GCSE
FRENCH
8658/LH
Paperoo1o o ListeningooHigherooTier
Markooscheme
Juneoo2020
Version:oo1.0ooFinal
, MARKooSCHEMEoo–ooGCSEooFRENCHoo–oo8658/LHoo–
ooJUNEoo2020
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ogetheroowithootheoorelevantooquestions,oobyooaoopanelooofoosubjectooteachers.o o Thisoomar
kooschemeooincludesooanyooamendmentsoomadeooatootheoostandardisationooeventsoowhicho
oallooassociatesooparticipateooinooandooisootheooschemeoowhichoowasoousedoobyoothemooinoo
thisooexamination.o o Theoostandardisationooprocessooensuresoothatootheoomarkooschemeooc
oversootheoostudents’ooresponsesootoooquestionsooandoothatooeveryooassociateoounderstand
sooandooappliesooitooinootheoosameoocorrectooway.o o Asoopreparationooforoostandardisationoo
eachooassociateooanalysesooaoonumberooofoostudents’ooscripts.o o Alternativeooanswersoonot
ooalreadyoocoveredoobyootheoomarkooschemeooareoodiscussedooandoolegislatedoofor.o o If,ooaf
terootheoostandardisationooprocess,ooassociatesooencounteroounusualooanswersoowhichoohav
eoonotoobeenooraisedootheyooareoorequiredootoooreferootheseootoootheooLeadooExaminer.
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nyoocasesoofurtheroodevelopedooandooexpandedooonootheoobasisooofoostudents’ooreac
tionsootoooaooparticularoopaper.
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entooshouldoobeooavoided;oowhilstootheooguidingooprinciplesooofooassessmentooremainooc
onstant,oodetailsoowilloochange,oodependingooonootheoocontentooofooaooparticularooexami
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FRENCH
8658/LH
Paperoo1o o ListeningooHigherooTier
Markooscheme
Juneoo2020
Version:oo1.0ooFinal
, MARKooSCHEMEoo–ooGCSEooFRENCHoo–oo8658/LHoo–
ooJUNEoo2020
MarkooschemesooareoopreparedoobyootheooLeadooAssessmentooWriterooandooconsidered,oot
ogetheroowithootheoorelevantooquestions,oobyooaoopanelooofoosubjectooteachers.o o Thisoomar
kooschemeooincludesooanyooamendmentsoomadeooatootheoostandardisationooeventsoowhicho
oallooassociatesooparticipateooinooandooisootheooschemeoowhichoowasoousedoobyoothemooinoo
thisooexamination.o o Theoostandardisationooprocessooensuresoothatootheoomarkooschemeooc
oversootheoostudents’ooresponsesootoooquestionsooandoothatooeveryooassociateoounderstand
sooandooappliesooitooinootheoosameoocorrectooway.o o Asoopreparationooforoostandardisationoo
eachooassociateooanalysesooaoonumberooofoostudents’ooscripts.o o Alternativeooanswersoonot
ooalreadyoocoveredoobyootheoomarkooschemeooareoodiscussedooandoolegislatedoofor.o o If,ooaf
terootheoostandardisationooprocess,ooassociatesooencounteroounusualooanswersoowhichoohav
eoonotoobeenooraisedootheyooareoorequiredootoooreferootheseootoootheooLeadooExaminer.
Itoomustoobeoostressedoothatooaoomarkooschemeooisooaooworkingoodocument,ooinooma
nyoocasesoofurtheroodevelopedooandooexpandedooonootheoobasisooofoostudents’ooreac
tionsootoooaooparticularoopaper.
Assumptionsooaboutoofutureoomarkooschemesooonootheoobasisooofoooneooyear’soodocum
entooshouldoobeooavoided;oowhilstootheooguidingooprinciplesooofooassessmentooremainooc
onstant,oodetailsoowilloochange,oodependingooonootheoocontentooofooaooparticularooexami
nationoopaper.
Furtheroocopiesooofoothisoomarkooschemeooareooavailableoofromooaqa.org.uk
Copyrightooinformation
Forooconfidentialityoopurposesooacknowledgementsooofoothird-
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