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Spanish

at Ponteland High School · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

The course follows the AQA course, in brief from the AQA specification: Paper 1: Listening, reading and writing What's assessed Aspects of Hispanic society Artistic culture in the Hispanic world Multiculturalism in Hispanic society Aspects of political life in Hispanic society Grammar How it's assessed Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes 100 marks 50% of A-level Paper 2: Writing What's assessed One text and one film or two texts from the list set in the specification Grammar How it's assessed Written exam: 2 hours 80 marks in total 20% of A-level Questions Either one question in Spanish on a set text from a choice of two questions and one question in Spanish on a set film from a choice of two questions or two questions in Spanish on set texts from a choice of two questions on each text. All questions will require a critical appreciation of the concepts and issues covered in the work and a critical and analytical response to features such as the form and the technique of presentation, as appropriate to the work studied (eg the effect of narrative voice in a prose text or camera work in a film). Paper 3: Speaking What's assessed Individual research project One of four themes (ie Aspects of Hispanic society or Artistic culture in the Hispanic world or Multiculturalism in Hispanic society or Aspects of political life in Hispanic society) How it's assessed Oral exam: 21-23 minutes (including 5 minutes preparation time) 60 marks in total 30% of A-level Questions Discussion of a sub-th

What you need to get on

? Grade 6 in the relevant language (students must have done the Higher Grade Papers) ? Minimum of four other subjects at Grade 4 or higher ? Grade 5 English Language or Literature

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Ponteland High School

    Callerton Lane Ponteland, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE20 9EG

    DaytimeClassroom based
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