Guidance

GCE AS and A level modern foreign languages

Subject content for modern foreign language GCE AS and A levels for teaching in schools from 2016.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 18 December 2014
• Last updated: 13 July 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

GCE AS and A level subject content for modern foreign languages

Ref: DFE-00694-2014

PDF, 377 KB, 20 pages

Details

The learning objectives and content coverage required for GCE AS and A level specifications in modern foreign languages.

Published 18 December 2014
Last updated 13 July 2023 + show all updates

1. 13 July 2023

   Replaced 'GCE AS and A level subject content for modern foreign languages' with an updated version with an additional annex to show the exceptions to the subject for AS and A level qualifications in Chinese.

2. 3 March 2022

   Updated to correct a mistake found in the grammatical content section for Spanish AS level. The grammatical structure ‘ir a + gerund’ has been replaced with ‘ir a + infinitive’.

3. 16 December 2015

   Updated 'GCE AS and A level subject content for modern foreign languages' to clarify grammar requirements.

4. 26 March 2015

   Update to clarify requirements - page 4, paragraph 7.

5. 18 December 2014

   First published.