Spanish

Course summary

"Why you should consider this course: Modern Foreign Languages are highly valued by universities, particularly those in the Russell Group. In addition to gaining the linguistic skills to communicate with people speaking a different language, you will discover different ways of thinking, seeing and relating to the world. Learning languages helps you to appreciate diversity, enhances your sense of social responsibility. By learning another language, you will become better at your own language. Scientific studies demonstrate that studying another language has a positive impact on brain development and functioning. It enhances creativity, memory, problem solving skills, and ambiguity tolerance. It has been even demonstrated that the onset of Alzheimer's disease is delayed in bilingual people as compared to monolinguals. The value of foreign languages is widely recognised by employers and educationalists. Studying a language to A-Level is obviously useful if you wish to pursue a career specifically related to languages. However, competence in other languages is a ‘must’ now in many other fields of work, for example, law, business, journalism, science and engineering. Having a language can increase your salary from 8% to 20% and gives you a head start on other potential employees as by speaking another language you’re vital to any company who does international business. The specifications cover two main areas of interest: Social issues and trends Political and/or intellectual and/or artistic culture. Each area of interest is divided into themes that will be covered over the duration of the course. Students will also have tuition with the Foreign Language Assistant individually or in small groups. Cultural experiences e.g. cinema, theatre, internet and videos are a valuable feature of the course. Year 12 Areas of interest Social issues and trends Political, intellectual and artistic culture Themes Sub-themes Being a young person in French/ German/ Spanish -speaking society · Families and citizenship · Youth trends and personal · Education and employment opportunities Understanding the French/ German/ Spanish -speaking world · Regional culture and heritage in France/ Germany/ Spain, and in Target Language speaking countries and communities. · Media, art, film and music in the French/ German/ Spanish -speaking world Year 13 Areas of interest Social issues and trends Political, intellectual and artistic culture"