Spanish

Spanish Board: AQA

What will I study? How will I be assessed?

The A‐level course aims to develop Paper 1: 2 hours 30 minutes: the ability to use Spanish for the pur‐ Exam tes ng listening, reading and pose of prac cal communica on, transla on skills. 40% of the A‐level whether in speech or in wri ng. It also grade. provides an insight into the structure Paper 2: 2 hours: of the language and into the culture of Exam. 2 essays in Spanish, on books/films the Spanish‐speaking world. studied during the course. 30% of the Students will study a wide variety of A‐level grade. Paper 3: 16‐18 minutes: material in Spanish, including A speaking test, comprising discussion of magazine ar cles, television programmes, songs, a s mulus card and of an individual films and literature. research project carried out by the student. 30% of the A‐level grade. Students will have the op on of taking AS How does it work? Spanish at the end of the two year course Lessons are delivered as much as as an alterna ve to the full A‐level. Why Spanish? possible in Spanish, but not exclusively. Discussion, individual research, Spanish links well with other languages, film and literature, gramma cal exercises, listening, English, history, poli cs, business studies transla on and essay work are all and economics. It is useful for students undertaken and students work wishing to study law and business‐regularly either individually, in pairs or orientated subjects (e.g. marke ng/in small groups with the Spanish events, management, tourism, assistant. Students have regular economics), European history and access to the language lab and to digi‐English. Spanish can be studied on its tal online resources. own at university or with other A visit to a Spanish‐speaking country is languages. Increasing numbers of our advisable but not compulsory. We are students are choosing to combine their happy to help to arrange such visits if language with another subject on a needed. combined degree course. A degree in Spanish can lead to a wide variety of careers, including interna onal business, marke ng, interpre ng and teaching. 33