SPANISH

Examination Board: WJEC

Coursework: 25%       Reading: 25%
Listening: 25%          Speaking (Individual test): 25%

The acquisition of a GCSE in a Modern Foreign Language will undoubtedly be important whatever your chosen career.  A skill in Spanish could be your passport to a better job either here or abroad.  Alternatively, being able to communicate in another language could ensure that your future foreign holidays are truly enjoyable and not fraught with misunderstanding!

Pupils who have enjoyed learning Spanish will be excited to have the opportunity to pursue their studies.  Spanish is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world and being a Spanish speaker will undoubtedly broaden your business and holiday horizons!

The content of the 2-year course covers the four topic areas:

• Everyday Activities
• Personal and Social Life
• The World Around Us
• The World of Work
• The International World

Great emphasis is placed on active oral work for effective communication and you will also extend your skills in listening, reading and writing in Spanish.  These skills, whether they are modest or highly developed, will be of benefit to all of you in your lives to come, be it for personal pleasure, for all sorts of work in Europe, for holidays and travel.

GCSE Spanish will be of value in itself and as a base for further studies post-16.

Assessment is via regular unit tests with examinations at the end of Year 10 and Mocks in Year 11.  Individual tests are important.  The differentiated entry pattern depends on assessed work during the two-year course: final grades depend on the final examinations.  Coursework will be adopted by the Department as an alternative to the written examination.

In Year 10 we hope that all students will have the opportunity to take part in a week long exchange with a Spanish school or a strip to Spain.  This can be an invaluable way of improving their spoken Spanish and understanding of the customs and culture of Spain.

Further information and application forms will be available later in the year
from the Department.

 LIPS - Language Initiative in Portsmouth

LIPS provides "twilight" courses at Miltoncross School in Italian and Spanish.  They are held on two days a week (4.00 p.m. - 5.15. p.m.) at present on Mondays and Thursdays.