Subject

Spanish

KS5 Subject Leader

Dr Nwahba

Exam Board

AQA

Examination Structure

Paper 1: Listening, Reading, Writing, 2 hours 30 minutes, 50% of A-Level. Paper 2: Writing, 2 hours, 20% of A-Level. Paper 3: Speaking, 16-18 minutes, 30% of A-Level.

Entry Requirements

An A or A* grade at GCSE in Spanish

Specification

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/as-and-a-level/spanish-7692

Formal Internal Assessments

Year 12 Baseline writing test End of term 1 tests (Paper 1 and Paper 3 tests) End of term 2 tests (Paper 1 and Paper 3 tests) Internal & end of Year 12 exams (Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 tests) Year 13 Term 1 tests (Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 tests) January mock exams (Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 tests)

Progress is also assessed via:

Regular testing of all skills, speaking and work in class, homework.

Year 1 Curriculum

Social issues and trends:  

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Modern and traditional values (Los valores tradicionales y modernos Cyberspace (El ciberespacio) Equal rights (La igualdad de los sexos)

Political and artistic culture:  Modern day idols (La influencia de los ídolos)  Spanish regional identity (La identidad regional en España)  Cultural heritage (El patrimonio cultural) Study of a piece of literature -Como Agua para chocolate by Laura Esquivel Year 2 Curriculum

Social issues and trends:   

Immigration (La inmigración) Racism (El racismo) Integration (La convivencia)

Political and artistic culture:  Today's youth, tomorrow's citizens (Jóvenes de hoy, ciudadanos del mañana)  Monarchies and dictatorships (Monarquías y dictaduras)  Popular movements (Movimientos populares) Study of a film

What resources are provided by the department to support students learning?

Online textbook. Access to a shared drive with useful material, helpsheets and exercises.

Folder / Equipment Requirements

A4 lever arch folder Exercise books (supplied by department) Vocabulary book (supplied by department)

What resources can parents buy to support learning?

Como Agua para chocolate by Laura Esquivel A Spanish thesaurus (available online). A monolingual Spanish dictionary. A hard copy of the online textbook if preferred.

What can parents to support students’ progress?

Encourage and help students to learn vocabulary, reinforce and extend their grammatical knowledge and practise their speaking. Encourage students to extend their learning independently outside of lessons and classwork by regularly reading to and listening to Spanish using a variety of sources. Encourage students to take initiative to seek out help, both in school and out, from teachers, peers and online whenever required. Ensure students prepare as thoroughly as possible for end of unit tests. Check folders are organised at home. Monitor progress via Go4schools.

Useful online resources for revision and independent work

E-textbook Languages online News websites – Online news app

Extra-curricular opportunities

A-Level trip to Spain Day trip to Cambridge University focusing on doing languages at University.