Spanish
Overview
Pupils of GCSE Spanish should have and be willing to develop:
- Strong communication and conversational skills in the target language.
- The ability to work well both independently and in pair / group tasks.
- An enthusiasm and passion to understand the Spanish language and culture.
- A keen willingness to develop knowledge, understanding and skills of the Spanish language by implementing it in practical situations.
- The ability to regularly study topic vocabulary and key grammar points.
- The skills to prepare thoroughly for all assessment tasks and respect deadlines.
- The ability to work independently at home and in class on past papers which focus on the four skills of listening, reading, writing and speaking.
Spanish
Team
- HOD: Mrs N McClelland
GCSE
YEAR 11: Pupils will begin the year by covering basic conversational Spanish, mastering introductions, greetings, numbers and colours. Throughout year 11, pupils will cover contexts one and two of the GCSE course. This will focus on various topics such as Myself, Family and Relationships, Social Media and New Technology and Free Time and Leisure Activities. Pupils will develop their listening, reading, speaking and writing skills throughout the year.
YEAR 12: Pupils will recap contexts one and two and study context three. Context three focuses on Subjects and Daily School Life, Jobs and the World of Work and Future Plans and Aspirations. Pupils will continue to develop the four skills; listening, reading, speaking and writing. Examinations in all four skills will take place at the end of the school year, during the summer term. Each skill will be worth 25% of the overall GCSE Spanish grade.
Pupils will be provided with various resources throughout the two-year course; pupils will have copies of GCSE textbooks to assist with reading and listening practice, each pupil will also receive grammar booklets and work booklets for each Context of Learning which will include all essential vocabulary and grammar along with listening, reading, writing and speaking tasks to consolidate each skill.
As pupils are expected to write and communicate accurately in Spanish, they will be required to learn vocabulary and grammar on a regular basis and will be tested weekly on small chunks of each sub-topic. Past papers in all skills will be available to pupils and may be used as end of term assessments.