Spanish – Edexcel –2SP01
Course Outline
The key topics covered for the Listening and Reading examinations are: out and about; customer
service and transactions; personal information and future plans, education and work. In addition
students will prepare one or more topics for their Speaking and Writing Controlled Conditions
Assessments.
The objectives of the course are to understand Spanish in a variety of contexts, to build knowledge
of Spanish vocabulary and grammatical structures, to develop transferable language-learning skills,
to be able to communicate effectively in Spanish and to have an awareness and understanding of
countries and communities where Spanish is spoken.
Skills that will be developed will be to listen to and understand spoken Spanish in a range of
contexts and a variety of styles and to communicate in speech for a variety of purposes. Students
also learn to read and respond to different types of written language as well as to learn to
communicate in writing for a variety of purposes. Students understand and apply a range of
vocabulary and grammatical structures and to develop language learning and communication skills
which can be applied broadly.
Course Details
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
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2
3
4
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Listening and Understanding in Spanish (20% of total GCSE)
Speaking in Spanish (30% of total GCSE)
Reading and Understanding in Spanish (20% of total GCSE)
Writing in Spanish (30% of total GCSE)
Assessment Criteria
Unit 1 Listening and understanding: One terminal examination paper.
Unit 2 Speaking: Two controlled conditions speaking assessments which can be undertaken at
any time during the course prior to the deadline selected by the Edexcel for the submission of
marks.
Unit 3 Reading: One terminal examination paper.
Unit 4 Writing: Internally assessed in controlled conditions. Students are expected to produce
two essays of approximately 200 words. Each of these must be undertaken in controlled conditions
in a single assessment session.
Career Prospects
Students who achieve a Grade B or above will have the opportunity to continue their Spanish
studies to AS Level. Many students use their Spanish AS or A2Level to go directly into employment
in a related field of work or choose to continue their studies to degree level. Language graduates
have a vast array of career opportunities open to them, ranging from work with well-known
multinational companies to international organisations or charities. There are exciting opportunities
often involving travel abroad in almost every sector.