GCSE Spanish

GCSE Spanish

Entry Requirements
No specific requirements but students should preferably have been successful in another foreign language at GCSE.

About the Course

This course is offered to students who have no or little previous knowledge of Spanish, and who have proved themselves competent language learners at GCSE. It is an excellent complement to advanced level programmes, whether French or German are being continued or not.

It is a one-year course, over five hours per week, taught by one tutor in a specialist language room. The course will cover five areas of experience, namely: everyday activities; personal and social life; the world around us; the world of work and the international world. Equal emphasis is given to the four language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing, which each contribute 25% to the final mark.

Assessment for the AQA GCSE qualification involves terminal exams in each of the four skills.

This course can also be followed as a prelude to an AS or A level qualification in Spanish to be taken in year 2 (see entry under GCE Spanish).

NB Only available to students on Level 3 programmes of study.