Spanish
“The Spanish language adds a different flavour to my thoughts, a rhythm that makes them more vibrant.” – Juan Manuel Santos
Subject information
ENTRY DETAILS
Exam board: Pearson Edexcel A-Level
Specification: Pearson Edexcel A-Level in Spanish (9SP0)
HOW I WILL BE ASSESSED?
Examination: This course is examined in June of Year 13
COURSE DETAILS
Unit 4: La dictadura franquista y la transición a la democracia:
- La Guerra Civil y el ascenso de Franco
- La dictadura franquista
- El paso de la dictadura a la democracia
BOOK: Como agua para chocolate, Laura Esquivel:
- Historical and social context of the novel
- Main themes of the work
- Narration of the work and characters
MOVIE: Volver, Pedro Almodóvar:
- Historical and social context of the movie
- Main themes of the work
- Narration of the movie and characters
Unit 3: Crafting Language (Writing):
Training for translation (Paper 1 and 2)
- From Spanish into English
- From English into Spanish
Preparation for paper 2:
- Essay writing practice on a topic from the book and film
Elaboration Independent Research Project:
- Students must a research on a topic that interests them related to Hispanic history and culture
Preparation for paper 3 (Speaking assessment):
- Ask 1: Knowledge about hispanic culture and Spanish history
- Task 2: Work on the presentation of the Independent Research Project
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW, DURATION AND WEIGHTING
Paper 1 – Listening, reading and translation
Paper 2 – Written response to work and translation
Paper 3 – Speaking
| Exam Papers | % of IAL | Assessment overview |
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Paper 1: May/ June (Y13) (2h) |
40% – 80 marks |
SECTION A: Listening (30 marks): Understand listening documents and answer the multiple-choice questions and short-response questions. SECTION B: Reading (30 marks): Understand reading documents and answer the multiple-choice questions and short-response questions. SECTION C: Translation into English (20 marks) of a text of Hispanic culture and society or Spanish history. |
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Paper 2: May/ June (Y13) (2h and 40 mins) |
30% – 120 marks |
SECTION A: Translation into Spanish (20 marks) of a text of Hispanic culture and society or Spanish history.
SECTION B: Written response to works (literary texts)(50 marks).
SECTION C: Written response to works (film) (50 marks)
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Paper 3: April/ May (21-23 mins) |
30% – 72 marks |
TASK 1 (5 mins preparation):
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WIDER READING
- Barefoot, S.; Mee, D.; Morcillo Laiz, M.; Thacker, M., (2016) Edexcel A LEVEL Includes AS SPANISH, Hodder Education, London, UK
- García Márquez, G. (1967) Cien años de soledad, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Barcelona, España
- Roca, P. (2013), Los surcos del azar, Astiberri Ediciones, Bilbao, España
- Preston, P. (2016) La guerra civil española, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Barcelona, España
