Spanish
The A Level Spanish course builds on the knowledge, understanding and skills gained at GCSE. It constitutes an integrated study with a focus on language, culture and society. It fosters a range of transferable skills including communication, critical thinking, research skills and creativity, which are valuable to the individual and society. The content is suitable for students who wish to progress to employment or to further study, including a modern languages degree.
The A Level Spanish course builds on the knowledge, understanding and skills gained at GCSE. It constitutes an integrated study with a focus on language, culture and society. It fosters a range of transferable skills including communication, critical thinking, research skills and creativity, which are valuable to the individual and society. The content is suitable for students who wish to progress to employment or to further study, including a modern languages degree.
Specification
Specification
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Revision Website
Revision Website
Past Papers
Past Papers
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Course Content
Course Content
First year:
First year:
Unit 1 -Â Families and Households
Unit 1 -Â Families and Households
Unit 2 - Education
Unit 2 - Education
Unit 3 - Theory and Methods
Unit 3 - Theory and Methods
Second year:
Second year:
Unit 4 - Crime and Deviance
Unit 4 - Crime and Deviance
Unit 5 - Beliefs in Society
Unit 5 - Beliefs in Society
Unit 6 - Theory and Methods
Unit 6 - Theory and Methods
Assessment
Assessment
Paper 1 - Listening, Reading and Writing [50%] - 2 hours and 30 minutes - 100 marks
Paper 1 - Listening, Reading and Writing [50%] - 2 hours and 30 minutes - 100 marks
Paper 2 - Writing about the study of a book and a film[20%] - 2 hours - 80 marks
Paper 2 - Writing about the study of a book and a film[20%] - 2 hours - 80 marks
Paper 3 - Speaking [30%] - 21-23 minutes - 60 marks
Paper 3 - Speaking [30%] - 21-23 minutes - 60 marks
Progression
Progression
Given that we are living in an increasingly global world, languages are highly prized by employers and students can use the Spanish qualification within the world of work. These linguistic skills can be used in the fields of translation/interpretation, journalism, law, accountancy, business, industry and finance for example. Additionally, with an A Level qualification in Spanish students can progress on to Higher Education where there are many options to combine a language with other subjects as a degree i.e. Spanish with Business.
Given that we are living in an increasingly global world, languages are highly prized by employers and students can use the Spanish qualification within the world of work. These linguistic skills can be used in the fields of translation/interpretation, journalism, law, accountancy, business, industry and finance for example. Additionally, with an A Level qualification in Spanish students can progress on to Higher Education where there are many options to combine a language with other subjects as a degree i.e. Spanish with Business.