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 Datblygu geirfa
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Listening for gist, detail and opinion
In the Unit 3 listening exam learners hear adverts, messages, podcasts, announcements, conversations and interviews in German and answer questions in Cymraeg or English. They must pick out the overall message, key points and opinions, and draw conclusions.
Llythrennedd: Gwrando am ystyr, Datblygu geirfa, Gwrando i ddeall
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils listen to three short recorded German messages about weekend plans and note in English the day, the activity and whether the speaker likes it.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils listen to a German radio-style advert for a campsite in Bavaria and answer five English questions, one of which asks what the speaker implies but does not say.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils listen to two German-speaking teenagers discussing part-time jobs, note each opinion with its reason, and write one English sentence concluding who is more positive.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 3 Listening, Areas of content, page 17
“identify the overall message, key points and opinions in spoken extracts, some involving more complex language, and draw conclusions where appropriate”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy’n gallu gwrando ar, deall, dehongli ac adalw ystyr gyffredinol yr hyn rwyf wedi’i glywed.
Rwy’n gallu gwrando, adnabod a defnyddio geiriau allweddol i ddeall ystyr gyffredinol a syniadau sydd ymhlyg.
Rwy’n gallu gwrando ar a deall gwybodaeth am amrywiaeth o bynciau, gan grynhoi’r prif bwyntiau.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy’n gallu deall a dadansoddi ystyr gyffredinol a syniadau sydd ymhlyg.
Rwy’n gallu gwrando ar safbwyntiau a syniadau gwahanol bobl ar bynciau amrywiol, gan eu defnyddio i lunio fy nghasgliadau fy hun.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy’n gallu defnyddio ystod o strategaethau i ddeall, rhagfynegi a gwerthuso ystyr a syniadau sydd ymhlyg mewn ystod eang o sefyllfaoedd.
Rwy'n gallu gwrando ar ystod o wybodaeth a syniadau o safbwyntiau gwahanol, gan ddadansoddi a gwerthuso sut mae gwahanol siaradwyr yn cyflwyno safbwyntiau penodol.
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.