GCSE German
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd 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.
- Corff dyfarnu
- CBAC
- Lefel
- Level 1 and Level 2
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2025
- Faint o waith llythrennedd
- Uchel
- Faint o waith rhifedd
- Isel
- Manyleb
- Agor y fanyleb
Sut mae'r cymhwyster 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 Cysyllteiriau a chystrawen
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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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Grammar, vocabulary and sound-spelling accuracy
AO3, knowledge of grammar, vocabulary and sound-spelling correspondence, carries 20.5% of the qualification across Units 1, 2 and 4. Learners must learn the Appendix A grammar and sound-spelling list and the Appendix B vocabulary lists, and read aloud accurately enough to be understood.
Llythrennedd: Geirfa, sillafu, gramadeg, Deall, ymateb a dadansoddi, Cysyllteiriau a chystrawen
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils play a weekly German sound bingo, focusing on 'ch', 'ei' or 'ie', where they hear a word, write it from its sounds, and check umlauts against the sound-spelling list.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils read an unseen five-line German text aloud to a partner, who ticks each 'ei', 'ie', 'ch' and umlaut said correctly, then swap and repeat.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils proofread a German paragraph seeded with ten errors in word order, case endings and capital letters on nouns, correct them, and explain two of the rules in English.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Section 3.1 Assessment objectives and weightings, page 21
“Demonstrate knowledge of grammar, vocabulary and sound-spelling correspondence.”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio iaith briodol ar gyfer ysgrifennu, gan gynnwys ffurfiau safonol, e.e. enwau, rhagenwau, ansoddeiriau, adferfau, arddodiaid, cysyllteiriau ac amseroedd y ferf.
Rwy’n gallu defnyddio’r hyn rwy’n ei wybod am seiniau a phatrymau llythrennau'n gywir wrth i mi sillafu, gan gynnwys:
- gwreiddiau, e.e. uwch, rhag
- ôl-ddodiaid, e.e. -ydd, -ant
- terfyniadau lluosog yn gywir yn eu cyd-destun, e.e. -au, -iau, -od.
Rwy'n gallu darllen amrywiaeth eang o destunau ar goedd gyda mynegiant, gan amrywio goslef, llais a chyflymder.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio amrywiaeth o strategaethau ac adnoddau i sillafu geirfa gyfarwydd ac anghyfarwydd a geiriau sy'n benodol i faes dysgu a phrofiad/disgyblaeth yn gywir.
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 darllen amrywiaeth o destunau heriol a dilys ar goedd gyda mynegiant, gan amrywio goslef, llais a chyflymder er mwyn cyfleu ystyr.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio strategaethau i sillafu geiriau sy'n benodol i ddisgyblaeth a geiriau academaidd cyffredinol mewn cyd-destunau priodol.
Rwy'n gallu amrywio strwythurau brawddegau i ennyn a chadw diddordeb y darllenydd ac ysgrifennu gyda chywirdeb gramadegol.
Rwy'n gallu darllen amrywiaeth o destunau heriol a dilys ar goedd gyda mynegiant, gan amrywio goslef, llais a chyflymder er mwyn cyfleu ystyr.
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 chymwysterau 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.