Spanish

Course summary

Having a foreign language at Advanced Level shows a real breadth of knowledge and that a student has developed expertise in communication and critical thinking, which are readily transferable skills and highly sought-after by universities and employers. Students will develop a wide set of skills. Students will consider technological and social change, looking at the multicultural nature of the Hispanic world. Learners will study highlights of artistic culture, regional identity and the cultural heritage of past civilisations. Students will learn about aspects of the diverse political landscape and the Spanish language world. Students will study text and film and will have the opportunity to carry out independent research on an area of their choice. Assessment tasks will be varied and cover listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Progression Opportunities: We have a great record of preparing students for further study of languages at University, including Oxbridge and other Russell Group universities. Students could choose to study just one language at university, two languages or a language and another subject such as Law, Economics, History, and Accountancy etc. There are various courses and of course you don’t have to continue with languages at university. Studying a modern language will show any university or employer that a candidate is skilled in many areas: problem-solving, good communication skills, analytical thinking and essay-writing. Speakers, Trips, Conferences or Other Educational Opportunities: In the past, pupils studying Spanish have visited Spain on trips to Barcelona. Also, students have enjoyed work experience and spent weeks in different cities throughout Spain improving their language skills and knowledge of the culture of the country. The students come back from these trips with such confidence in speaking the foreign language and full of enthusiasm. We are looking forward to putting more trips into place which would support the students’ learning of the cultural units studied in Year 13. For further information, see Ms Vujicic