UK: Call for GCSE languages regrade

[Francis Hult]

BBC News

 

Call for GCSE languages regrade 

 

Head teachers and language experts say it is harder to get good grades in modern languages than other GCSEs. 

 

They are calling for exam grading in modern languages to be brought into line with other key subjects. 

 

The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) says the system is unfair and is putting pupils off studying modern languages. 

 

England's exams watchdog, QCA, has rejected calls for a re-grading, saying such action could be harmful. 

 

The Association of Language Learning (ALL) had suggested to a review of languages by Lord Dearing that there should be adjustments to the grading of GCSEs to redress what it said was the imbalance between languages and other subjects.

 

Full story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7254744.stm

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