This course will appeal to those students who: have an interest in languages; enjoy learning about other cultures and ways of life; have an interest in business, travel or tourism, literature, journalism and the media; want to keep their options open - spanish can be combined with a wide range of subjects for a wide range of careers.
Paper 1 - listening, reading and writing. Assessment on aspects of Hispanic society, artistic culture in the Hispanic world, multiculturalism in Hispanic society, aspects of political life in Hispanic society and grammar. Listening and responding to spoken passages from a range of context and sources covering different registers and adapted as necessary. Material will include complex factual and abstract content and questions will target main points, gist and detail. Studio recordings in Castilian Spanish will be used and students will have individual control of the recording. Reading and responding to a variety of texts written for different purposes, drawn from a range of authentic sources and adapted as necessary.
Paper 2 Writing: Assessment on one text and one film or two texts from the list set in the specification and grammar. Either one question in Spanish on a set text from a choice of two questions and one question in Spanish on a set film from a choice of two questions or two questions in Spanish on set texts from a choice of two questions on each text. All questions will require a critical appreciation of the concepts and issues covered in the work and a critical and analytical response to features such as the form and the technique of presentation, as appropriate to the work studied.
Paper 3 Speaking:Assessment on an individual research project on one of four sub-themes ie Aspects of Hispanic society or Artistic culture in the Hispanic world or multiculturalism in Hispanic society or aspects of political life in Hispanic society. Discussion of a sub-theme with the discussion based on a stimulus card.