GCSE STUDENT
This course aims to prepare students for the GCSE examination higher tier and to consolidate and extend their existing skills in Spanish. Gain a GCSE qualification and develop your practical language and exam skills.

Please note interviews consist of a short gap filling exercise and a short written piece, followed by a short interview in the target language. You will also answer some questions in English on a Spanish text. Interviews take approximately 30-45 minutes.

By the end of this course you should be able to:

-give and seek information about yourself and others
-describe your home
-describe your family and domestic routine
-express likes and dislikes
-talk about your school/education/job/future plans
-discuss hobbies/arrange leisure activities/express opinions
-find the way, give information and talk about transport
-communicate as a host or guest
-talk about holidays and holiday accommodation/make plans
-talk about food and drink: recipes, restaurants, at home
-express state of health/describe illness
-enquire about/describe goods required shopping/state preferences
-deal with problems and use services: post office, bank, lost property
-describe/comment on weather/understand basic forecasts
-make acquaintances/arrange meetings
-understand main aspects of Spanish culture and society
-write/reply to a variety of letters/postcards, invitations & messages (some may be hand-written)
-read short articles/reviews in the Spanish press and comment on them
-talk about environmental issues.

 

A LEVEL STUDENT
A Level Spanish includes two major components – AS level and A2 level.  AS level is a qualification in its own right and may be studied full or part time. Each lesson begins with a set of clearly stated objectives and an explanation of its place in the overall programme of study.

Effective learning is encouraged through frequent activities and self-assessment questions.

Key Topics

The Spanish AS level covers the syllabus in four modules of the following titles:

AS level

Module One: Young People in Spain

  • The Spanish Language
  • Family and Relationships
  • Sport and Exercise
  • Fashion

Module Two: Food and Health

  • Diet and Well-Being
  • Health Risks: alcohol, tobacco and drugs
  • Los medios de comunicacion
  • Halfway house: grammar revision

Module Three: Spanish Culture

  • Spanish Arts and Popular Culture
  • Holidays
  • Mexico: History, Art and Culture

Module Four: Revision

  • Revising grammar topics
  • CD Listening and AQA Examination Practice (1)
  • CD Listening and AQA Examination Practice (2)

A2 level

The A2 level course consists of two further modules, as follows:

Module Five: Advanced Language Skills

  • Spain: Una nación Europea moderna
  • La enseñanza en España
  • El trabajo y la tecnología
  • Igualdad
  • El crimen y el castigo
  • El medio ambiente
  • Cataluña
  • Language review

Module Six: Literature and Culture

  • Temas culturales: Introducción
  • Literatura Española y Guerra Civil Española
  • Literatura Española Moderna
  • Literatura Latinoamericana Moderna
  • Regiones Hispanohablantes

The Syllabus

This course prepares candidates for the new AQA Spanish A level syllabus 2695, for examination in 2012 and later years. The full Advanced level qualification comprises AS (1696) and A2 (2696). This syllabus has been chosen because it is the most suitable for distance learning.

Assessment for the AS is based on one 2-hour written paper worth 70% of the final marks and a speaking and listening test worth 30% of the final marks.

At A2 level, similarly, Unit 3 consists of a two-and-a-half hour exam paper worth 110 marks, divided into three different sections: Listening,  Reading and Writing (general) and Writing: Cultural Topics. Unit 4, the speaking test, will last for a total of 35 minutes, 20 of which are preparation time. A total of 50 marks are available for Unit 4. The test itself is divided into two parts: Discussion of a Stimulus Card (5 minutes) and Conversation (10 minutes).

 

 

 

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