AQA Instructions for the conduct of the exams Summer 2024

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s Summer 2024
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GCSE Modern foreign languages
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TheseminstructionsmapplymtomGCSEmMFLmexamsmin:

 Bengali 8638
 Chinesem(SpokenmMandarin) 8673
 French 8658
 German 8668
 Italian 8633
 ModernmHebrew 8678
 Panjabi 8683
 Polish 8688
 Spanish 8698
 Urdu 8648

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,General instructions
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TheseminstructionsmmustmbemreadminmconjunctionmwithmthemJCQmdocumentmInstructionsmformConductingmExamin
ationsmwhichmapplymtomallmAQAmexams.


 Twomtests,monematmeachmtier,m willmbemavailableminmeachmofmListening,m Readingmandm Writing.m Allm testsmwillm
bemsetmandmmarkedmbymAQAmexaminers.

 ThemWritingmtestsmaremtimetabledminmamseparatemsessionmfrommthemListeningmandmReadingmtests.mItmismintended
mthat,minmaccordancemwithmthempublishedmtimetable:




o themFoundationmandmHighermListeningmTestsmshouldmbemconductedmsimultaneously
o them Foundationm andm Higherm Readingm Testsm shouldm bem conductedm simultaneously
o them Foundationm andm Higherm Writingm Testsm shouldm bem conductedm simultaneously.


 AsmthemListeningmandmReadingmtestsmaremconductedminmonemsinglemsession,mthemListeningmquestionmpapersm
mustmbem collectedm inm beforem them Readingm testm papersm arem distributed.m Underm nom circumstancesm maym candid
atesm havemaccessmtombothmquestionmpapersmatmonce.mIfmamschoolmormcollegemdecidesmthatmallmormsomemcandid
atesmwillmdomthemReadingmexammfirst,mthenmthemReadingmpapersmmustmbemcollectedminmbeforemthemListeningm
papersmaremissued.
Them 2024m timetablem ism confirmedm andm availablemonm ourm website.

 Candidatesmwhomtakemanmexammlatermthanmthempublishedmstartingmtimemshownmonmthemtimetablemmustmbemk
eptmundermthemdirectmsupervisionmofmschoolmstaffmfromm30mminutesmaftermthempublishedmstartingmtimemformt
hempapermconcernedmuntilmthemtimemwhenmthosemcandidatesmbeginmtheirmexam.

 Themtimingm givenm form themdurationmofmthem Listeningmtestsm ism approximate.

 Fullm detailsmofm them testsm andm entrym requirementsm arem givenm inm them specifications.

 Unforeseenm problemsm maym occurm duringm them conductm ofm them Listeningm testsm inm particular.m Thesem instruct
ionsmincorporatem referencesm tomthemmostm commonm problemsm whichm canmoccurm andm whatm actionm shouldm b
em taken.mThemunderlyingmprinciplesmthroughoutmare:

- bemfamiliarm withmtheminstructionsmformthemconductmofmthemtests
- takempromptmandmappropriatemactionmcalmly
- wheremdirectedmtomdomso,minformmAQAmimmediatelymaftermthemtests,minmwriting,mofmthemactionmwhic
hmhasmbeenmtaken.

Candidatesm arem notmallowedm tomusem amdictionarym inm anymofm thesemtests.
WheremstudentsmwishmtomusemamlaptopmormPCmtomcompletemanmMFLmexam,mtheymmaymhavemamcardminmthemexa
mmwithmamlistmofmkeyboardmshortcutsmformaccentsmandmspecialmcharactersmetc.mThemschoolmormcollegemmustme
nsuremthatmnomotherminformationmismprintedmormwrittenmonmthemcardmandmthatmthemstudentmhasmnomaccessmtom
anymnetworkmormtomtheminternetmviamthemlaptop/PC.mAlternatively,mstudentsmcanmaddmaccents/specialmcharact
ersminmpenmtomtheirmprintedmresponsemoncemtheymhavemcompletedmthemexam.mWemrecommendmthemfirstmoptio
n,msincemaddingmthemaccents/specialm characterm afterm printingm (ratherm thanm atm them timem ofm writing,m usingm key
boardm shortcuts)m tendsmtom leadm tom morem errorsm andm omissions.m Ifm studentsm dom choosem tom addm them accentsm
inm penm afterm printingm thismmustmbemdonemwithinmthemtimemlimitmofmthemexammandmnotmaftermthemtimemallow
edmformthemexammhasmpassed.
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nglandmandmWalesm(numberm3644723).mOurmregisteredmaddressmismAQA,mDevasmStreet,mManchestermM15m6EX.

