2023 AQA GCSE GERMAN 8668/SF Paper 2 Speaking Foundation Mark scheme
including Guidance for Photo cards June 2023
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GCSE
GERMAN
8668/SF
Paper 2 Speaking Foundation
Mark scheme including Guidance for Photo
cards June 2023
Version: 1.0 Final
*236G8668/SF/MS*
MARK SCHEME – GCSE GERMAN – 8668/SF – JUNE 2023
Mark schemes are prepared by the Lead Assessment Writer and considered, together with the
relevant questions, by a panel of subject teachers. This mark scheme includes any amendments made
at the standardisation events which all associates participate in and is the scheme which was used by
them in this examination. The standardisation process ensures that the mark scheme covers the
students’ responses to questions and that every associate understands and applies it in the same
correct way. As preparation for standardisation each associate analyses a number of students’ tests.
Alternative answers not already covered by the mark scheme are discussed and legislated for. If, after
the standardisation process, associates encounter unusual answers which have not been raised they
are required to refer these to the Lead Examiner.
It must be stressed that a mark scheme is a working document, in many cases further developed
and expanded on the basis of students’ reactions to a particular paper. Assumptions about future
mark schemes on the basis of one year’s document should be avoided; whilst the guiding principles
of assessment remain constant, details will change, depending on the content of a particular
examination paper.
Further copies of this mark scheme are available from aqa.org.uk
MARK SCHEME – GCSE GERMAN – 8668/SF – JUNE 2023
Contents
Page
4 Part One Mark Scheme
6 Section 1: Role-play
10 Section 2: Discussion of photo card
12 Section 3: General conversation
16 Appendix 1: Subject content (Themes)
17 Appendix 2: Speaking Score Sheet
18 Appendix 3: Symbols for annotating Speaking Score Sheet
20 Appendix 4: Marking of photo card – Guidance Notes
28 Appendix 5: Role-plays – General Principles
30 Appendix 6: Photo cards – General Principles
31 Appendix 7: Photo cards – Guidance on Paraphrasing
32 Part Two Mark Scheme
32 Section 1: Role-plays – specific June 2023 mark schemes
42 Section 2: Photo cards – specific June 2023 guidance
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MARK SCHEME – GCSE GERMAN – 8668/SF – JUNE 2023
Speaking Tests – Foundation tier
Part One Mark Scheme
Principles of marking
The Speaking Tests are marked in accordance with the assessment criteria provided later in this
document. No allowance can be made for poor teacher conduct of the tests. You can only
assess what you hear.
If a candidate requires a prompt or explanation of any kind, including the provision of an item
of obviously unknown vocabulary, this must be given clearly and audibly by the teacherexaminer without stopping the recording.
Level of response marking instructions
Level of response mark schemes are used in the Photo card and General conversation tasks.
The criteria are broken down into levels, each of which has a descriptor. The descriptor for
the level shows the average performance for that level.
Step 1 Determine a level
Start at the lowest level of the mark scheme and use it as a ladder to see whether the student
performance meets the descriptor for that level. The descriptor for the level indicates the different
qualities that might be seen in the student’s performance for that level. If it meets the lowest level then
go to the next one and decide if it meets this level, and so on, until you have a match between the level
descriptor and the performance. With practice and familiarity, you will find that for better performances
you will be able to quickly skip through the lower levels of the mark scheme.
When assigning a level, you should look at the overall quality of the performance and not look to pick
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