A Level Spanish

A popular and accessible language, Spanish is spoken by 400 million around the world as their first language. This is around 6% of the world population and ranks just ahead of English! This course is perfect for students who wish to boost their employment prospects in many areas such as tourism and business. Top universities consider languages to be facilitating subjects and therefore, they are of high value if you are considering progression to Higher Education.

Units include:

• understanding spoken Spanish

• understanding written Spanish

• translating from Spanish to English, and from English to Spanish

• studying modern literary texts and films

• aspects of Spanish society.

Entry requirements

A minimum of five GCSEs at grade 4 or above including grade 6 or above in GCSE Spanish and grade 5 or above in GCSE English Language.

What attendance is required?

You will have a 9.55am start, one lesson in the morning, one in the afternoon and a guaranteed 4pm finish. You will also have at least one morning and one afternoon per week free for private study.

How is the course assessed?

• 100% written examination including an oral exam.

What does this course lead on to?

There is a wide variety of job roles in which a language is considered useful, beneficial or essential. Examples include broadcast journalist, customs and excise employment worker, diplomatic service officer, English as a foreign language teacher, international aid/development worker, or logistics and distribution manager.