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Spanish

Northstowe Sixth Form

Stirling Road, Northstowe, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 1FE

GCE A/AS Level or Equivalent
Level 3
Languages, Literature and Culture

Available start dates

Available start dates

Saturday, 04 September 2027
Northstowe Sixth Form
2 Year(s)
Full time
Daytime/working hours

Course Summary

The qualification is one full A Level, and aims to provide an overview of the language, heritage, film, and commonly-discussed topics in Spanish and Spanish-speaking cultures.

Course Details

Core Content:

Social Issues and Trends

Political and Artistic Culture

Grammar

Options:

Works: Literary Texts and Films

How will it be delivered and assessed?

Paper 1: Listening, Reading and Writing: 2 hours 30 minutes (50%)

Paper 2: Writing – Set Text and Film: 2 Hours (20%)

Paper 3: Speaking – Individual Research Project: 21-23 minutes (30%)

Entry requirements

To study Spanish at A Level, students must achieve a Grade 6 or above in GCSE Spanish.

Equipment required

Pens, Paper, Laptops, Screen for films, Copies of books and texts (dependent on the option choices for module 4; historical monuments or works of art are also possible as β€˜texts’)

Your next steps...

Anything that you want to do abroad or in an international context, e.g. business, management, sport, dance, engineering, teaching etc. Lots of university courses offer a year abroad even if you are not doing a languages degree. This is an advantage later on in life if you want to work for an international company.

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