Spanish at KS5

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Course ID

AQA 7692

Faculty

Modern Foreign Languages

Department

Spanish

Level

Key Stage 5 (A-Level)

Head of Faculty

J. Giffen

Head of Department

E. Piazza

To continue their MFL studies at KS5, a student needs to record a grade of 6 or higher at GCSE.

An MFL ‘A’ Level builds on the knowledge of vocabulary and grammar that students have developed during KS4. Students move beyond talking about themselves and their direct experience of the world to cover more global topics, such as immigration and politics. They deepen considerably their knowledge of the cultures in the countries where the language is spoken. They also have to read at least one work of literature.

Curriculum Termly Breakdown by Year

Year 12

Term	Unit of Work	Assessment
Autumn 1	Teacher 1: Theme 1 Aspects of Hispanic-speaking society: current trends. Unit 1 Los valores tradicionales y modernos. Teacher 2: Theme 1 Aspects of Hispanic-speaking society: current trends Unit 2 El ciberespacio.
Autumn 2	Completion of Unit 1 and Unit 2 Teacher 1: Theme 2 Artistic culture in the Hispanic world Unit 4 La influencia de los ídolos Teacher 2 :Theme 1 Aspects of Hispanic-speaking society: current trends Unit 3: La igualdad de los sexos	Unit 1 Assessment in listening, reading and translation. Unit 2 Assessment in listening, reading and translation.
Spring 1	Completion of Unit 3 and Unit 4 Teacher 1: Theme 2 Artistic culture in the Hispanic world Unit 6 El patrimonio cultural Teacher 2: Theme 1 Aspects of Hispanic-speaking society: current trends Unit 5: La identidad regional en España	Unit 4 Assessment in listening, reading and translation. Unit 3 Assessment in listening, reading and translation.
Spring 2	Completion of Unit 5 and Unit 6 Exam practice
Summer 1	Exams	Mock Exam in Listening reading and translation (‘AS’ Level exam paper will be used – which covers Year 1 of the course). Speaking exam.
Summer 2	Begin Year 2 of the ‘A’ Level course. Teacher 1: Begin the Topic of Film studies. Teacher 2: Theme 3 Multiculturalism in Hispanic society. Unit 1: La inmigración.

Year 13

Term	Unit of Work	Assessment
Autumn 1	Teacher 1: Begin the Topic of Film studies and Theme 3 Aspects of political life in the Hispanic world Unit 4: Jóvenes de hoy, ciudadanos del mañana Teacher 2: Theme 3 Multiculturalism in Hispanic society Unit 1: La inmigración Independent Reasearch Project	Unit 1 Listening, reading and translation assessment.
Autumn 2	Teacher 1: Topic of Film studies Theme 3 Aspects of political life in the Hispanic world Complete Unit 4: Jóvenes de hoy, ciudadanos del mañana Teacher 2: Theme 3 Multiculturalism in Hispanic society Unit 2: El racismo Independent Reasearch Project (ongoing) and Literature	Unit 4: Listening, reading and translation assessment.
Spring 1	Teacher 1: Topic of Film studies Theme 3 Aspects of political life in the Hispanic world Unit 5: Jóvenes de hoy, ciudadanos del mañana Teacher 2: Theme 3 Multiculturalism in Hispanic society Complete Unit 2: El racismo Unit 3: La convivencia Independent Reasearch Project (ongoing) and Literature	MOCK EXAMS: ‘A’ Level Listening, reading and writing paper. Exam essay paper. Mock speaking exam. Unit 2 Listening, reading and translation assessment.
Spring 2	Teacher 1: Topic of Film studies Theme 3 Aspects of political life in the Hispanic world Complete Unit 5: Los movimientos populares Teacher 2: Theme 3 Multiculturalism in Hispanic society Complete Unit 3: La Convivencia Independent Research Project (ongoing) and Literature	Unit 5 Listening, reading and translation assessment. Unit 3 Listening, reading and translation assessment.
Summer 1	Revision and exam practice, Complete topics.	Final speaking exam and ‘A’ Level exams.
Summer 2	‘A’ Level Examination.	‘A’ Level Examination.

Extended Learning

Year 12

Websites	Read	Visit or Watch	Extra
El Pais; Español Extra; Kerboodle; follow epiazza334 on Twitter.	Spanish newspapers; online articles relevant to the topics; text book articles; literature in Spanish.	Spanish films by the director Almodovar and others; Netflix for Spanish series.	Theatre trip; Study visit to Salamanca/Granada.

Year 13

Websites	Read	Visit or Watch	Extra
El Pais; Español Extra; Kerboodle; follow epiazza334 on Twitter.	Spanish newspapers; online articles relevant to the topics; text book articles; literature in Spanish.	Spanish films by the director Almodovar and others; Netflix for Spanish series.	Theatre trip; Study visit to Salamanca/Granada.