Welcome to the Spanish department
Year 8
From september 2012 all students in Year 8 will study Spanish. Students will learn to talk about themselves and their family, describe people and talk about school.
Year 9:
In Year 9, the course is an introduction to the language: students learn to talk about themselves and their family, talk about the school, their daily routine and hobbies, their house etc
GCSE:
Students who have studied Spanish in Year 9 can opt to study it for GCSE.
We follow the AQA GCSE course for 2 years.
The course is assessed through Controlled Assessments (2 written and 2 speaking assessments over the 2 years) and through exams in listening and reading at the end of Year 11.
In 2009, 83% of students gained a C or above at GCSE.
In 2010, 92% of students gained a C or above at GCSE.
In 2011, 75% of students gained a C or above at GCSE.
A level:
AS: we follow the AQA course in Year 12.
The course covers the following topics:
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Media: television, advertising and communication technology
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Popular culture: cinema, music and fashion/trends
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Healthy living/lifestyle: sport/exercise, health and well-being, holidays
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Family/relationships: Relationships within the family, friendships, marriage/partnerships
A2: we follow the AQA course in Year 13.
The course covers the following topics:
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Environment: Pollution, energy, protecting the planet
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The multicultural society: Immigration, integration, racism
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Contemporary social issues: Wealth and poverty, law and order, impact of scientific and technological progress
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Cultural topic: A region/community, a period of 20th century history, the work of an author, the work of a dramatist/poet or the work of a director/architect/musician or painter.
In March 2013, 40 students spent four days in Spain, in the region of Andalucia.
Read our students' account of the trip!
Well, on the 20th March we left at 1:30am to begin our journey to Spain. The journey was long but enjoyable and we finally arrived. We were expecting average weather, but arrived to a warm and sunny 20 degree beach. It was beautiful! The locals took to us straight away and despite the pool being too cold to go in, we were already enjoying ourselves. During our stay, we visited Mijas, Granada and Malaga. They were all so cultural and we met so many friendly locals who helped us with our Spanish. One night, we even went to do some flamenco and show off some of our Gangnam style. The best bit was when one of the girls got pulled up to help in the performance with the professionals. We got the opportunity to go to the Picasso museum and a science museum! In Mijas, we even visited a bull ring and (to the delight of the girls) got to do a lot of shopping! The food in Spain was so yummy and everyone tried something new (a lot of ice cream included.) Overall, our trip to Spain was amazing and such an experience that will help us to understand the culture and the language. Many thanks to the teachers that took us as we wouldn’t have gone without them! It was just so much fun and I think the locals will miss us! |
