GCSE (for first teaching in 2009) Portuguese - J736

Units

Please find below the units which are available for this qualification.

Units

We've summarised the course details and the assessment objectives for GCSE Portuguese.

Unit title and description

Assessment
incl. duration

Weighting
Unit A831: Listening

Candidates will:

  • Listen for, identify and note main points and extract some details from spoken Portuguese of increasing length, speed and complexity
  • Demonstrate their understanding of Portuguese with a variety of non-verbal responses and some short answers in English.

Written examination

50 minutes

25% full course

50% spoken short course
Unit A832: Speaking

Using Portuguese, candidates will:

  • Communicate appropriate information within given role-play situations
  • Take part in and develop conversations, expressing and justifying opinions where appropriate.

Oral examination

10 minutes

25% full course

50% spoken short course
Unit A833: Reading

Candidates will:

  • Read, identify and note main points and extract some details from written texts in Portuguese of increasing length, speed and complexity
  • Demonstrate their understanding of Portuguese with a variety of non-verbal responses and some short answers in English.

Written examination

1 hour

25% full course

50% written short course
Unit A834: Writing

Using Portuguese, candidates will:

  • Demonstrate their ability to communicate in writing on different topics
  • Express and justify points of view where appropriate
  • Use as wide a range of vocabulary and grammatical structures as possible.

Written examination

1 hour

25% full course

50% written short course

Short Courses

We also offer two Short Courses in GCSE Portuguese, one in the spoken language and one in the written language; both are equivalent to half a GCSE. This offers several advantages:

  • There are only two units to complete
  • Learners who are interested in a particular subject, but don't have time to study a full course, have more learning options
  • Learners can study a wider range of subjects
  • Timetabling for shorter courses can be easier for your centre
  • More able students can complement their studies by taking additional short courses
  • Short courses can be spread over one or two years.

Assessment objectives

The assessment objectives are designed to reflect the non-statutory guidelines for Portuguese.

Learners are expected to demonstrate the following in the context of the content described:

AO1

Understand spoken language.

AO2

Communicate in speech.

AO3

Understand written language.

AO4

Communicate in writing.