Spanish is spoken all over the world and is ranked the second most widely spoken language. With over 500 million Spanish speakers worldwide, fluency in Spanish provides students with invaluable travel and work opportunities. The AGCE Level course builds on the knowledge, understanding and skills gained at GCSE and aims to inspire students to further their appreciation of the language, literature, film and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. Students will enhance their linguistic skills and their capacity for critical thinking; develop their ability to interact effectively with users of the language in speech and writing, and engage critically with texts, music and films. Teachers aim to develop spontaneous use of the target language during lessons and students are encouraged to use the target language as part of group and paired activities. Teachers make use of a wide range of authentic source materials and language learning websites to support students. Learners are encouraged to immerse themselves in the language as much as possible. Most universities, including the Russell Group universities, consider Spanish A Level as a facilitating subject. An AGCE in Spanish prepares students for a number of higher education courses and a wide range of career choices. Language skills are in demand and can be required in almost any career: business services with trade abroad, journalism, engineering, diplomatic services, international aid worker, logistics and distribution, marketing executive, law, teaching and lecturing.