IGCSE / IB Chinese emphasizes on cultivating students’ basic understanding and application of the Chinese language, building a foundation for advanced courses in IB and GCE A-levels. Students who study IGCSE Chinese need to choose from three levels – the first language (CIE IGCSE Chinese as a First language 0509), the second language (CIE IGCSE Chinese as a Second Language 0523, Edexcel IGCSE Chinese) and Mandarin (CIE IGCSE Mandarin 0547) – according to their Chinese level . Students who attend the IGCSE Chinese exam need to comprehend the content, structure and question types of the curriculum, then work on targeting exercises and reflect to enhance their skills.
How to get a 9 in IGCSE / IB Chinese as a First language
The CIE exam assesses both reading and writing. The reading part contains two articles on the same topic in different genres. Your answer needs to be based on the details of articles and the viewpoints of the authors. In terms of writing, you need to complete a narrative or argumentative essay according to the assigned topic. In order to work towards a top grade, you should be familiarized with the answering techniques. Furthermore, you need to accumulate materials of common topics in IGCSE / IB writing by following the press and Chinese websites.
In Excel Learning Centre, our IGCSE Chinese tutors work with you on studying and reviewing past papers, starting from sorted topics. We encourage you to read different types of articles to foster your understanding of the text’s content and author’s opinions. In terms of writing, we will help you accumulate materials of relevant topics, examine sample essays, do writing exercises and polish articles. This will effectively help you enhance different areas in writing, including speculation, description and narration.
How to get a 9 in CIE Chinese 2nd language, Edexcel Chinese and CIE Mandarin
The exam contains listening (only for Edexcel Chinese and CIE Mandarin), speaking, reading and writing. To work towards a top grade, you must be able to demonstrate the ability to communicate and express yourself during the exam.
Most students who study second language and Mandarin find it easy to cope with listening and speaking, but may find reading and writing challenging.
In Excel Learning Centre, you are encouraged to learn relevant topics according to the syllabus to enhance the range of vocabulary and sentence sentences. We will explain the key words and sentences in reading comprehension from previous test papers to improve your answering techniques. In terms of writing, we will provide sample essays to help you understand the expectations of the exam. To further consolidate your learning, we will guide you through mind mapping and associations method.
