Conduct the Edexcel GCSE Controlled Assessments

Mandarin discussion day May 07 2011

Sevenoaks School

CA Theme

s

Media and

culture

Business, work and employm

ent

Travel and

tourism

Sport and

leisure

Centre-devised option

The Note forms—CA2 and CA4

One form for each task each student

l On the form, student can draw 5 pictures in addition of either:1. 50 characters;2. 30 characters + 20

English/Pinyin;3. or 30

English/Pinyin.

l Notes shall be in the form of :1. mini-plan2. outline3. mind map4. bullet points

l Must hand in (submit) either this form or a note explains that the note form was not used by the student.

Speaking

1.one for each candidate

2.fill in 2 sets of marks

3.must be signed by the

examiner and student

4.transfer Marks onto

OPTEM form

Mark sheets

Writing

1.one for each candidate

2.fill in the section 1 only

3.must be signed by the

examiner and student

Student preparationFor both Speaking and Writing tasks:

l They could have up to 6 hours’ teaching time within a maximum of two weeks to prepare .

l It is possible for students to take the stimulus home, depends on school policy .

Task setting--Speaking: Two different tasks from below1. An open interaction based on a stimulus – Edexcel or

centre provides the stimulus (at least 2 questions have to be asked by student)

2. A picture-based discussion – the student provides the picture (description up to 1 minute only; for child protection, must not submit student’s personal photo, submit a brief description of the photo instead)

3. A presentation followed by discussion – the student can choose content for the presentation, the teacher decides what followed-up questions to ask (presentation between 1-3 minutes)

4-6minutes for each task, minimum 3’30’’

Speaking and Writing,each student has:

1. four Note forms*2. two Mark sheets*3. four Tasks/stimuli

+Writing, each student has:

two Writings (Essays)*Administrative Support Guide

Speaking: “only need to

send 1 per sampled

candidate with the initial

unit2 sample for

moderation” ?

What do we need to submit by 15th of May

+Speaking, for centre:

1. OPTEM form (posted to centre)

2. Recordings: task 2A must including all the types students took in your centre) +

1) must including highest mark

2) must including lowest mark.

Format of each file name:

Track1_5CN02_Centre number_ Candidate name_ Candidate number

Including the following track listing in word / excel

Submit recordings digitally

Track listingKent College Pembury

Summer 2011 GCSE Mandarin Chinese Oral exam Track listingCentre number: 61963Exam Series: Summer 2011

Track listing

Controlled assessment task/stimulus

Candidate name

Candidate number

Track1 Presentation discussion

Track2 Picture based discussion

Track3 Picture based discussion

Track4 Presentation discussion

How many characters are needed to secure an A*?

Please read the following notes—

copied from Chinese specification 2009,

MFL Teacher Support Book—writing and

Edexcel online expert:

Writings:

Chinese specification 2009:

"Students aiming for grade C or above will need to demonstrate more extended writing skills and are expected to produce between 100 and 150 characters in each task." 

A very useful comment from one of the Edexcel GCSE Principal Examiners as follows: "There is another point I wish to mention about the word-count:  Edexcel requires 100-150 characters for the writing assessment. For the real learners, writing around 150 characters in fluent Chinese, free from errors, will be good enough to get a higher grade.  There is no need to push them to 250 - 300 characters, unless they are very competent (like the native speakers from China) and wish to write more.  Writing lengthy essays does not guarantee a high grade.  Examiners always look for quality rather than quantity."

Useful linksTeacher support book---speakinghttp://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/CPS/GCSE%20from%202009/GCSE%20MFL%20Controlled%20Assessment%20Teacher%20Support%20Book%20%20-%20Speaking.pdfTeacher support book- writinghttp://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/CPS/GCSE%20from%202009/GCSE%20MFL%20Writing%20Teacher%20Support%20Book.pdfhttp://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/GCSE%20New%20GCSE/MFL%20Controlled%20Assessment%20Teacher%20Support%20Book.pdfhttp://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/GCSE%20New%20GCSE/Edexcel%20GCSE%20Chinese%20-%20TSM.pdfhttp://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/GCSE%20New%20GCSE/FAQs-Supplement.pdfhttp://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/GCSE%20New%20GCSE/ICE-GCSE-tiered-2011.pdf