Publisher's Synopsis
This book explores post-GCSE testing in MFL and the implications for teachers' methods and approaches. The main concern is with the new specifications for AS/A2 examinations, but they are placed within a wider context, including a review of developments over the last 30 years and consideration of language testing elsewhere in Europe.;How do teachers adapt their skills to the changing demands of examination criteria? How should students be prepared for these tests? The author - an experienced examiner - presents key aspects of the criteria and assessment objectives forming the framework of the new exams. He stimulates discussion and proposes approaches to key issues of current concern to teachers at advanced level.
