GCSE German
Mae disgrifiadau'r TGAU yn Saesneg yn unig, gan eu bod wedi eu cymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
GCSE German is almost entirely a literacy qualification: learners listen to and read German, answer in English or Welsh, translate into English or Welsh, write in German about a studied work and to a stimulus, and speak for 7 to 10 minutes, with 20.5% of marks for grammar, vocabulary and sound-spelling accuracy and no dictionary in any unit. Numeracy is light and incidental: numbers 1 to 100, simple fractions, the 12 and 24 hour clock, dates, and graphs among the reading texts. The biggest thing Key Stage 3 should build is secure, dictionary-free recall of core vocabulary and grammar, used every week in short translations and independent writing and speaking.
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2025
- Faint o waith llythrennedd
- Uchel
- Faint o waith rhifedd
- Isel
- Manyleb
- Agor manyleb CBAC (PDF)
Sut mae'r TGAU hwn yn cael ei asesu
- Unit 1: Oracy: Non-examination assessment, speaking test 7 to 10 minutes plus 10 minutes preparation, 60 marks, 30%
- Unit 2: Reading and Writing: Non-examination assessment 1 hour, 45 marks, 15%
- Unit 3: Listening: Written examination 45 minutes including 5 minutes reading time, 45 marks, 20%
- Unit 4: Reading and Writing: Written examination 1 hour 30 minutes, 70 marks, 35%
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau
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Reading and writing about a German literary work
For the Unit 2 NEA learners study a graphic novel, short story, film script or novel in German, then answer a task set in Cymraeg or English by writing in German. They are not expected to understand every word but must give their understanding, ideas and opinions, with no dictionary or reference materials.
Llythrennedd: Strategaethau darllen, Deall, ymateb a dadansoddi, Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils read a short German comic strip together and write three German sentences about their favourite character using 'er ist' or 'sie ist' and 'ich mag'.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils read a short graded German story over several lessons and write a German paragraph saying what happens and what they think of the ending, with a reason.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils study an extract from a German graphic novel or film script and answer an English-language question in German in 30 minutes, using only the vocabulary they know.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 2 Reading and Writing, Areas of content, page 15
“for learners to engage with a German work and write about it in German.”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu darllen testunau cymhleth yn annibynnol am gyfnodau estynedig.
Rwy’n gallu darllen er mwyn adeiladu fy ngeirfa a strwythurau brawddegau, gan ddefnyddio’r rhain wrth i mi gyfathrebu.
Rwy’n gallu ysgrifennu am fy meddyliau, fy nheimladau a fy marn, gan ddangos empathi a pharch.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu darllen a chanolbwyntio ar destunau a argraffwyd a thestunau digidol sy'n newydd i mi a diweddaru, ehangu a dyfnhau fy nealltwriaeth o wybodaeth, syniadau a materion.
Rwy’n gallu darllen er mwyn adeiladu fy ngeirfa a strwythurau brawddegau, gan ddefnyddio’r rhain yn effeithiol wrth i mi gyfathrebu.
Rwy'n gallu trefnu a llunio fy ngwaith ysgrifennu'n effeithiol, gan gysylltu a datblygu fy syniadau ar gyfer amrywiaeth o wahanol gyd-destunau.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu darllen yn fanwl, gan ddadansoddi cynnwys, iaith ac effaith testunau er mwyn dyfnhau fy nealltwriaeth.
Rwy'n gallu ysgrifennu'n aeddfed am fy meddyliau, fy nheimladau a fy marn mewn cyd-destunau cynyddol heriol a dadleuol.
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Writing in German for different purposes
The Unit 4 writing task asks learners to write in German in response to a stimulus, communicating information, describing, narrating and justifying opinions in formal and informal contexts, using more complex structures and past, present and future time frames.
Llythrennedd: Cysyllteiriau a chystrawen, Geirfa, sillafu, gramadeg, Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils write a five-sentence German description of their family and pets, each sentence including an opinion joined with 'weil', sending the verb to the end.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils write a German postcard from a holiday using the perfect tense for three things they did and one sentence about a future plan.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils write 80 to 100 words in German replying to an advert for a summer job, using three time frames and justified opinions, then check it against a success checklist.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 4 Reading and Writing, Areas of content, page 19
“communicate clearly and effectively in writing for a variety of purposes, including communicating information, describing, narrating, expressing and justifying opinions”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio amrywiaeth gynyddol o gysyllteiriau i drefnu fy syniadau mewn brawddegau, paragraffau a thestunau cyfan.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ffurf safonol amrywiaeth o eiriau, e.e. ffurfiau'r presennol, ffurfiau'r gorffennol a ffurfiau negyddol.
Rwy’n gallu ysgrifennu am fy meddyliau, fy nheimladau a fy marn, gan ddangos empathi a pharch.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu dewis a defnyddio amrywiaeth o wahanol strwythurau brawddeg (brawddegau syml, cyfansawdd a chymhleth) gyda chywirdeb gramadegol wrth i mi ysgrifennu.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio amrywiaeth o gysyllteiriau'n benodol wrth drefnu fy syniadau yn destunau cyfan at wahanol ddibenion.
