Spanish

Course summary

By becoming proficient in Spanish you will enhance your employment prospects. You will acquire a life skill which will facilitate foreign travel and your ability to learn other languages. In addition, unemployment for Languages graduates is low. In the Lower Sixth, you will continue to improve the four skills of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. By developing your knowledge of appropriate words, phrases and grammar, you will be able to discuss the following topics: Media; Popular Culture; Healthy living/ Lifestyle; Family/ Relationships. In the Upper Sixth, you will build on the skills acquired in the Lower Sixth and study the following topics: Environment; The Multicultural Society; Contemporary Issues; Culture. Within the Culture topic you may study a period of 20th century history in Spain, including the Spanish Civil War; a Spanish-speaking author, such as Garcia Marquez or Isabel Allende; a Spanish-speaking poet or dramatist, such as Lorca or Cervantes; a Spanish director, such as Almodovar or Guillermo del Toro; or a Spanish-speaking architect, musician or painter, such as Gaudi, Juanes or Picasso.