Spanish

Studying Spanish allows you to become increasingly competent in a major world language, it also means that at the end of Year 9 you will be able to choose which Modern Language to take as your core language for IGCSE.

The main advantage of Spanish is that it enables you to communicate with the 400 million people who have Spanish as their first language, whether that be on holiday in Spain or Latin America or in a work-related environment. The course also gives you an insight into some of the liveliest and most vibrant cultures on the planet.

The course in Year 9 is fast-moving and practical. The textbook Viva 2 and Viva 3 gives you a firm basis of the grammar and structure of the language for you to build on successfully. This is supplemented by online resources and the corresponding section on the school website, which students can access both at School and at home, as well as fortnightly contact with the language assistant in order to practise speaking.

Year 9 pupils traditionally travel to Spain with the Year 10’s at the beginning of the Easter holidays. Students take part in a Homestay programme in Córdoba, where they stay with families in pairs and attend Spanish lessons at a specialist language school.

Head of Department: Mrs E M Ladislao eml@kes.hants.sch.uk