Rwy'n gallu addasu fy arddull ysgrifennu, gan ddewis a defnyddio'r strwythurau gorau ar gyfer gwahanol gyd-destunau a dibenion, e.e. i ddisgrifio, esbonio, darbwyllo, trafod yn llwyddiannus.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu amrywio strwythurau brawddegau i ennyn a chadw diddordeb y darllenydd ac ysgrifennu gyda chywirdeb gramadegol.
Rwy'n gallu trefnu gwaith ysgrifennu ar ffurf briodol, gan sicrhau bod y cynnwys yn cael ei nodi o fewn a rhwng paragraffau neu adrannau, a chan ddatblygu a chynnal syniadau'n gydlynus.
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Planning, redrafting and delivering a presentation
Learners prepare a presentation in German on their own interest in advance, then take part in an unprepared discussion about it. Only their own notes are allowed in the room, so they must plan, redraft and reduce their talk to brief notes.
Llythrennedd: Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau, Prawfddarllen, golygu a gwella, Diben, Gofyn cwestiynau, Eglurder a geirfa
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils plan a 30-second German talk about a hobby on a cue card of five key words, then give it from the card rather than a script.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils draft a one-minute German presentation on a favourite film or sport, redraft it after peer feedback on tenses and opinions, and predict three questions they might be asked.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils prepare a German presentation on a personal interest, cut it down to brief notes, deliver it, and then answer two unprepared follow-up questions in German.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 1 Oracy, Areas of content, page 13
“give a presentation, prepared in advance, based on their own interest and take part in a short unprepared discussion relating to the presentation”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu ystyried ffyrdd gwahanol o gynllunio, drafftio a chyflwyno fy ngwaith yn briodol.
Rwy’n gallu myfyrio ar safon fy mynegiant, ei olygu a'i ailddrafftio i wella'r ansawdd, a defnyddio ystod o strategaethau i sicrhau mwy o eglurder.
Rwy'n gallu trefnu sgwrs fel y gall gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd mewn gwahanol gyd-destunau ddilyn yr hyn sy'n cael ei ddweud, gan gynnwys defnyddio iaith ffurfiol.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy’n gallu dewis a defnyddio strategaethau priodol er mwyn cynllunio a datblygu fy ngwaith ysgrifennu at wahanol ddibenion ac ar gyfer gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd.
Rwy'n gallu gwella gwaith ysgrifennu drwy adolygu annibynnol ac ailddrafftio.
Rwy'n gallu cynnal safbwynt argyhoeddiadol, gan ragweld safbwyntiau eraill ac ymateb iddyn nhw.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu cyflwyno syniadau a materion er mwyn bodloni gofynion gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd.
Rwy'n gallu dewis a defnyddio strategaethau priodol i gynllunio a datblygu fy ngwaith ysgrifennu ar gyfer amrywiaeth heriol o wahanol ddibenion a chynulleidfaoedd.
Rwy'n gallu gwella cynnwys, strwythur a chywirdeb fy ngwaith ysgrifennu drwy fyfyrio'n feirniadol, adolygu a golygu, gan ymateb yn adeiladol i adborth.
Da gwybod
- Dictionaries are banned in every unit: "Learners are not permitted to use a dictionary in any part of the assessment." (Summary of assessment, page 5).
- Unit 1 oracy allows only the learner's own notes: "or any other reference materials excluding the learner's own notes." (Section 3.2, Unit 1, page 21). Presentation preparation is time-limited: "The preparation period for the presentation may begin two weeks prior to the first timetabled assessment." (page 22).
- Unit 2 reading and writing NEA allows no reference materials at all: "Learners are not permitted to use dictionaries in any part of the assessment, or any other reference materials." (Section 3.2, Unit 2, page 22).
- Accuracy of language is assessed directly through AO3, "Demonstrate knowledge of grammar, vocabulary and sound-spelling correspondence.", weighted 8% in Unit 1, 5% in Unit 2 and 7.5% in Unit 4, 20.5% overall (Section 3.1, page 21). There is no separate SPaG mark for English or Welsh answers.
- Productive vocabulary is tied to the Appendix B lists: "Equal but no additional credit will be given for learners who use vocabulary outside the specified list in productive tasks." (Section 2, page 10).
- Unit 3 and Unit 4 questions are answered in English or Welsh, so learners' English or Welsh must be clear enough to show understanding: "respond to a range of questions in Cymraeg/English." (Unit 3, page 17).
- Unit 3 includes reading time before listening: "Written examination: 45 minutes (including 5 minutes' reading time)" (Unit 3, page 16).
- Number knowledge is limited to a stated range: learners "are expected to know the numbers" 1 to 100 (Appendix B, Numbers, page 40). The spec sets no calculation, mentions no calculator, and states no word limits for the writing tasks or whether responses are handwritten or typed.
Cysylltiadau â TGAU eraill
WJEC's Appendix C ticks literacy listening for all four units, reading and writing for Units 2 and 4, and speaking for Units 1 and 4 (page 92), and ticks only the number system strand of numeracy, for all four units (page 93).
Ffynhonnell: WJEC GCSE German specification, Teaching from 2025, For award from 2027, Version 2, February 2025.