Spanish

Course summary

A Spanish course in our Sixth form is clearly important for those who want to specialise in languages, but is also an ideal component to both humanities and science courses. The A level course will provide pupils with the necessary confidence to tackle the wide range of university courses with a foreign language element. Year 12 Changes in the Spanish society (family structures, the world of work, tourism in Spain) Culture in the Spanish-speaking world (music, media, festivals and traditions) Film: Diarios de motocicleta Year 13 Immigration and multicultural society (positive impact of immigration in Spain, challenges of immigration and integration in Spain, public and social reaction to immigration) The civil war (rise of Franco, Francoist dictatorship, from dictatorship to democracy) Literature: Como agua para chocolate Independent research project