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A-Level Spanish
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A Level Spanish |
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Specification: AQA |
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Method of Assessment: Examination (Listening, Reading, Writing & Speaking) |
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Course Overview: This A-level Spanish course will develop your confidence, communication skills in Spanish and a thorough understanding of the culture of countries and communities where Spanish is spoken. This four-unit specification will expand and develop your ability to write and speak in Spanish with accurate grammar and syntax for a range of purposes and to understand written or spoken Spanish in a variety of contexts and genres. |
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Units Studied: AS LEVEL COURSE:
ASPECTS OF HISPANIC SOCIETY
ARTISTIC CULTURE IN THE HISPANIC WORLD
GRAMMAR ORAL PRESENTATION
A LEVEL COURSE (ALL THE ABOVE, PLUS…)
MULTICULTURALISM IN HISPANIC SOCIETY
ASPECTS OF POLITICAL LIFE IN THE HISPANIC WORLD
GRAMMAR ORAL PRESENTATION: INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROJECT Literary texts and films 1 – Film VOLVER: Pedro Almodóvar 2 – “La casa de Bernarda Alba” de Federico García Lorca ASSESSMENT: AS Paper 1 –Listening, Reading and Writing 45% of AS, 35% of A Level 1 hour 45 minutes written examination 90 marks
AS Paper 2 – Writing 25% of AS, 35% of A Level 1 hour 30 minutes written examination 50 marks
AS Paper 3 –Speaking Test 30% of AS, 15% of A Level 12-14 minutes speaking test 60 marks A2 Examination A LEVEL Paper 1 – Listening, Reading and Writing 50% of A Level 2 hours 30 minutes written examination 100 marks
A LEVEL Paper 2 - Writing 20% of A Level 2 hours written examination 80 marks
A LEVEL Paper 3 - Speaking 30% of A Level 21-23 minutes speaking test (including 5 minutes preparation) 60 marks
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Entry Requirements: Students require a minimum of 7 GCSE’s at grade 5 or above or equivalent, including English (Literature or Language) and Mathematics, with at least a grade 6 in SPANISH.
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Websites: -Spanish News www.bbc mundo.com www.elpais.es -Spanish Radio on-line
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Career Opportunities -Although there are many occupations where languages are useful, the ones where languages are essential are teaching, translating and interpreting. -Other occupations where a languages degree would be desired are finance, law, sales and marketing, engineering, tourism and leisure, international institutions (including the UN and the EU), teaching English as a foreign language and journalism. Most of these job roles will value language skills and possessing them will potentially open up further opportunities in your career. Studying languages gives excellent transferrable skills, including communication, problem solving or creativity, which are recognised by UCAS and beyond. |
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For more information, please contact Mr Linathan c/o sixthform@harristottenham.org.uk Please mark FAO and contact name in the subject of the email. |
