Spanish

Assessment

You will be examined during the exam season at the end of Year 13. There are three papers. Paper 1 is listening, reading and translation and lasts two hours and thirty minutes. It is worth 50 per cent of your A-level result. Paper 2 is the written exam and you will write two essays; one based on the film and the other based on the play. The exam lasts two hours and is worth 20 per cent of your A-level result. Paper 3 is your speaking test. It will be held in school with one of your Spanish teachers. It lasts about 21-23 minutes (including five minutes preparation time). You will discuss a photo card and then present and discuss a project, related to Spain or Latin America, that you have researched over the A-level course. This exam is worth 30 per cent of your A-level result.