GCSE Chinese Mandarin
Exam Board: Edexcel Syllabus Code: 1CN0
Edexcel GCSE Chinese has been developed to help students of all abilities progress and develop a passion for languages, through culturally engaging content. Students who have studied Mandarin for at least one year and who have made good progress during this time are encouraged to opt for this subject.
Through Chinese GCSE study you will be able to manipulate and use this language effectively, independently and creatively, so that you will have a solid basis from which to progress to IB at Standard or Higher Level or employment internationally.
Edexcel Chinese GCSE is a linear course with examinations in Listening, Reading and Writing at the end of the second year. Each skill has an equal weighting of 25%
Students will practise the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing through a variety of methods, such as via our online language learning portal, group and pair work, studying texts, and writing postcards, letters and short essays.
The main course book used is produced by Edexcel covering all the syllabus requirements. Activities range from simple yes/no exercises to extracting more information from a demanding text at the very highest level.
Students will be offered the chance to participate in a visit to China in our sister school in Beijing and take part in some Chinese activities during your two years of study. You will find Chinese grammar is much easier to master compared to other languages.
Looking further afield, Mandarin is one of the most useful languages in the world in many business areas and is the most widely spoken language worldwide.
The topics are divided into five areas:
This course is intended for non-native speakers; Native speakers of Mandarin considering this option should speak to Victoria Dovaston about taking Chinese as an extra GCSE.
If you have any queries about this course, please contact Head of Department: Victoria Dovaston
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