Spanish GCSE

Languages at GCSE form part of the English Baccalaureate. Having a GCSE in Spanish can open doors in the future to a whole range of career opportunities, even in areas where languages are not the primary skill. Tourism, engineering, law, journalism and finance are all careers where languages could set you apart from the crowd.

The course covers a range of topics, based around the following themes and subthemes:

1. IDENTITY AND CULTURE: who am I?, daily life, cultural life.

2. LOCAL AREA, HOLIDAY AND TRAVEL: holidays, travel and tourist transactions, town, region and country.

3. SCHOOL: what school is like, school activities.

4. FUTURE ASPIRATIONS, STUDY AND WORK: using languages beyond the classroom, ambitions, work.

5. INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBAL DIMENSION: bringing the world together, environmental issues.

Students will be assessed in four skills. All assessments will take place at the end of the course. The speaking exam will be conducted by teachers whereas the other three skills will be assessed by exam papers at the end of Year 11. Students can take either Foundation or Higher papers. 

Further information is available from Mr G Alcaniz.