(Modern Languages) for Work Purposes
Access 3 / Intermediate 1
1 May, 2008
Radisson Hotel, Glasgow
(Modern Languages) for Work Purposes
Jim McDonald
Qualifications Manager
Aims of event
 to familiarise delegates with rationale /
developments
 to examine (Modern Languages) for Work
Purposes Units, Access 3 & Intermediate 1
 to consider Assessment Support Packs (ASPs)
for both levels
End product
 a suite of Units at Access 3, Intermediate 1 (in
2008), Intermediate 2 and Higher (in 2009)
 generic specification covering 10 languages:
Cantonese
Mandarin
French
Polish
Gaelic (learners) Russian
German
Spanish
Italian
Urdu
(Modern Languages) for Work Purposes
Jim Pryde
Qualifications Development Specialist
(Modern Languages) for Work Purposes:
Access 3 and Intermediate 1
 These Units are free-standing
 The duration of a free-standing Unit is notionally
40 hours
 Can be delivered stand-alone or used in
conjunction with another Unit or a group of Units,
across a range of subject areas
 Can be used to support courses devised in
centres or as part of NQ Group Awards or NQ
Progression Awards
(Modern Languages) for Work Purposes:
Access 3 and Intermediate 1
 Units are suitable for use in a wide range of
vocational settings
 Not primarily about transactions
 Encourage learner to reflect on skills required for
employability
 Articulate with the aims of A Curriculum for
Excellence
(Modern Languages) for Work Purposes:
Access 3 and Intermediate 1
 The Units offer horizontal progression: the study
of another language at the same level
 Vertical progression in the same language offers
a more sophisticated use and mix of skills
 There is an emphasis on the integration of skills
for assessment and learning and teaching
purposes
(Modern Languages) for Work Purposes:
Access 3 and Intermediate 1
Assessment Support Pack (ASP)
 The new Units will not contain NAB
assessments
 SQA is developing a generic ASP at all levels
 The ASP will provide exemplification of
assessment and suggest assessment
approaches
 Exemplification will be provided in French with
an English translation
Assessment Support Pack (cont.)
 ASPs can be accessed by SQA Co-ordinators
 ASP exemplars can be adapted to suit the
needs of particular candidate groups
 Centres are encouraged to produce/adapt
assessments which suit the needs of particular
candidate groups
 Exemplars based on a range of scenarios
 Exemplars also contain approaches which
integrate assessments
Verification
 Centres can request prior verification of adapted
exemplars but this is not a requirement
 A sample of centres will be selected for Postal
Verification in year one
 This will provide support and feedback to
centres included in the sample
 SQA will develop a bank of exemplar materials
drawn from good practice for all languages
 Centres who contribute materials to this bank
will be acknowledged
Approaches to Assessment
Access 3
Approaches to Assessment:
Access 3
 The Unit contains two Learning Outcomes
(LOs):
 LO1
take part in a discussion in the specific language
in a vocational context (Speaking)
 LO2
demonstrate understanding of the specific
language in spoken form in a vocational context
(Listening)
Approaches to Assessment:
Access 3 (cont.)
 Each Learning Outcome contains the following
Evidence Requirements:
 LO1
Candidate must:
— make four statements and ask at least one
relevant question
— be comprehensible to sympathetic listener
Approaches to Assessment:
Access 3 (cont.)
 LO2
Candidate must:
— show evidence of comprehension of spoken
text
Text may be heard up to three times
Approaches to Assessment:
Access 3 (cont.)
 The Evidence Requirements for LO1 and LO2
can be assessed:
— individually
— on one occasion by integrating the
assessment of both Learning Outcomes
 Total time for assessment: 25 mins
Access 3 Workshop:
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look at Unit Specification
look at ASP exemplars
discuss content / conduct of assessment
questions arising
Any questions?