The focus of the AQA’s GCSE in Spanish is the development of real-life language skills based on authentic-style tasks and situations. This will enable learners to develop their ability and ambition to communicate with native speakers in speech and writing. This approach encourages learners to step beyond familiar cultural boundaries, to broaden their horizons and develop new ways of seeing the world. The GCSE course started in Year 9.
The subject content of AQA’s GCSE in Spanish is organised into three broad themes:
Covers the following four topics with related sub-topics shown as bullet points:
Relationships with family and friends
Marriage/partnership
Social media
Mobile technology
Music
Cinema and TV
Food and eating out
Sport
Covers the following four topics with related sub-topics shown as bullet points:
Charity/voluntary work
Healthy/unhealthy living
The environment
Poverty/homelessness
Covers the following four topics:
Year 10 and 11 Mocks
The AQA GCSE in Spanish is a linear qualification with 100% external assessment.
There are four equally weighted components, each worth 25%.
Three components are examined; Listening, Reading and Writing.
The Speaking tests are internally conducted and externally assessed.
Students must be entered for either Foundation Tier or Higher Tier. They must take all four components for the appropriate tier in the same series and are not permitted to use a dictionary