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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2020

World Class Exams – Syllabus Development

Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence

®
(CCSLC )

was written and a few changes were made to the Content, SOCIAL STUDIES
Suggested Teaching and Learning Activities and Assessment. At its meeting held in November 2018, the Panel reviewed
The suggested List of Resources was also updated. all aspects of the syllabus, with the main aim of delineating
the competencies, knowledge and attitudes that students
The final draft of the syllabus along with the specimen might reasonably be expected to demonstrate. The Panel
examination papers, keys and mark schemes will be submitted also revisited the Specific Objectives to ensure that they
for approval by SUBSEC in October 2021. The approved adequately reflect the expected competencies, knowledge
syllabus along with the specimen examination papers, keys and attitudes of the students; revisited the Content areas to
and mark schemes will be distributed to schools in May–June ensure that they were clearly delineated, current and relevant;
2022, for first examination in May–June 2024. and refined the Assessment Outline and SBA tasks to ensure
that the critical language skills are optimally assessed.
MODERN LANGUAGES
Permission was granted by SUBSEC for the full revamping of The following is a summary of the actions taken:
the Modern Languages Offerings in 2017. The final draft of the (a) Revision of the Rationale to ensure it appropriately
CXC® Language Framework was developed in 2018 and the reflects the attributes of the Ideal Caribbean Person, the
first Panel meeting to align the Council’s Modern Languages twenty-first century skills and the approach to teaching
syllabuses to the requirements of the CXC® Language and learning which are fundamental to the syllabus.
Framework was held in September 2019. At this meeting,
the proficiency level for each product (CCSLC®, CSEC® and (b) Revision of the Aims, to ensure that they are written in
CAPE®) was determined and draft syllabuses developed keeping with sound curriculum development principles.
accordingly. The draft syllabuses will be further refined and
finalised and the specimen papers, mark schemes and answer (c) Revision of the General Objectives and development of
keys developed at a second Panel Meeting to be held in 2021. new General Objectives to ensure appropriate coverage
The finalised syllabuses will reflect the best approaches to of the scope of the syllabus.
teaching, learning, assessing and certifying modern languages
proficiencies. (d) Clarification, elaboration and development of Specific
Objectives and Content to adequately reflect effective
The final draft of the syllabus along with the specimen sequencing, appropriate cognitive demand and the scope
examination papers, keys and mark schemes will be submitted of the syllabus.
for approval by SUBSEC in October 2021. The approved
syllabus along with the specimen examination papers, keys (e) Revision of Suggested Teaching and Learning Activities in
and mark schemes will be distributed to schools in May–June each Module of the syllabus to facilitate the development
2022, for first examination in May–June 2024. of the desired knowledge, skills and attitudes, and
the effective engagement of the learners through the
promotion of a more interactive and practical approach to
teaching the concepts, while catering to diversity among
learners.

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