AS/A Level GCE (for first teaching in 2008) Persian - H195 H595

FAQs

Please find below the most frequently asked questions for this qualification. If you have a question that is not answered here or elsewhere on the website please contact the OCR Customer Contact Centre.

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A. The first assessment for the AS is June 2009 and the first assessment for the A2 is June 2010.

A. QCA states that learners are still required to study aspects of the contemporary society, cultural background and heritage of one or more of the countries or communities whose language is being studied, however, this knowledge is no longer specifically tested.

A. No. There are no speaking tests for this specification.

A. Listening material will be made available on CD.

A. Specification guidance, sample assessment materials and schemes of work will be available alongside the specification. Resources are also available from the CiLT website.

A. No. As there is not a speaking component, the examination just requires normal standards of invigilation.

A. Yes. In response to centre demand, OCR will be publishing past papers for live specifications on the OCR website. These will be free of charge. Question papers from the June 2008 series will be available to download from OCR Interchange only. Further details are available from OCR Interchange.

A. Schemes of work and lesson plans can be downloaded from the OCR website. The materials are available in fixed PDF format, for reference purposes, and also in Word format, so that teachers can adapt the materials for their own use.

A. The schemes of work contain suggestions on time allocation, teaching activities and resources. The sample lesson plans provide specific ideas on delivery of a few of the topics for some unit options. Both resources are intended to offer teachers a range of practical delivery ideas that they can mould to suit their needs, and their students needs.