GCSE Chinese (Spoken Mandarin)
- Teaching from: September 2017
- Exams from: June 2019
- Specification code: 8673
- QAN code: 603/1210/5
We’ve worked closely with teachers to develop our new specification and taken this opportunity to refresh and modernise the language content.
To support you and your students, we’ve taken a fresh approach to the structure of the specification by introducing some new aspects, whilst keeping some familiar topics. Students studying GCSE Chinese (Mandarin) will be tested in listening, reading, speaking and writing and will develop transferable language skills, relevant for further study or the world of work.
Teaching resources
Plan
Prepare for your teaching year. Information, support and services to help you deliver the specification.
Teach
Teaching resources that you can use to plan your lessons and support your students’ learning.
Assess
Prepare your students for assessment. Specimen and past papers, mark schemes, example answers.
Key dates
- GCSE Chinese (Mandarin) preliminary materials issued to Examination Officers only from 10 April. Available on Secure Key Mateirals at aqa.org.uk and dispatched as paper copy from actual entries late March. Tests must be conducted between 15 April and 17 May. Not available to teachers and AQA staff via Secure Key Materials at aqa.org.uk until 18 May
- GCSE Chinese (Mandarin) preliminary materials issued to Examination Officers only from 10 April. Available on Secure Key Mateirals at aqa.org.uk and dispatched as paper copy from actual entries late March. Tests must be conducted between 15 April and 17 May. Not available to teachers and AQA staff via Secure Key Materials at aqa.org.uk until 18 May
- Exam for GCSE Chinese (Mandarin) Paper 3 (new) (8673/RF)
Series: June 2019
Start time: am
Duration: 45m
I believe AQA has worked diligently to digest the regulatory requirements and develop a specification that is fit for purpose to suit the needs of UK students.
Leigh Milkamanavicius, Director of Languages, Walsall Academy
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