Did you know that there are more people who speak Spanish as a first language than speak English as a first language? Or that there’s a family relationship between Spanish and German? Learn the Spanish language whilst exploring and investigating different aspects of Spanish life and culture. Develop your knowledge of the Spanish language and you will be able to communicate with people across the world whilst learning more about Hispanic Culture.
With 329 million native speakers, Spanish ranks as the world’s No. 2 language in terms of how many people speak it as their first language. It is slightly ahead of English (328 million). Spanish has at least 3 million native speakers each in 44 countries, making it the fourth mostly geographically widely spoken language behind English.
Spanish opens up so many opportunities in life and allows you to travel widely as well as being a really fun course
My whole family speaks some Spanish and I’d love to live there in the future. I now know I have the tools to make my dream come true
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Unit 1
Spoken Expression and Response (30% of A mark) - Within your chosen topic area, you are provided with a stimulus document which forms the basis of an 8 - 10 minute discussion.
Unit 2
Listening, Reading and Written Response (70% of AS mark) - Listening comprehension, reading comprehension, 200-220 word letter, report or article, 2 hour 30 minute examination
Unit 3
Understanding and Spoken Response (35% of A2 mark) - 11-13 minute examination, students take a stance on a controversial topic, defend their position for 4 minutes followed by a geenral spontaneous discussion.
Unit 4
Research and Written Response (65% of A2 mark) - Written paper incorporating a translation into Spanish, a 240-270 word discursive or creative essay and a further 240-270 word essay on a cultural topic area.