GCSE Short Courses (for first teaching in 2009) Gujarati - J034 spoken and J134 written

Units

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

Unit title and description

Assessment
incl. duration

Weighting
Unit A811: Listening

Candidates will:

  • Listen for, identify and note main points and extract some details from spoken Gujarati of increasing length, speed and complexity
  • Demonstrate their understanding of Gujarati 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 A812: Speaking

Using Gujarati, 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 A813: Reading

Candidates will:

  • Read, identify and note main points and extract some details from written texts in Gujarati of increasing length, speed and complexity
  • Demonstrate their understanding of Gujarati 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 A814: Writing

Using Gujarati, 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

Full course

We also offer a full course in GCSE Gujarati, offering:

  • Greater control of assessment activities
  • Interesting course content which is relevant to daily life
  • Stimulating content across all subjects
  • A focus on developing students' personal, learning and thinking skills

Assessment objectives

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

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.

A04

Communicate in writing.