Can you do GCSEs in another language?

Can you do GCSEs in another language?

AQA and Edexcel are now the only exam boards offering GCSEs in modern foreign languages.

Is it better to do a language at GCSE?

By taking a language at GCSE you’ll have amazing skills and a valuable talent that’s applicable to almost everything you do – so, it’s quite a handy subject really. A language GCSE builds on what you’ve already learnt in years 7, 8 and 9 and you probably know more than you think.

Are modern languages compulsory at GCSE?

GCSEs you have to do Some subjects are compulsory at GCSE level and have to be taken by all young people. The compulsory subjects are: English (English Literature and English Language or a single English GCSE)

How do I choose my GCSE options?

Here’s a few pointers.

1. Let the choices be yours.
2. Work out what GCSE subjects are compulsory.
3. Look at the mark scheme.
4. Decide which subjects you are good at.
5. Think about your career.
6. Strike a balance.
7. Choose the subject not the teacher.
8. Don’t pick what your friends are doing.

Does PE count as a GCSE?

Students can opt to take GCSE PE as one of their option subjects. This is a full GCSE qualification and we follow the EDEXCEL specification. In addition to 2 core PE lessons a week, GCSE PE students have a further 3 lessons of PE.

Is GCSE history hard?

GCSE History has a pass rate of 63.9%, one of the lowest on this list. The content is quite difficult, and there’s a whole range of skills you need to have mastered before you enter your exam. You need to be able to write extended answers, analysing and discussing reasons and ideas behind major historical events.

Which is easier GCSE history or geography?

The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority report said history GCSE was harder than geography, and chemistry was harder than physics and biology.

Do universities prefer history or geography?

When awarding places, many universities prefer you to have taken traditional academic subjects at A-level (such as History, Geography, Modern Foreign Languages, English Literature or Language, Science and Maths) so think carefully about what you choose now because it might dictate what you can carry through.

Is French a good GCSE?

A statistical analysis it carried out showed in 2016 French and German were among the five hardest of the 30 main GCSE subjects. German was found to be two-fifths of a grade harder than the average across all subjects.

Is history or geography better?

Both history, and geography are equally relevant. History teaches you about wise people, their thoughts, their actions that lead to victory or failure, and the development of the human race, its thinking, etc. Geography, on the other hand, can help you know about the earth.

Is geography harder than history?

At both GCSE and AS (the first year of A-level) history was judged to be more demanding than geography. A separate comparison of sciences found chemistry was the most demanding of physics, biology and double science at GCSE.

Is world history or geography easier?

Member. I do both subject and I would say history is harder. The exam technique makes it tricky to get the marks, even if you know the content. Saying that, Geography probably involves more rope learning of facts and lots of case studies, but the actual exam is a bit more straight forward.