A Level Modern Foreign Languages - Spanish

Spanish offers you a world of possibilities, as the official language of 21 countries and with over 500 million speakers. Therefore, if you are interested in travelling, it is a very useful language to have at your disposal. By studying Spanish, you will develop a depth and breadth of understanding of Spanish and Latin American culture as well as the language. You will develop other skills such as the ability to analyse literature and film, evaluate trends and infer meaning. These are skills that will be easily transferable at university. As a Spanish speaker you will possess skills sought by a range of employers in business, tourism, education and government agencies to name but a few. Spanish works well with a variety of subjects, as you can see from the topics listed below.

What will I study?

1. The course is divided into four themes over two years: Aspects of Hispanic Society and Artistic Culture in the Hispanic world; Multiculturalism in Hispanic Society and Aspects of Political life in the Hispanic world.
2. Two works: the study of the film Volver and the study of the play Las bicicletas son para el verano
3. Individual Research Project: this is a topic of your choice which you wish to research and present orally. This aspect of the course is completely independent.

Grade 7 or above in GCSE Spanish.

General Sixth Form entry requirements

• At least a grade 5 in either English Language or English Literature
• At least a grade 5 in Mathematics
• At least 6 GCSE subjects of grades 9-5

If you wish to apply to join our Sixth Form please complete the application process through Kent Choices.