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Thank you for sharing this document.

Would there be any possibility that the IOE could collect and collate the views of forum members in order to make one high level response, rather than many individual responses, which run the risk of being lost amongst the general "noise"?

I think on many points there would be a shared point of view, and also there may be common questions (e.g. Already I want to know, What about use of dictionaries for writing exams? Or use of word processing packages if not dictionaries?)

It seems that offering to give rubrics in English is a poor concession if we are back to mass memorisation of Hanzi again)

Argoed High School

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On 24 Jun 2013, at 12:26, Xiaoming Zhu <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Dear colleagues,

The Department of Education is seeking views on new GCSEs which include Modern Foreign Languages. You might want to have your say on this.

Here is the link to the new GCSE consultation on the DfE site:

https://www.education.gov.uk/consultations/index.cfm?action=consultationDetails&consultationId=1911&external=no&menu=1)

Attached is the proposed MFL subject content and assessment objectives for new GCSEs and the consultation form. You can also view the content and respond online.

As you will see, although a short paragraph, Mandarin Chinese (as well as Japanese) has been given special consideration under the section of “Use of the assessed language in questions and rubrics” which I think makes sense.

Closing date for responses is Tuesday 20 August 2013

Best wishes,

Xiaoming

Xiaoming Zhu 朱晓茗

Confucius Institute

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