I was asked to give a brief summary of the key changes between the GCSE MFL Subject Content 2015, and the GCSE French, German and Spanish Subject Content 2022. I hope this helps.
Aims
2015: Based
on GCSE common approach across subjects to allow students to show what they
know, understand and can do. It is
significant that the word ‘learning outcomes’ is included as the focus is on Communication
SKILLS (the ‘can do’) and a description of the range of
comprehension/expression which is expected. This allows students of all
abilities to experience success and get credit for being able to convey and
receive messages, even if they do not know and understand every aspect of
vocabulary and grammar involved in the stimulus or indeed in what they produce.
Note: native speakers do not always know and understand grammatical features, but can communicate.
2022: Although the aim has been retained to ‘communicate for authentic purposes’, the detail of the subject content does not match this aim. The content is based on a ‘knowledge curriculum’. Students expected to know words, grammar and phonics and constraints on selection of vocabulary will severely compromise the chance to provide ‘authentic purposes'. The aims do not break down the range of outcomes which the GCSE covers.
Subject content
2015:
Explicitly requiring content to reflect aims and
purposes. Linked with the outcomes, the
content allows students to be able to demonstrate what they can do [skills] in
authentic situations. Requirement to
include three broad themes, thus ensuring preparation for a range of situations
which match the aims a.identity and
culture, b.local, national,
international and global areas of interest, c.current and future study and
employment. AO has flexibility within
these themes.
Question types
2022: Comprehension questions and task stimulus will be
in English.
SPEAKING:
undertake role play(s), including asking and answering questions, simulating a context such as a social conversation, where instructions about what to say are unambiguous; talk about one or more visual stimulus/stimuli, such as (connected) photographs or pictures, and extend this conversation into a short unprepared interaction.
Since SCC is part of the subject content, it must be tested. It is not left to the AO to decide how to do this. These tasks are required:
1. read aloud a short written text and undertake a short unprepared conversation relating to the text;
2. Undertake dictation of short, spoken extracts (including some vocabulary from outside the vocabulary list) with credit for accurate spelling
Introduction 1 sets out knowledge skills + understanding Subject aims and learning outcomes 2- [=5] communicate, horizons 3 - Communication skills[ = 5] [+ confident - coherent - spontaneous - fluent - knowledge about how the language works - enrich vocab to increase independent use + understand extended language in a wide range of context - rich range of authentic spoken and written material incl literary texts - links to rest of curriculum - prep for employment - repair strategies Subject content 4- specified topics [12] 5 - content must reflect aims and purposes Prior learning 6 [=2] build on KS2 + 3 Contexts and Purposes [= partially 5+8,
7a, 8, 9a, 9b, 12] Scope of study 7 Listening: understand and respond[=9b] Speaking: communicate and interact in speech
[9e] Reading: understand and respond[9a] Writing: communicate in writing [9c+d] Use of assessed language in questions and
rubrics[11] Grammar requirements[21] Appendices for each language |
Introduction 1, sets out knowledge skills + understanding 2, [=6] build on KS2 + 3 3 NEW Frequency+ Productive.. Subject aims 4- [partially 3: communication skills, purposes NEW: subjects which interest them 5- [=2] communicate for authentic purposes, horizons [=partially context and purposes] 6 [=3 BP6] Subject content 7 a-c enable to learn / know vocab, grammar phonics [use + apply - no contexts given] 8 [=partially context and purposes] Both receptive + productive, range of context, wide social range, move between En/TL 9a = 7/R No strategies b = 7/L No strategies (incl write to dictation) c = 7/W lexically and grammatically accurate + d translate vocab / short sentences / texts] e = 7/S Read aloud + answer qs on text: R/S/L Role play Photo card 10 [=7/S + 7/W] 11 = Use of assessed … 12-20 [=4] specified vocabulary [=5] ref 5-8 above. Instruction re: vocab but no list/ -20 Grammar 21-24 Grammar content - No receptive Annex |
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