GCSE Mandarin Chinese

Course summary

GCSE Mandarin Chinese consists of four externally examined papers based on the following skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Questions across all four language skills are set in common contexts, addressing a range of relevant contemporary and cultural themes. They are organised into three themes: • Identity and culture • Local, national, international and global areas of interest • Current and future study and employment All themes and topics must be studied in the context of both the students’ home country and that of countries and communities where Mandarin Chinese is spoken. For listening and reading assessments, the majority of contexts are based on the culture and countries where the assessed language is spoken. Students may also refer to the culture of the assessed language country/countries or communities in the speaking and writing papers. It is, therefore, important that students are exposed to materials relating to Mandarin Chinese speaking countries throughout the course. Who should I speak to about this subject? Mrs Nicholls - Head of MFL (sen@cleeveschool.net)