UK: Shake-up of GCSE language orals

[Francis Hult]

BBC News

 

Shake-up of GCSE language orals 

 

GCSE language students are to face a number of assessments rather than a single "oral" examination at the end of the course, the government has said. 

 

Schools Minister Jim Knight said the new assessments would test a broader range of skills than they do currently. 

 

Another key change is that candidates will be assessed by their teachers, rather than external examiners. 

 

Full story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7249090.stm

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