Writing in a real context;Letter
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Writing in a real context;Letter
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He is, of course, absolutely right to argue that pupils’ attainment in writing in a foreign language needs to improve substantially. This is precisely why the current review - in consultation with teachers - will propose that the writing element should be a compulsory part of the exam, rather than optional, which it is at present. The review will also make clear the crucial link between learning a language and knowing about that language, in other words the grammar of the language.
The change to the writing task, to which Mr Cooper refers, is a temporary one, designed to provide a realistic context for pupils’ writing, pending the wider changes proposed in the consultation paper.
Ron Tuck, Chief executive, Scottish Qualifications Authority
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