MODERN STANDARD ARABIC (MSA).
LEVEL 2: GCSE.
LESSON CODE: AOL-04
LOCATION: ONLINE OR AT YOUR HOME OR YOUR SCHOOL.
START: NORMALLY SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER (FLEXIBLE).
REGISTRATION: FREE.
DURATION: DEPENDENT ON CIRCUMSTANCES.
SUITABILITY:
ANYONE WITH A BACKGROUND IN ARABIC, IDEALLY 2 YEARS.
ASSESSMENT:
1) INITIAL ONLINE ASSESSMENT WITH A TUTOR.
2) ONGOING TESTING THROUGHOUT THE COURSE.
3) END OF COURSE ASSESSMENT IS BY FINAL EXAMINATION.
AWARDING BODY: PEARSON-EDEXCEL CERTIFICATION.
NOT PREPARED?:
TRY PRE-GCSE ARABIC/KS3 LESSONS.
THE NEW GCSE ARABIC WEIGHING (2017):
25% EACH PAPER.
THE NEW GCSE ARABIC TIERS (2017):
1) HIGHER TIER UP TO GRADE 9.
2) FOUNDATION TIER UP TO GRADE 5.
2017 THEMES
1. IDENTITY AND CULTURE.
2. LOCAL AREA, HOLIDAY AND TRAVEL.
3. SCHOOL.
4. FUTURE ASPIRATIONS, STUDY AND WORK.
5. INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBAL DIMENSION.
2017 SPEAKING PAPER
FOUNDATION 7-9 MINUTES.
HIGHER 10-12 MINUTES.
PART 1. ROLE PLAY.
PART 2. PICTURE BASED DISCUSSION.
PART 3. TWO CONVERSATIONS.
2017 LISTENING PAPER
FOUNDATION: 35 MINUTES + 5
HIGHER: 45 MINUTES + 5
BOTH LISTENING PAPER TIERS HAVE A SECTION A AND B. INSTRUCTIONS ARE IN ARABIC AND ENGLISH.
2017 READING PAPER
FOUNDATION: 50 MINUTES.
HIGHER: 65 MINUTES.
EACH TIER HAS SECTIONS A, B AND C.
2017 WRITING PAPER
FOUNDATION: 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES.
THREE OPEN RESPONSE QUESTIONS AND ONE TRANSLATION FROM ENGLISH TO ARABIC.
HIGHER: 1 HOUR 25 MINUTES.
TWO OPEN RESPONSE QUESTIONS AND ONE TRANSLATION FROM ENGLISH TO ARABIC.
NO DICTIONARY ALLOWED IN THE NEW 2017 SPECIFICATION.
2017 UNIT CODES: HIGHER/FOUNDATION.
1) LISTENING – 1AA0/01
2) SPEAKING – 1AA0/02
3) READING – 1AA0/03
4) WRITING – 1AA0/04
Disclaimer: The information about the GCSE Arabic course, as detailed above, was correct at the time of publication. This information is subject to change either by Pearson or ADLS Arabic Daily