Spanish

Course summary

You may already be considering a career where modern languages will be a necessity: in banking, publishing, diplomacy, commerce or the European civil service. Languages can form useful combinations with most subjects, which you may want to continue at university. A modern language combined with a Law, Science, Engineering or Business Management course, for example, will prove an attractive combination to employers both in the UK and in Europe, or indeed in a global employment context. Now, and increasingly in the future, career mobility will demand excellent language skills from a multilingual, flexible workforce. Beyond these practical considerations, you may want to find out about new cultures and seek opportunities to share experiences and thoughts with others of a different linguistic and cultural background. This will be in itself a worthwhile journey of discovery and will continue to bring you joy in years to come. Communication is at the core of your language course, both in the spoken and written form. The A Level language courses are designed to develop all the linguistic skills you have already been practising at GCSE but using increasingly sophisticated vocabulary and structures. They constitute an integrated study with a focus on language, culture and society. At the end of the course, you will feel confident enough to consider a career where your knowledge of foreign languages will open up exciting new prospects in a very competitive, global job market. It fosters a range of transferable skills including communication, critical thinking, research skills and creativity, which are valuable to the individual and to society. Content is based on themes addressing a range of social issues and trends, as well as aspects of the political and artistic cultures of the countries and communities where the language studied is spoken. Oral, aural, reading and writing skills are practised within these themes and this provides a balanced framework for progression.