Welsh Language
WJEC GCSE
The GCSE Welsh Language specification encourages learners to develop their interest and enthusiasm in Welsh and to enable them to contribute to a bilingual society. The aim is to develop their confidence when communicating effectively, in both written and spoken Welsh and develop essential skills which fulfil the needs of learners, employers and further education.
Assessment
Non-Examination Assessment: Oracy 30%
Task 1 – Individual Researched Presentation One individual, researched presentation based on WJEC set themes.
Task 2 - Responding and Interacting One group discussion to written and/or visual stimuli provided by WJEC.
External Assessment – Reading and Writing: Description, Narration and Exposition 35%
Section A – Reading Understanding of at least one description, one narration and one exposition text, including continuous and non-continuous texts, assessed through a range of structured questions.This section will include an editing task focusing on understanding short texts at word, sentence and text level.
Section B - Writing One writing task to be selected from a choice of two that could be description, narration or exposition. This section will also include one proofreading task focusing on writing accurately.
External Assessment – Reading and Writing: Argumentation, Persuasion and Instructional 35%:
Section A – Reading Understanding at least one argumentation, one persuasion and one instructional text.
Section B – Writing One compulsory argumentation writing task and one compulsory persuasion writing task.
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