Fulston Manor GCSE Options Brochure

EBacc

Spanish Examination Board: Edexcel | Award Code: 1SP1

Subject

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Why take this course?

Learning a different language opens so many opportunities both on a personal and professional level. You can explore the world, discover a new culture, and reflect on your own language and culture. You can also aim to get a higher paid profession due to the high demand on bilingual professionals in the world of work. Spanish is an EBACC subject, which will dramatically help you move forward in your higher education.

Learning a Foreign Language is a transformation of the mind, “to have another language is to have a second soul” (Charlemagne).

Aims of the course

This new qualification focuses mainly on communication skills. The amount of words included in the vocabulary list has been reduced to the first 1500 to 1700 high-frequency words. With these high frequency words, you will be able to communicate effectively in Spanish and have a greater awareness of Spanish culture.

Course structure and content

These are the main themes covered in this course:

My personal world Lifestyle and wellbeing My neighbourhood Media and technology Studying and my future Travel and tourism

Assessment

There are four tiered papers of equal weighting. Each skill is examined at the end of the two-year course:

25% speaking 25% reading 25% writing 25% listening.

Entry requirements

We are looking for students who will bring a high level of commitment and enthusiasm to the subject.

Please note: Taking a language is part of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), together with either History or Geography. We strongly recommend selecting a language at GCSE level.