ABOUT THIS COURSE

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

• Understand the main lessons to be learnt from the 2023 examinations
• Gain an informed overview of key areas of concern
• Learn new and innovative ways to deliver areas that target the areas of concern
• Experience and try out novel pedagogy
• Produce a strategic approach to maximise student success in 2024

PROGRAMME

Reviewing The Key Messages And Headlines

• Key messages to be learned from the examinations.
• Matching messages to actual examination questions and student responses.
• Discussing the reasons that can be attributed to problematic areas.
• Reflecting on what may have been delivered more effectively.

Starting To Appreciate What Is Needed For Paper 1

• The main factors that affected examination success in translation. Why paraphrasing is such an issue.
• Deep-diving the problem questions from Paper 1 in terms of the receptive skills of listening and reading.
• Reflecting on the problems with the synonym task and which aspects of the task are more problematic.
• Starting to make a plan of action- what should we do? How should we do it?

Morning break

A Focus On Paper 2

• How students answered compared to what the exam board want
• Strategies to meet the demands of content and accuracy.
• Managing difficult titles and knowing the difference between the film and literature questions.
• Analytical clinic. How can students evaluate accurately?

Lunch

Speaking Test Headaches

• Dealing with the cards. AO4- selecting information to support arguments.
• The Individual research project- what makes a good title?
• Making best use of the Candidate Record form.
• maximising marks in AO1 and AO3.

Afternoon Break

Moving forward and Maximising Success in 2024

• Producing a plan of action to maximise student success in 2024.
• Specific lessons to be learnt and how to prevent them from happening again.
• Ensuring whole department success- managing staff and developing a progressive teaching culture that organically learns and improves.