Spanish GCSE speaking exam woes

[DonutWorryBeHappy]

So I was asked to conduct some speaking exams for students in a language I'm not great at to save money I presume. It's the first time I've conducted the new spec (AQA) anyway. I've listened back to the recordings and realised already that:

A) I forgot to ask them to ask me a question at the end of the general convo = one less mark;
B) In one test I repeated the question twice.
C) their general convo lasted for just 5 minutes which is the minimum for the higher paper.

They covered a range of topics in the general convo and I asked them about 15/16 questions which they answered spontaneously and quite fast.

Have I ruined it for them? I swatted up on the conduct of the exam and tried my best, but this still happened.

Has anyone else done anything like this??

Thanks.

[rillette]

Not got much advice for you personally (trainee!), but try joining the MFL Teacher's Lounge group on facebook. There have been tons of posts about the AQA speaking exams.

[Eolian]

MFL teacher here. A) is a bit of a shame but at least it's only one mark. Their teacher should have drilled into them that they had to ask a question B) Unless it specifically says, that may not be a problem. C) As long as it was 5 mins and you covered what needed to be covered, that should be ok.

Speaking exams are a nightmare and always have been.

[DonutWorryBeHappy]

Thanks both, you've made me feel a bit better and I've joined that group.

It's all a learning curve and for the language I actually teach, I'll be a pro by this time next year!!

[egginacup]

MFL teacher here too- the new spec was a bit of a nightmare for everyone, and I forgot to remind 2 of mine to ask a question... ended up writing “do you have a question for me?” on a post it and sticking it on the recorder so I had to see it before pressing stop! Just so many other things to think about... lots of similar stories on MFL groups on Facebook so don’t worry. I think repeating a question is fine, and as long as the questions were within the specific themes then that will be fine too. So glad mine are over!