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 Amteachermormtutormwhomteachesmthemsubjectmbeingmexaminedmcannotmactmasmanminvigilatormduringman
ymofmthemwrittenmexamsminmthismsubject.mFormexample,mamFrenchmteachermcannotminvigilatemanymwritte
nmFrenchmexamsm(writtenmexamsmincludemlisteningmandmreading,masmwellmasmwritingmpapers).
 Amseniormmembermofmthemteachingmstaffmwhomhasmhadmoverallmresponsibilitymformthemcandidates’mpr
eparationmformthemexamm(egmthemHeadmofmMFL)mcannotmactmasmanminvigilatormormbempresentminmthemroo
mmformanymwrittenmMFLmexams.

 Teachersmcanmactmasmanminvigilatormformanothermsubject.mFormexample,mamFrenchmteachermwhomhasm
nomresponsibilitymformpreparationmofmcandidatesmformSpanishmcouldmactmasmanminvigilatormformSpanishm
(asmlongmasmtheymaremnotmHeadmofmMFL).

 Amsubjectmteachermcannotmbempresentminmthemexammroommformanymwrittenmexamsmformthemsubjectmtheym
teach.mFormexample,mamSpanishmteachermcannotm bempresentminmthemexammroommformanymwrittenmSpanish
m examsm(writtenmexamsmincludemListeningmandmReading,masmwellmasmthemWritingmpaper).




Failurem tom complym withm them abovem requirementsm constitutesm malpractice.




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, Listening tests –
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Foundation and Higher Requirements
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1 Materialsmrequired:
 CDmandmCDmplayer
 candidatemquestionmandmanswermbooklets
 transcriptmofm them recording
 amcopymofmthesem instructions
 amcopymofmthem JCQm documentm Instructionsm form Conductingm Examinations.
2 Them testsm willm bem providedm onm CDm withm them pausesm builtm intom them recording.m Them Foundationm andm H
ighermrecordingsmwillmbemonmseparatemCDs.
Preparation
3 Eachm schoolmorm collegem willm bemsuppliedmwithm threem copiesmofm themrecordingsm perm 75m candidatesmentered,m ie
:


Numbermofmcandidates Numbermofmcopies

1–75 3m copies
76–150 6m copies
151–225 9mcopiesm(a
ndmsomon).


Ifmfurtherm copiesm ofmCDsm arem requiredmpleasem .m Schoolsmandm colleges
mmustmnotmmakemtheirmownmcopiesmofmthemCDsm–monlymcopiesmprovidedmbymAQAmmaymbemused.




4 Them listeningm testm CDsm andm transcriptsm mustm bem treatedm asm confidentialm examm materialsm andm sho
uldmbemstoredminmaccordancemwithmthemJCQmdocumentm InstructionsmformConductingmExaminations.m
Themrecordingsmmustmnotmbemcheckedmpriormtomthemexam.mThemcontentmofmthemmaterialmmustmn
otmbemdisclosedmtomcandidatesmpriormtomthemexam.

5 Inm orderm tom ensurem thatm them qualitym ofm playbackm ism notm impaired,m schoolsm andm collegesm shouldm ensuremtha
tm CDsmaremkept:

 outmofmdirectmsunlight
 awaym fromm magneticm sources
 awaymfrommsourcesmofmdirectmheat.

6 Themmachine(s)m whichm willm bem usedm tom playm them CDsm form them testsm shouldm bemcheckedm andm serviced.m Part
icularmattentionmshouldmbemgivenmtomensuremclearmsoundmreproduction.
Itmism importantmthatmthemCDmshouldm bemplayedm onm amdedicatedm CDm playerm ormonm anm unclutteredmPCmwithma
m CDmdrivemdue mtomthemamountmofmmemorymandmRAMmneededmtomplaymamCDmonmamPC.




7 Checksm shouldm bem madem onm roomsm tom findm thosem mostm suitablem form listeningm tests.m Them followingm p
ointsmshouldmbemconsidered:

 externalm speakersm form themCDm playerm (ormheadphonesmifm themtestmwillm bemplayedminm am lang
uagemlaboratory)
 curtainsm orm carpetsm tom reducem echo
 nomoutsidemnoise.

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nglandmandmWalesm(numberm3644723).mOurmregisteredmaddressmismAQA,mDevasmStreet,mManchestermM15m6EX.