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GCSE from 2009 | Japanese

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Features and benefits

The real world focus that has made this GCSE the fastest growing in the market has been retained
Practical, relevant and appealing content with a focus on students interests
Greater choice and control of what you teach
A new ‘unitised’ structure, allows students to be assessed at different times of the year, ‘bank’ their success and re-sit individual units if needed
Clearer assessment and marking grids to support your assessment decisions
Widest range of sample assessment materials and student and teacher support will help you and your students to prepare thoroughly for the exam
An option of onscreen listening and reading assessments from 2011 (French, German and Spanish only)

To see our draft specification and sample assessment materials please click on the ‘submitted to QCA’ icon above on the right hand side.

Click here to read the subject criteria for Modern Foreign Languages.

Noticeboard

20th August 2008

All 34 GCSEs for first teaching in 2009 have now been accredited!

7th July 2008

New – personal copy of GCSE 2009 specification send directly to you

19th June 2008

Modern Foreign Languages half-day launch event - Japanese

Accredited Documents

Final Specification (Pre-published) (407 KB)

Documents submitted to QCA

Draft Paper 1 - Listening (732 KB)

Draft Mark Scheme - Listening (147 KB)

Draft Paper 2 - Speaking (1,815 KB)

Draft Paper 3 - Reading (71 KB)

Draft Mark Scheme - Reading (144 KB)

Draft Paper 4 - Writing (43 KB)

Useful links

> Back to GCSE 2009 Home Page

> GCE in Japanese

> GCSE 2009 Senior Examining Vacancies

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