Spanish

Assessment

This course is assessed using terminal examination and Non-Examined Assessment Listening, reading, and translation: Exam Time 2 Hours 40% Listening exam: Students will respond to comprehension questions based on a variety of contexts and sources. Reading: A variety of text types and genres will be used to assess reading comprehension ability. Translation: Students will be required to translate an unseen passage from Spanish into English. Written response to works and translation: Exam 2 hours 40 minutes 30% Written: This exam draws on the study of a Spanish film and a literary text. Students write a 350-word essay to a question on a literary text and to a question based on a film. Translation: Students will be required to translate an unseen passage from English into Spanish. Speaking Speaking: Exam 21-23 Minutes 30% Students have two tasks to complete within 21-23 minutes with 5 minutes of preparation time. Students will discuss one theme from the specification based on a stimulus containing two different statements. The second task allows students to present a summary of the key findings of the written sources they have used for their independent research and answer questions on this followed by a wider discussion on their chosen area of research.