Aims Our A-level exams in Spanish include questions that allow students to demonstrate their ability to: draw together their knowledge, skills and understanding from across the full course of study provide extended responses to essay questions enhance their linguistic skills and promote and develop their capacity for critical thinking on the basis of their knowledge and understanding of the language, culture and society of the country or countries where the language is spoken develop control of the language system to convey meaning, using spoken and written skills, including an extended range of vocabulary, for both practical and intellectual purposes as increasingly confident, accurate and independent users of the language develop their ability to interact effectively with users of the language in speech and in writing, including through online media develop language learning skills and strategies, including communication strategies to sustain communication and build fluency and confidence engage critically with intellectually stimulating texts, films and other materials in the original language, developing an appreciation of sophisticated and creative uses of the language and understanding them within their cultural and social context develop knowledge about matters central to the society and culture, past and present, of the country or countries where the language is spoken mediate between cultures and between speakers of the language and speakers of English foster their ability to learn other languages equip themselves with transferable skills such as autonomy, resourcefulness, creativity, critical thinking, and linguistic, cultural and cognitive flexibility that will enable them to proceed to further study or to employment develop their capacity for critical and analytical thinking through the language of study develop as independent researchers through the language of study. Core Content Social issues and trends Political and artistic culture Grammar Options Works: Literary texts and films
Five GCSE grades 9-6 with grade 5 in English Language and mathematics English Language 5 Mathematics 5 6 in Spanish GCSE or home language Spanish/Portuguese or other romance language Five GCSE grades 9-6 with grade 5 in English language and mathematics. It is possible to study economics, history, geography, psychology or sociology in Year 12 if the subject was not studied at GCSE. Enrolment on these courses will be at the discretion of the Academy. All students are enrolled at the discretion of the leadership team and individual results will be discussed as part of the enrolment process on GCSE results day.
Paper 1: Listening, reading and writing What’s assessed Aspects of Hispanic society Artistic culture in the Hispanic world Multiculturalism in Hispanic society Aspects of politics life in Hispanic society Grammar Assessed Written exam: 2 hours 3o minutes 100 marks 50% of A-level Questions Listening and responding to spoken passages from a range of contexts and sources covering different registers Reading and responding to a variety of texts written for different purposes, drawn from a range of authentic sources Translation into English Translation into Spanish No access to dictionaries Paper 2: Writing What’s assessed One text and one film or two texts form the set list Grammar Assessed Written exam: 2 hours 80 marks 20% of A-level Questions Two questions in Spanish on set film and text or on set texts No access to texts or dictionaries Paper 3: Speaking What’s assessed Individual research project One of four themes ie Aspects of Hispanic society or Artistic culture in the Hispanic world or Multiculturalism in Hispanic society or Aspects of politics life in Hispanic society Grammar Assessed Oral exam: 21-23 minutes (including 5 minutes preparation time) 60 marks in total 30% of A-level Questions Discussions of a sub-theme based on a stimulus card Presentation and discussion of individual research project No access to dictionaries
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Aims Our A-level exams in Spanish include questions that allow students to demonstrate their ability to: draw together their knowledge, skills and understanding from across the full course of study provide extended responses to essay questions enhance their linguistic skills and promote and develop their capacity for critical thinking on the basis of their knowledge and understanding of the language, culture and society of the country or countries where the language is spoken develop control of the language system to convey meaning, using spoken and written skills, including an extended range of vocabulary, for both practical and intellectual purposes as increasingly confident, accurate and independent users of the language develop their ability to interact effectively with users of the language in speech and in writing, including through online media develop language learning skills and strategies, including communication strategies to sustain communication and build fluency and confidence engage critically with intellectually stimulating texts, films and other materials in the original language, developing an appreciation of sophisticated and creative uses of the language and understanding them within their cultural and social context develop knowledge about matters central to the society and culture, past and present, of the country or countries where the language is spoken mediate between cultures and between speakers of the language and speakers of English foster their ability to learn other languages equip themselves with transferable skills such as autonomy, resourcefulness, creativity, critical thinking, and linguistic, cultural and cognitive flexibility that will enable them to proceed to further study or to employment develop their capacity for critical and analytical thinking through the language of study develop as independent researchers through the language of study. Core Content Social issues and trends Political and artistic culture Grammar Options Works: Literary texts and films
Five GCSE grades 9-6 with grade 5 in English Language and mathematics English Language 5 Mathematics 5 6 in Spanish GCSE or home language Spanish/Portuguese or other romance language Five GCSE grades 9-6 with grade 5 in English language and mathematics. It is possible to study economics, history, geography, psychology or sociology in Year 12 if the subject was not studied at GCSE. Enrolment on these courses will be at the discretion of the Academy. All students are enrolled at the discretion of the leadership team and individual results will be discussed as part of the enrolment process on GCSE results day.
Paper 1: Listening, reading and writing What’s assessed Aspects of Hispanic society Artistic culture in the Hispanic world Multiculturalism in Hispanic society Aspects of politics life in Hispanic society Grammar Assessed Written exam: 2 hours 3o minutes 100 marks 50% of A-level Questions Listening and responding to spoken passages from a range of contexts and sources covering different registers Reading and responding to a variety of texts written for different purposes, drawn from a range of authentic sources Translation into English Translation into Spanish No access to dictionaries Paper 2: Writing What’s assessed One text and one film or two texts form the set list Grammar Assessed Written exam: 2 hours 80 marks 20% of A-level Questions Two questions in Spanish on set film and text or on set texts No access to texts or dictionaries Paper 3: Speaking What’s assessed Individual research project One of four themes ie Aspects of Hispanic society or Artistic culture in the Hispanic world or Multiculturalism in Hispanic society or Aspects of politics life in Hispanic society Grammar Assessed Oral exam: 21-23 minutes (including 5 minutes preparation time) 60 marks in total 30% of A-level Questions Discussions of a sub-theme based on a stimulus card Presentation and discussion of individual research project No access to dictionaries
