gcse languages (speaking)

Depends on the section of the exam and the exam board. For example, in AQA, you're marked on accuracy (such as using correct tenses, persons of the verb, verb endings etc), how you develop your answers (adding more detail in questions where you need to) and of course your range of vocabulary, tenses, idioms, opinions, reasons etc.

This is the mark scheme for AQA French speaking from 2018 which you may find useful:

https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/sample-papers-and-mark-schemes/2018/june/AQA-86582-W-MS-JUN18.PDF

Hope this helps!

- I've just finished 2022 GCSE exams so feel free to ask any questions about GCSE French content or other subjects.

thank you!! i hope your exam went well
also how are you meant to get full marks for communication? (i'm doing spanish but it's probably the same as french)

It went really well thank you

As far as I can remember, communication is how clear your statements are, your fluency, attempt at an accent, pronunciation, and anything else other than the content of what you are saying. Basically, its testing how well you can pretend to be Spanish, if that makes sense!