2 - Spanish HL
Course summary
Why study Spanish? Studying Spanish gives students insight into the Spanish-speaking countries’ customs and traditions. Studying topics such as Festivals will allow them to widen their understanding of the Spanish-speaking world and will encourage them to have an open mind about cultural differences and beliefs. Students will be able to compare their own culture to other cultures within the Spanish-speaking world. Spanish links to a variety of different professions and career pathways. Spanish (combined with another subject) also can be beneficial to a range of other fields, including, but not limited to; Journalism, Law, Education and Marketing.
Entry Requirements
Checked against your grades — every rule traces to the school's published source.
| Requirement | Rule | You |
|---|---|---|
GCSE qualifications | 5 gcse qualifications at grade 6.0 or above | — |
Spanish | Grade 7 in Spanish | — |
As published by the school
GCSE Grade 7 in Spanish
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Assessment
External Assessment: Paper 1- 1 hour 30 minutes -25% (30 marks) • You have to write 450-600 words • The task include the choice of an appropriate text type and you will gain marks for adhering to the relevant conventions. Paper 2: 2 hours – 50% There are separate sections for the listening comprehension and the reading comprehension (65 marks in total) • The Listening comprehension (45 minutes) (25 marks) • The Reading comprehension (1 hour) (40 marks) These are based on three audio texts (Listening) and three written texts (Reading) and relate to the 5 topic areas. Internal Assessment (coursework) – 20% The individual oral – 25 % (30 marks) Evaluated and conducted in school & moderated by an IB examiner. The Individual Oral is conducted at the end of the course. A presentation based on a passage from a literary text followed by questions on one or more than one topic area of the course.
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