Spanish AS and A Level

Please make sure you have checked the entry requirements before submitting your application. Please also be aware that we use an Attainment 8 requirement for students choosing to do Science and Maths subjects. This is explained further on our website: https://www.taptonschool.co.uk/page/?title=Subjects&pid=69

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A Level Spanish provides a continuation of the 4 language skills of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. A good level of linguistic ability is a marketable skill - a language is increasingly demanded in commerce, marketing, law, leisure and tourism, sales and engineering. Cultural and linguistic knowledge is extended throughout the period of study, including film and literature. Students will have an additional hour a week with one of their class teachers to practise their spoken language. Students from all Sheffield schools are encouraged to apply.

Qualities Required

A genuine love of languages, an enquiring mind, good time management, hard work and resilience.

Links with other subjects

Languages combine well with any subject, but especially English, Economics, Geography, Politics, Sociology and History. They also make an excellent contrast with Mathematics and Science based subjects.

Main Syllabus Area (subjects in bold are studied at A Level):

Aspects of Hispanic society

• Modern and traditional values
• Cyber Space
• Equal Rights

Artistic Culture in the Hispanic World

• Modern Day Idols
• Spanish Regional Identity
• Cultural heritage and cultural landscape

Multiculturalism in Hispanic Society

Immigration, Racism, Integration of cultures

Aspects of political life in the Hispanic World

Today’s youth, tomorrow’s citizens

Monarchies, republics and dictatorships

Popular movements

Grammar

• Key verb tenses, moods and voices
• Nouns, articles and gender
• Adjectives and adverbs
• Prepositions
• Negation
• Conjunctions and discourse markers
• Questions, qualifiers and intensifiers

Works - Literary texts and films

• La casa de Bernarda Alba - Frederico Garcia Lorca
• El labertino del fauno - Guillermo Del Toro

Extension and Enrichment Opportunities - Possible trips of a cultural and linguistic nature, opportunities to support younger students through in class support, a mentoring programme with GCSE students and access to authentic materials.

Grade 6 at GCSE in Spanish.

Tapton School's minimum entry requirements for all students: Grade 5 in English Language; Grade 4 in Mathematics and three other GCSEs at grade 4 and above.

Languages are a good foundation subject for many degree courses across a wide range of subjects including Law, Business Studies, Economics, Social Policy, Philosophy, Social Sciences and Educational Studies. A languages degree is good preparation for a wide range of occupations; for example, journalism, marketing, personnel, public service, law, advertising, insurance or teaching.