YEAR 11 SPANISH

MODULE 3  (4692) COURSEWORK AND MARKING SCHEME

Specification at a Glance

Spanish (Modular)

•  This is one of three specifications in the subject offered by AQA, the others being a Linear specification and a Linear Short Course specification;

•  There are four modules and two tiers of Assessment: Foundation

(G-C) and Higher (D-A*)

		GCSE Spanish (Modular)
Module 1 Untiered		Module 1                          12.5%   Coursework (centre-assessed)  Speaking  12.5%
Module 2 Foundation Tier Higher Tier		Module 2                           25%   Listening  12.5% - 40 minutes including 5 minutes reading time Reading   12.5% - 40 minutes
Module 3 Untiered		Module 3                        12.5%   Coursework (centre-assessed) Writing      12.5%
Module 4 Foundation Tier Higher Tier		Module 4                         50% Listening   12.5% 30 minutes including 5 minutes reading time Reading    12.5% 30 minutes Speaking  12.5% Foundation Tier 5 minutes, Higher Tier 8 minutes   Writing      12.5% Foundation Tier 40 minutes, Higher Tier 50                   minutes

ü      Candidates are required to submit two assignments.

ü       Each assignment should be up to approximately 200 words in length, dependent upon the ability of the candidate.

ü       For the award of Grade C and above, you must demonstrate the ability to refer to past, present and future events (involving the use of different tenses) and to express personal opinions.

ü      You will produce and write the final piece of work totally independently.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Communication is marked according to the following criteria.

In each mark band, the higher of the two marks is awarded if there is strong evidence of the criteria in that band. If the evidence is more limited, the lower mark is awarded.

The mark for Quality of Language is limited by the mark for Communication.

A mark for Quality of Language is given according to the following criteria.

Mark	Range & Complexity	Accuracy
0	Very little effective vocabulary. There are occasional recognisable words but they make little coherent sense. -	There is little, if any, evidence of understanding of the most basic linguistic structures.
1 - 2	The vocabulary and structures used are simple, often repetitive, limited in range and may contain many cognates.	There is only limited understanding of the most basic linguistic structures and most sentences contain major errors.
3 - 4	Vocabulary is appropriate to the basic needs of the task. Structures are simple, often repetitive and are rarely linked.	Most sentences contain errors, many of a major nature, and verb forms are rarely accurate.
5 - 6	Vocabulary and structures are appropriate to the task with a little attempt at variety and there is some successful attempt to link structures together.	There are some major errors and frequent minor ones. Attempts at verb forms and  tense formations are often unsuccessful
7 - 8	There is some variety in the use of vocabulary and some successful attempts at a variety of structures including attempts at longer sentences using appropriate linking words. Some personal opinions are successfully expressed. There are successful attempts at using more than one time frame.	There are a number of minor errors and a few major ones, but the piece is more accurate than inaccurate. Verb forms and tense formations are not always correct, but the intended meaning is clearly recognisable.
9 - 10	There is a wider range of vocabulary and structure which communicate descriptions and opinions with some precision. Longer sentences, including the use of subordinate clauses, are used more regularly and with increasing success.	Inaccuracies are mainly of a minor nature although some major errors may occur when complex structures are attempted. Verb forms and tense formations are usually correct.
11 - 12	A wide range of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the topic is effectively used. Longer, more complex sentences are handled with confidence producing a fluent piece of coherent language.	There are hardly any major and few minor errors even in more complex structures. The overall impression is of accuracy and verb forms and tense formations are secure.

In each mark band, the higher of the two marks is awarded if there is strong evidence of the criteria in that band. If the evidence is more limited, the lower mark is awarded.

Marks are awarded out of 12 for each of Range & Complexity and Accuracy and the resulting mark out of 24 is divided by 2 to give a total mark out of 12 (half marks are rounded up at the end of the process).

The total marks out of 20 for each assignment are added together, to give a total mark for Module 3 out of 40.

        MODULE 3 WORK AND LIFESTYLE

SCHOOL CLOSURES

Ø    2 October Yom Kippur