SPANISH
Devizes School - Wiltshire
01380724886
The Green, Devizes, SN10 3AG
Course summary

Spanish is becoming increasingly popular as businesses develop links in different areas of the World and Spanish is spoken world wide and you never know when these language skills might be of use to you. The skills you learn in your Language lessons will be useful in many other subjects; you learn how to construct essays, you learn how to form balanced opinions and you are asked to think about things in a different way.

Entry requirements

Grade 6 in GCSE Spanish.

How you'll be assessed

All assessment is by end of course exam. Core topics covered are La evolución de la sociedad española, La cultura política y artística en el mundo hispanohablante, La inmigración y la sociedad multicultural Española and La dictadura franquista y la transición a la democracia”, as well as a core Grammar content. There are also two literary elements, studying a significant spanish film and a spanish novel. Paper 1: Listening, Reading and translation: 2 hour exam, 80 marks, 40% of overall mark. Paper 2: Written response to works and translation: 2 hour 40 minute exam, 30% of overall mark. 120 marks. Paper 3: Speaking Around 21 minutes, 30% of overall exam. 72 marks. 5 minutes preparation, discussion of a stimulus card based on one of the 4 themes (6 mins), student presentation of an independent research project, then general discussion of the research project (10-11 mins).

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionSouth West
Local AuthorityWiltshire
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressThe Green, Devizes, SN10 3AG