tamil vocab

• Edexcel, BTEC and LCCI qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK's largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked
• Students will need to know the grammar and vocabulary listed in Appendix 5 and 6 for this qualification
• Reading (Section A)


  • Worth 40 marks
  • Students will read five text extracts and then will answer all questions
  • There will be multiple-choice, short-response, open-response questions related to the text extracts
  • Questions will test the following assessment objective: AO1 - Understand and respond in writing, to written language
• Writing (Section B)


  • Worth 40 marks
  • Students are required to convey their understanding of Tamil through two extended writing tasks: Task 1 - students are required to write a short essay, based on four short prompts in the past, present and future; Task 2 - students are required to write a longer essay, choosing one task from a choice of three
  • Questions will test the following assessment objective: AO2 - Communicate in writing, using a register appropriate to the situation, showing knowledge of a range of vocabulary in common usage and of the grammar and structures prescribed in the specification, and using them accurately
• Translation (Section C)


  • Worth 20 marks
  • Students are required to translate one passage in English into Tamil
  • Questions will test the following assessment objective: AO3 - Understand written texts in English and translate them into Tamil
• The paper will be available for assessment from June 2019
• Assessment information


  • Paper 1: Reading, Writing and translation
  • Set and externally assessed by Pearson
  • Assesses reading, writing and translation in three sections: Section A: Reading (40 marks), Section B: Writing (40 marks), Section C: Translation (20 marks)
  • Written examination: 2 hours and 30 minutes
  • Availability: June
• Sample paper and mark scheme can be found in the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE in Tamil Sample Assessment Materials (SAMs) document
• Assessment objectives and weightings

  • AO1 - Understand and respond, in writing, to written language (40%)
  • AO2 - Communicate in writing, using a register appropriate to the situation, showing knowledge of a range of vocabulary in common usage and of the grammar and structures prescribed in the specification, and using them accurately (40%)
  • AO3 - Understand written texts in English and translate them into Tamil (20%)
• Assessment of this qualification will be available in Tamil only. All student work must be in Tamil
• We recommend that students are able to read in English at Level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
• Access arrangements


  Agreed before an assessment, to allow students with special educational needs, disabilities or temporary injuries to access the assessment and show what they know and can do without changing the demands of the assessment
• Reasonable adjustments


  Steps taken by the awarding organisation to overcome a substantial disadvantage a student with a disability would have in undertaking an assessment
• Reasonable adjustments


  The Equality Act 2010 requires an awarding organisation to make reasonable adjustments where a student with a disability would be at a substantial disadvantage in undertaking an assessment. The awarding organisation is required to take reasonable steps to overcome that disadvantage.
• Reasonable adjustment


  A reasonable adjustment for a particular student may be unique to that individual and therefore might not be in the list of available access arrangements.
• Factors determining if an adjustment is reasonable

  • The needs of the student with the disability
  • The effectiveness of the adjustment
  • The cost of the adjustment
  • The likely impact of the adjustment on the student with the disability and other students
• An adjustment will not be approved if it involves unreasonable costs to the awarding organisation, timeframes or affects the security or integrity of the assessment. This is because the adjustment is not 'reasonable'.
• Special consideration


  A post-examination adjustment to a student's mark or grade to reflect temporary injury, illness or other indisposition at the time of the examination/assessment, which has had, or is reasonably likely to have had, a material effect on a candidate's ability to take an assessment or demonstrate their level of attainment in an assessment.
• Candidate malpractice refers to any act by a candidate that compromises or seeks to compromise the process of assessment or which undermines the integrity of the qualifications or the validity of results/certificates.
• Candidate malpractice in examinations must be reported to Pearson using a JCQ Form M1.
• Failure to report malpractice constitutes staff or centre malpractice.
• Staff and centre malpractice


  Includes both deliberate malpractice and maladministration of our qualifications. As with candidate malpractice, staff and centre malpractice is any act that compromises or seeks to compromise the process of assessment or which undermines the integrity of the qualifications or the validity of results/certificates.
• All cases of suspected staff malpractice and maladministration must be reported immediately, before any investigation is undertaken by the centre, to Pearson on a JCQ Form M2(a).
• Failure to report malpractice itself constitutes malpractice.
• International GCSE qualification


  Graded and certificated on a nine-grade scale from 9 to 1 using the total subject mark where 9 is the highest grade. The individual paper is not graded.

  
• The first certification opportunity for the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE in Tamil will be in August 2019.
• Students whose level of achievement is below the minimum judged by Pearson to be of sufficient standard to be recorded on a certificate, will receive an unclassified U result.
• Pearson follows the JCQ policy concerning recruitment to our qualifications in that: they must be available to anyone who is capable of reaching the required standard, they must be free from barriers that restrict access and progression, and equal opportunities exist for all students.
• There are no prior learning or other requirements for this qualification.
• Students can progress from this qualification to International A Levels in comparable subjects.
• Edexcel qualifications are designed to be rigorous, demanding, inclusive and empowering
• Edexcel qualification development process

  1. Gain approval from an external panel of educational thought-leaders and assessment experts from across the globe

  2. Ensure qualifications are globally relevant, represent world-class best practice in qualification and assessment design, maintain a consistent standard and support learner progression in today's fast-changing world

  
• Pearson's Expert Panel for World-Class Qualifications


  Chaired by Sir Michael Barber, a leading authority on education systems and reform, joined by a wide range of key influencers with expertise in education and employability
• Sir Michael Barber: 'I'm excited to be in a position to work with the global leaders in curriculum and assessment to take a fresh look at what young people need to know and be able to do in the 21st century, and to consider how we can give them the opportunity to access that sort of education.'
• The Expert Panel guided Pearson through a rigorous world class qualification development process
• Aspects of the qualification development process

  • Extensive international comparability of subject content against the highest-performing jurisdictions in the world
  • Benchmarking assessments against UK and overseas providers to ensure they are at the right level of demand
  • Establishing External Subject Advisory Groups, drawing on independent subject-specific expertise to challenge and validate the qualifications
  • Ensuring the content and learning is future oriented, and that the design has been guided by Pearson's Efficacy Framework

  
• Excellent teaching is the key factor to a learner's success in education
• The Expert Panel is confident that they have supported the development of Edexcel International GCSE qualifications that are outstanding for their coherence, thoroughness and attention to detail and can be regarded as representing world-class best practice
• Members of Pearson's Expert Panel for World Class Qualifications


  • Sir Michael Barber (Chair), Chief Education Advisor, Pearson plc
  • Professor Lee Sing Kong, Dean and Managing Director, National Institute of Education International, Singapore
  • Dr Peter Hill, Former Chief Executive ACARA
  • Bahram Bekhradnia, President, Higher Education Policy Institute
  • Professor Jonathan Osborne, Stanford University
  • Dame Sally Coates, Director of Academies (South), United Learning Trust
  • Professor Dr Ursula Renold, Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
  • Professor Bob Schwartz, Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • Professor Janice Kay, Provost, University of Exeter
  • Jane Beine, Head of Partner Development, John Lewis Partnership
  • Jason Holt, CEO, Holts Group
• The need for transferable skills has been consistently flagged by higher-education institutions and employers