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Entry Requirements
GCSE in Spanish, grade 7 minimum, grade 8 preferred.
This A Level would suit candidates who...
• Are interested in furthering their understanding of Spanish
• Enjoy discovering new cultures and customs
• Have a desire to develop linguistic competence, critical thinking, research and
creative skills
• Enjoy studying a subject which will broaden their horizons whilst still being
relevant to their own lives and experiences
• Would like to follow a career path in business, law, teaching, international politics
Course Content and Examinations
The course will be examined at the end of the two years.
Year 1
Aspects of target language-speaking society, current trends:
• Modern and traditional values
• Cyberspace
• Equal rights
Artistic culture in the target language-speaking world:
• The influence of idols
• Regional identity in Spain
• Cultural heritage in Spain and South America Year 2
Aspects of the target language society, current issues:
• Immigration
• Integration
• Racism
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Course Specification A Level ⏐ AQA 7692
Head of Modern Foreign Languages ⏐ Mr B Andrews Head of Department ⏐ Mrs J E Goodbourn
Aspects of political life in the target language-speaking world:
• Teenagers today, politics, unemployment and the social idea
• Monarchies and dictatorships
• Trade unions, protest and strikes
Literary texts and films
Students must study either one text and one film or two texts, these will be chosen from the AQA.
How is the A Level tested?
Paper 1: Listening, reading and translation tasks (50%) of final A Level Paper 2: Writing: two essays on film and literature studied (20%)
Paper 3: Speaking (30%) In this test the candidate will discuss a topical stimulus card and also their Individual research project taken from one of four sub-themes.
Where could this subject take you?
A modern language at A Level is hugely valued by all leading Universities and is one of the 8 ‘facilitating’ or ‘preferred’ subjects published in the Russell Group’s Informed Choices guide. By studying A Level Spanish, you thus give yourself a wider range of university courses to choose from.
It is commonly believed that studying languages at university involves reading lots of literature. Myth. Whilst this may be true of some university courses, many universities these days give students the freedom to create their own course by selecting a variety of options and modules. Spanish combines very well with International Business, Business Management, International Relations, Law, Linguistics, Translation Studies, Media Studies and Latin American Studies. At many universities your year abroad can be industry based rather than purely academic.
Employment - The second most commonly spoken language in the world by 577 million native speakers, Spanish will be needed to bolster the UK’s international trade performance and outside Europe, Latin America and China are both key traders. The UK’s current lack of language skills means that anyone with Spanish at A Level and degree level is in a very strong position. Areas of employment also include: investment banking, translating, politics, journalism, law and teaching.