Spoken Language Endorsement

What is the Spoken Language Endorsement?

Every GCSE English student is required to complete a spoken language assessment, which is often something that causes students to panic. DON'T PANIC! It is a 10 minute presentation that will NOT count towards your overall GCSE grade (BUT YOU CAN’T GET A GCSE WITHOUT IT) - so you have to do it! You WILL be given a separate certificate for speaking and listening and will be given a grade: PASS, MERIT, or DISTINCTION.

What does AQA have to say about this?

Tasks: Candidates must undertake a prepared spoken presentation on a specific topic. As a guide, the duration of the whole assessment should be no more than 10 minutes.

The key requirements are:

• Presentations must be formal but may take a wide variety of forms, including talks, debates, speeches and dialogues.

• Candidates must identify the subject for their presentations in advance and agree it with their teacher.

• Presentations must be planned and organised. Candidates should be advised that lack of preparation is likely to prevent access to the criteria for the higher grades.

• Candidates may use pre-prepared notes, PowerPoint etc. to assist them during their presentations but this is not a requirement.

• As part of, or following, the presentation, candidates must listen to and respond appropriately to questions and feedback.

• Where the audience is the teacher only, the presentation and dialogue must be designed in such a way that it could have a potentially wider audience than just one person (e.g. it replicates a television interview)

Visit https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-8700-SL-ENDORSEMENT.PDF for more information.