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French Exam board: AQA 8652
German Exam board: AQA 8662
Assessment:
4 Examinations (Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking)
Paper 1: Listening - Understanding and responding to different types of spoken language and dictation of short extracts
- 35 minutes (Foundation Tier), 45 minutes (Higher Tier)
- 40 marks (Foundation Tier), 50 marks (Higher Tier)
- 25% of GCSE
- (Each exam includes 5 minutes’ reading time of the question paper before the listening stimulus is played.)
Paper 2 Speaking
- 7–9 minutes (Foundation Tier) + preparation time
- 10–12 minutes (Higher Tier) + preparation time
- 50 marks (for each of Foundation Tier and Higher Tier)
- 25% of GCSE
Paper 3: Reading - Understanding and responding to different types of written language, translating from French/German into English
- 45 minutes (Foundation Tier), 1 hour (Higher Tier)
- 50 marks (for each of Foundation Tier and Higher Tier)
- 25% of GCSE
Paper 4: Writing - Communicating effectively in writing for a variety of purposes, translating from English into French/German
- 1 hour 10 mins (Foundation Tier), 1 hour 15 minutes (Higher Tier)
- 50 marks at Foundation and Higher Tier
- 25% of GCSE
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What specialist equipment will my child need?
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We would suggest that students purchase a bilingual dictionary appropriate to the language they are studying.
- New GCSE French AQA Vocabulary Book (for exams from 2026) ISBN: 9781837742127
- New GCSE German AQA Vocabulary Book (for exams from 2026) ISBN: 9781837742141
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What revision guides do you recommend?
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These are optional to buy (and other versions are also available), but you may wish to purchase the following to use alongside your course:
- New GCSE French AQA Complete Revision & Practice with CGP RevisionHub (for exams from 2026) ISBN: 9781837741250
- New GCSE French AQA Exam Practice Workbook with CGP RevisionHub (for exams from 2026) ISBN: 9781837741953
- New GCSE German AQA Complete Revision & Practice with CGP RevisionHub (for exams from 2026): Includes Audio & Online Tests (CGP AQA GCSE German) ISBN 978-1837741243
- New GCSE German AQA Exam Practice Workbook with CGP RevisionHub (for exams from 2026) ISBN: 9781837741960
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