Any help with Turkish GCSE’s

Hi I am fluent and can translate write and speak it quite well my sisters didn’t even revise till the month came and they got A and one got a B but she never did any revision and I’m better than them in the language and yet till this day they struggle to read Turkish and I’m younger and can easily write and read. It’s just the accents which sometimes confuse me but I’m getting the hang of it as I’ve also got the Turkish keyboard which corrects me which helps me to remember.

They did their gcses only 3-4 years ago and I’m not sure what exam board my Turkish gcses are I was going to receive some past papers just before schools closed so couldn’t receive them to see how they would be like. Are all the gcses for Turkish edexcel?

Hi thank you for the tips and links I will check them out the thing with our Turkish gcses are that we don’t have any lessons for it as most of the time only the fluent students study the gcse as you don’t get any help really and no lessons the only time is when a examiner comes in to mark your speaking and then you sit all the paper exams therefore I don’t think I could get my teachers to mark it as I doubt any of them know Turkish. Teşekkürler!

Just some general modern language tips for GCSE - (I got a grade 9 in French and an 8 in Spanish) - you really want to make sure you know the vocabulary and know how to incorporate it into your writing. I know of a few native speakers who took their language at GCSE and they struggled a bit, not because of the language, but because of how the mark scheme is.

You need to easily be able to use complex sentences structures like "on the other hand" and "whereas". When you can, for your speaking examination for example, use a variety of tenses when answering a question. Use the past, present and future. You can also add in one or two subjunctives to reach the higher levels. If you're unfamiliar with what the subjunctive is (I'm assuming you'll be used to using it), this is what I mean: https://turkishteatime.com/turkish-grammar-guide/subjunctive/#:~:text=The%20subjunctive%20expresses%20wishes%20and,similar%20roles%20in%20modern%20Turkish.

I think the listening and reading elements should be quite easy for you if you are engaging with the language everyday? But you should still do some practice exercises and have your teacher mark them for you.

Although this may not be the exam board or the non-updated version of the specification, you can still have a look over it as it will be helpful and likely most of it will be the same as in the updated version. Have a look at the grammar list and vocabulary lists. Then practice writing out some sentences using those phrases. Here's the link: https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/GCSE/Turkish/2018/Specification-and-sample-assessments/specification-gcse-turkish-2018.pdf

It sounds like you are confident with the language. Just remember to go by the specification. Just because you're fluent does not mean you'll be able to easily gain every mark - you need to understand how to achieve them all and what to include in your answers. Examiners love complex phrases and high-level vocabulary, not just adjectives like "good" or "bad" (obviously the Turkish equivalents).

Sorry I wrote a lot. Sınavında başarılar dilerim !

Hi thank you for the tips and links I will check them out the thing with our Turkish gcses are that we don’t have any lessons for it as most of the time only the fluent students study the gcse as you don’t get any help really and no lessons the only time is when a examiner comes in to mark your speaking and then you sit all the paper exams therefore I don’t think I could get my teachers to mark it as I doubt any of them know Turkish. Teşekkürler!

Hey what area are you in? I’m in Surrey around the areas of Croydon/bromley and most here offer Turkish gcses. I think that you should be able to do it anyway as it’s an additional gcse where you don’t need teaching for and all they need to provide is the papers you sit.