French Language Paper 2 WASSCE (SC), 2023

Candidate's Weakness

 

The Chief Examiners reported the following as some of the weaknesses of the candidates:

  • commission of grammatical mistakes;
  • Poor understanding of the demands of the question;
  • Writing transliterated French;
  • Violation of rubric;
  • Writing out of context.

 

Suggested Remedies

To remedy the observed weaknesses, the Chief Examiners suggested that:

  • Candidates should read and understand well the instructions and the demands of a paper before attempting it.
  • Teachers of French should place a lot of emphasis on the teaching of grammar.
  • Students should be encouraged to read French stories, magazines and journals so as to improve their vocabulary.
  • Candidates should acquire bilingual and French dictionaries
  • Teachers should introduce rewards to encourage hard work among students
  • Government should furnish the school and public libraries with relevant French materials