Examinations
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There is no coursework requirement for revised GCE Irish.
At AS and A2, students are assessed through speaking, listening and reading and writing examinations.
AS Examinations
Unit |
Assessment Format |
Duration |
Weightings |
Availability |
AS 1 Speaking |
Q1: Presentation Q2: Conversation
|
Approx
Total time: |
Speaking:
Total marks: 70
|
January and Summer |
AS 2 Listening Reading |
Section A – Listening Students answer two questions based on two passages recorded on individual CDs. Questions will vary from year to year and will be a mixture of objective type tasks and questions and answers in the target language.
|
40 minutes
|
Listening:
|
January and Summer
|
Section B – Reading Two reading comprehension questions based on one text. Questions will vary from year to year and will be a mixture of objective type tasks and questions and answers in the target language. Q2: Translation into English. |
1 hour 5 minutes |
Reading:
Translation:
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Section C – Writing Q1 is an Extended Writing question. Students must write an essay response to stimulus text. The response must be approx. 200-250 words long. |
1 hour |
Writing: |
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Total time: 2 hours 45 minutes |
Total marks: 130 AS: 65% A2: 32.5% |