Spanish
Cockermouth School - Cumberland
01900898888
Castlegate Drive, Cockermouth, CA13 9HF
Course summary

The course offers students a varied and comprehensive insight into the social, political, intellectual and artistic culture of the countries/communities where Spanish is spoken. A Level Spanish supports progression onto language and combined degrees in the language studied and other European and non-European languages; useful if you want to study an unrelated subject with a year abroad; evidence of general academic ability for the full range of degree courses, for example Law, Medicine, Social and Political Sciences, Physical Sciences, English Language and Linguistics. The themes covered are: being a young person in Spanish-speaking society, diversity and difference, understanding the Spanish-speaking world, the two Spains, 1936 onwards. Students will also study two works: either two literary works or one literary work and a film.

Entry requirements

- Grade 6 in GCSE Spanish, Grade 5 in GCSE English Language and Grade 4 in GCSE Mathematics.

How you'll be assessed

Paper 1 : Listening, reading and writing 50%, 100 marks, 2 hours 30 Paper 2: Writing 20%, 80 marks, 2 hours - one text and one film or two texts from the set list. Paper 3: Speaking 30%, 60 marks, 21 - 23 minutes (including 5 minutes preparation) Discussion of a sub-theme based on stimulus card 5 - 6 minutes Presentation (2 minutes) and discussion (9 - 10 minutes) of individual research project

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionNorth West
Local AuthorityCumberland
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressCastlegate Drive, Cockermouth, CA13 9HF