HOW IS ITALIAN AT DLD ASSESSED?
Legacy specification until June 2018
The legacy specification will also be running for students who have already started the AS/A2 course.
| Unit 1: Spoken Expression and Response | 15% Oral examination 8-10 minutes |
| Unit 2: Understanding and Written Response | 35% Written examination 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| Unit 3: Understanding and Spoken Response | 17.5% Oral examination 11-13 minutes |
| Unit 4: Research, Understanding and Written Response | 32.5% Written examination 2 hour and 30 minutes |
Weighting Format of Italian AS (starts 2017, first assessment summer 2019)
| Paper 1: Listening, reading and translation | 40% Written examination 1 hour and 30 minutes |
| Paper 2: Written response to works and translation | 35% Written examination 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| Paper 3: Speaking | 30% 21 – 23 minutes (includes a single period of 5 minutes’ formal presentation time) |
Weighting Format of Italian A level (starts 2017, first assessment summer 2019)
| Paper 1: Listening, reading and translation | 40% Written examination 1 hour and 30 minutes |
| Paper 2: Written response to works and translation | 35% Written examination 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| Paper 3: Speaking | 30% Oral 21 – 23 minutes (includes 5 minutes preparation time for Task 1) |
