Higher French Course Notes

Assessment Information

During your Higher Spanish course, you will learn language within the four contexts of: Society, Culture, Employability and Learning. 

Your Higher in Spanish will assess this language across the four language skills: 

Reading

Writing

Listening

Talking

Reading & Writing (50 marks) - Final Exam

You will have an hour and a half to complete the Reading & Writing paper and you can use a dictionary for this paper. 

The Reading Paper is worth 30 marks in total (25% of grade), split into 20 marks for Reading and 10 for Translation.

Directed Writing is worth 20 marks (12.5%) and you will respond to one of two scenarios, addressing 6 bullet points.

Listening (20 marks/25%) - Final Exam

There are two parts to the listening; the first is a monologue and worth 8 marks, and the second is a conversation worth 12 marks. This can cover any of the language from across the four contexts. It is important to revise and learn vocabulary regularly since you are not allowed a dictionary in this paper.

Talking Performance (30 marks/25%) - Coursework 

The talking element of the Higher Course is a conversation with your teacher and will last around 10 minutes. You will prepare your talking in class and spend a lot of time in class and at home learning it. By securing a good mark in your talking, you can walk into the exam having almost 25%!