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MEDIATION, WHAT'S THAT?

What EXACTLY is mediation? 

Check out this presentation, which will cast light on what mediation is 

Further information on mediation:

Mediation is a technique used to express relevant aspects of a text in another language. In written exams you are most often asked to mediate a Spanish text into English. Do not translate literally!! You have to process the text. The task is given in a specific situation, e.g. you help a tourist to understand information in Spanish, you write an article for an American school’s year book using a Spanish source, etc. 

Step 1: Read the task carefully to find out what information your addressee needs. 

Step 2: Read the text given to get its meaning and intention. 

Step 3: Highlight or underline keywords. Don’t panic if the text is long and /or complex – Concentrate on the points relevant for the focus of the mediation / to the addressee and leave out the rest. 

Step 4: Take notes in English to process the relevant passages from the Spanish text. Use your own words. Sometimes it is useful to simplify or paraphrase important words or phrases. 

Step 5: Structure your notes according to the task – if necessary, rearrange the structure of the original text. 

Step 6: If there are passages in the text which need explanation to be clarified, add further information. Don’t forget to explain concepts that are typical of one culture but not of the other, e.g. “Abitur” (final exam taken at German schools for higher education). 

Step 7: Write your text summarising your notes. Adapt your language (style, register) to the task and addressee. In an article for a school year book, you use relatively formal language; in an email to a friend, you write more informally.

PAST PAPERS

As you know, there is only one 'liberado' past paper for this level. You can download a zip folder containing it at this link.  

Here is a sample of past papers that  belong to the old curriculum. 

http://www.comunidad.madrid/servicios/educacion/certificacion-nivel-idiomas

Other regions' past exams:


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ddTWJOCiuFjoQmVg8Xs5JtouXxz_Z19m/view