A Level: Spanish at Beauchamp College
If you are interested in languages and communication, you enjoy learning about other cultures and ways of life, you are interested in the business world, in travel or tourism, in literature, or in journalism and the media, then you are likely to find the course appropriate. There are number of options in the course where you can choose your topic or question to suit your interests. Whether you want to use language for work, for further study, training, or for leisure, this course will equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge.
Year 1 – Traditional and modern values, cyberspace, equality of the sexes, influence of idols, regional Spanish identity, regional identity in Spain, cultural heritage, study of a film.
Year 2- Study of a book or play, immigration, racism, integration, young people and politics, monarchies and dictatorships, popular movements.
5 grade 5s (or equivalent), plus at least grade 5 in English Language or Literature.
6 or above in Spanish.
• Unit 1 – Listening, Reading and Translation
• Unit 2 – Writing (Cultural topics – book and film)
• Unit 3 – Speaking (based on Individual Research Project)
With an A level Spanish students will have the opportunity to apply for a language degree at University, or a degree in a different discipline, but with a language component. Due to the nature of the skills required to succeed in the A Level Language course, students will be equipped to pursue any academic area of their choice at University. Universities consider having an A Level in a language extremely valuable, so this would be beneficial, whatever your chosen career path might be.
In order to secure the best grades at A level, we recommend that students make the effort to read around the topic areas and expand their own cultural and linguistic knowledge as much as possible. Students also need to prepare towards the Independent Research Project, which forms the basis for their speaking exam, and they will find this much more manageable and enjoyable if they can show a genuine personal interest in an aspect of culture, language or history
Having a language at AS or A-level will certainly improve your employability, in particular with companies which have international operations. Whether you are interested in continuing your studies or working at home or abroad, a language course at AS or A-level is an excellent step towards achieving your goals.
We aim to offer a trip to Spain to all years. We also strive weekly to give our students extra speaking practice in small groups and run language events. We give our students the opportunity to act as mentors in Key stage 4 classes to increase their progress in the language.
How to apply
You can apply for this course through UCAS Progress. Add this course to your favourites so you can start making an application.