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Spanish
Overview Advanced level study of Spanish will enable students to develop and deepen their awareness and understanding of the Spanish language, while broadening their cultural awareness of the many countries where Spanish is spoken. There is a focus on communicating in the language confidently and coherently and this is done largely through studying the language in its cultural, literary and social context.
Syllabus AQA AS Spanish (7691) and A-level Spanish (7692)
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Course Aims Spanish at Advanced Level aims to: • open students’ eyes to all aspects of the Spanish-speaking world, unrestricted by set themes. • stay up to date with current affairs and encourage students to carry out their own independent research. • enable all students to communicate effectively in a Spanish-speaking environment, whether in a social or professional context.
Course Content The A level course includes the study of literary texts and films from the Spanish-speaking world, as well as translation and grammar. Core topic areas include, but are not restricted to, modern world issues, law and order, medical advances and ethics, popular culture and politics. Topic areas are studied with reference to Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. Students studying Spanish at Rugby will regularly go beyond these topic areas and are encouraged to research areas in which they are interested.
Assessment The AS course is assessed by terminal examination at the end of the LXX (Year 12) and the A level course at the end of the XX (Year 13).
The key skills assessed are: Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing.
Advanced level Spanish also includes the study of contemporary literature and film, assessed in the written component.