Spanish GCSE and Spanish and Italian NVQ

Is this subject right for me? Do you enjoy learning a language at school? Are you prepared to "have a go" at communicating in the language? Do you have an interest in how a language works? This is a one-year course, requiring no previous knowledge and which is aimed primarily at students who are taking an advanced programme. You are expected to have an interest in languages and a commitment to hard work. You will be practising and developing the four skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening) in the areas of experience required by the National Curriculum, as well as basic grammar structures. You have unlimited access to the Open Language Centre and weekly lessons with the Spanish assistant. This course would enable you to go onto a one year AS Level in Spanish if you achieved a grade B in the GCSE. Spanish NVQ Level 1 OCR Italian NVQ Level 1 OCR Is this subject right for me? Do you prefer to work towards regular short assessments rather than an end of year exam? Do you prefer language learning without too much grammar involved? Are you prepared to "have a go" at communicating in practical, sometimes work situations? Spanish and Italian Level 1 are one year courses, each involving 3 lessons per week for those with little or no previous experience of the language, wishing to learn the basics in a vocational context. What is the course content? In NVQ, language for business and leisure and tourism contexts will be covered. A good proportion of the work will be covered in the Language Centre where multi-media facilities are available. How will your work be assessed? Assessment is task-based on completion of each element and covers the four skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening). On completion of the course, successful candidates will receive an NVQ certificate from OCR stating skills and levels achieved. These will be taken at regular intervals during the course. Reading Reading a hotel website and booking form Reading Spanish/Italian notices in a hotel Reading a menu and identifying different dishes for a business lunch Writing Preparing a written presentation on Brighton Writing an email to book hotel accommodation Filling in an order form Speaking Introducing oneself and ordering food and drink at a social gathering Telephoning a company in Spain/Italy to check details of a meeting Answering questions on items in a sales catalogue Giving an oral presentation on Brighton Listening Listening to answerphone messages and noting details Identifying flight details Noting details from a Spanish/Italian visitor regarding lost property Listening to announcements at a train station What are the entry requirements? You must have two grade Ds and three Es at GCSE. For Spanish GCSE you must have a grade C at GCSE in a foreign language. Spanish and Italian NVQ Level 1 OCR are open entry courses and you do not need to have studied them before.