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Year 13—A2

            Advanced Level (the above plus a further 3 units)        KEY INFORMATION
            Module 3: Speaking 18%
                                                                     Level: AS and A2 Level
            Module 4: Listening, Reading and Translation 30%
                                                                     Examining board: WJEC
            Module 5: Critical and analytical response in writing to
            a literary work 12%
                                                                     Curriculum leader:
            Modern Languages may be studied alongside many AS        Mr A. Bringhurst
            and A Level courses and may be equally well combined
            with Arts or Science subjects. Many businesses in Britain
            today trade on a European and indeed a world level and   Subject Teacher:
            language skills are playing an increasingly important part   Mr O. Walsh
            in their success.
                                                                     Entry Requirements:
            Anyone who has a qualification in a Modern Foreign       A*- B or equivalent in Spanish.
            Language becomes particularly attractive to a whole
            range of prospective employers. Key Skills are integral to
            the study of AS/A2 Spanish.                              AS Subject Content:
                                                                     - Being a young person in Spanish
            Students are encouraged to develop their IT skills by    speaking society.
            using the internet to search for up to date articles on
            contemporary issues and by word-processing any written
            assignments. In addition, students work on their general   - Understanding the Spanish
            communication skills, by regularly working in groups to   speaking world.
            debate some of the topics and also by preparing
            oral presentations.                                      A Level Subject Content:
                                                                     - Diversity and difference.

                                                                     - Occupation and post-war years or
                                                                       the Two Spain’s 1936 onwards.
                                                                       Assessment Returned.












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