Spanish

Assessment

The A-Level in Spanish is linear which means that all exams will be taken at the end of the two year course. There are three separate exams: PAPER 1: Listening, Reading and Translation (50%)- Listening/reading and responding to a variety of spoken/written passages from a range of contexts and sources. – Translation into English and translation into Spanish. PAPER 2: Writing (20%) – Two essays: one based on a literary work and the second on an additional literary work or film studied in class. PAPER 3: Speaking (30%) – Presentation and discussion of independent research project. – Discussion of a previously studied theme based on a stimulus card.