The DfE/Ofqual consultation on revised GCSE qualifications in Modern Foreign Languages – a view from linguistics

Sheehan, Michelle and Corr, Alice and Havinga, Anna and Kasstan, Jonathan and Schifano, Norma and Stollhans, Sascha (2021) The DfE/Ofqual consultation on revised GCSE qualifications in Modern Foreign Languages – a view from linguistics. Languages, Society & Policy. ISSN 2515-3854

Abstract

In this article, colleagues from the Linguistics in Modern Foreign Languages Project consider the proposed changes to the GCSE MfL qualifications in England from the perspective of linguistics. They identify several areas where engagement with key aspects of knowledge from the field of linguistics may be useful in taking forward current proposals and in avoiding unintended consequences.