Candidate's Weakness

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

• commission of grammatical errors;


• use of wrong tenses;


• poor understanding of rubrics;


• 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.