2 hours, 40% of the qualification
Section A: Listening
Section B: Reading
Section C: Translation into English
Pearson Edexcel A Level Chinese (spoken Mandarin/spoken Cantonese) has been developed to inspire all students who have an appreciation of the language, literature, film and culture of the Chinese-speaking world.
The aims and objectives of this qualification are to enable students to:
2 hours, 40% of the qualification
Section A: Listening
Section B: Reading
Section C: Translation into English
2 hours 40 mins, 30% of the qualification
Section A: Translation into Chinese
Section B : Written response to works (literary texts) – students write an extended response on a chosen set text
Section C: Written response to works (film) – students write an extended response on a chosen set film
Total assessment time: between 21 and 23 minutes, which includes a single period of 5 minutes’ formal preparation time
30% of the qualification
Task 1 (discussion on a Theme)
Students discuss one Theme from the specification based on a stimulus containing a short statement.
Task 2, Part 1 (independent research presentation)
Students present a summary of at least two of the written sources they have used for their research and give a personal response to what they have read.
Task 2, Part 2 (discussion on independent research)
Students answer questions on their presentation and then have a wider discussion on their research.