anyway) Task 2 - Content [15] in 5 bands [1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, 13-15] + Range of Language [12] in 4 bands [1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12] + Accuracy [5] Key notions are – relevance, detail, lots of information, clear, unambiguous communication, opinions + justifications. With accuracy, it is the VERBS that are most important. Task 3 – Translation – Key messages [6] and grammar [6] – MS odd, not the best way to do this.

63. Writing (H)Markschemes OCR 1 hour 15 minutes 50 marks 32% overlap 3 tasks Task 1 – response to 4 bullets, FORMAL context, bullets framed in polite form, PRESENT x 1, PAST x 1, FUTURE x 2 (möchten) (16 marks) Task 2 – article or report – 3 bullets (24 marks) – rubrics in polite, and complex ‘Schildern Sie…’!!! Past, Present, Future (conditional) Task 3 – translation into TL – paragraph (10 marks) Ich wohne gern, obwohl + WO3 +ist, WO2 +Man kann, WO2 +Perfect (we form), ist, dass + WO3, Wenn + WO3, möchte ich, weil + WO3. Task 1: Content [8] in 4 bands [1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8], QL-accuracy [4] in 4 bands [1,2,3, 4] and QL- range [4] in 4 bands [1,2,3,4] Task 2: Content [12] in 4 bands [1-3, 4- 6, 7-9, 10-12], QL-accuracy [6] in 3 bands [1-2, 3-4, 5-6] and QL- range [6] in 3 bands [1-2, 3-4, 5-6]. Key notions: coherence, detail, opinions + justifications, interests, informs or convinces (depending on task), structure is logical. Acc + Range are less verb-obsessed than AQA. Translation: 2, 1, 0 per sentence. Generous, but a little vague. Also if you don’t know 1 x word, it will definitely cost you 1 x mark.

64. Writing: ideas for teaching Students need to:  know how to form simple, compound and complex sentences  have a bank of structures and core language that they can manipulate well across a the range of contexts at GCSE  have language stored in long-term memory  be attentive to detail, able to spot and correct errors  vary vocabulary and structures  write for different purposes, showing an awareness of style and register

65. The new German languages GCSE: CONSIDERING THE NEW DRAFT GCSE SPECIFICATIONS Rachel Hawkes http://www.rachelhawkes.com/PandT/2018_GCSE/2018GCSE.php http://www.rachelhawkes.com/PandT/2018_GCSE/2018GCSE.php