Chinese

Assessment

Paper 1 - Listening, Reading and Translation into English. The exam lasts 2 hours and counts for 40% of the qualification. Paper 2 - Written Response to Works and Translation into Mandarin. In this paper, students must write 2 essays, one analysing literature and the other a film. The exam lasts 2 hours 40 minutes and counts for 30% of the qualification. Paper 3 - Speaking. The assessment lasts between 21-23 minutes and counts for 30% of the qualification. Students will discuss one of the topics we have studied as well as present and discuss an independent research project of their own.