LANGUAGES: French, German and Spanish

AS Module Content

Students will develop language skills and grammatical understanding in order to engage in a variety of speaking, listening, reading and writing activities based around the following two areas of study:

Leisure and lifestyle: Travel and tourism, sport, hobbies, entertainment, customs, traditions, healthy living – health, nutrition, diet and exercise, unhealthy living – drugs, aids, smoking, alcohol etc	Oral exam – conducted and assessed by external examiner     (20%)       Listening, reading and writing    exam – externally assessed     (30%)
The individual and society: Relationship, responsibilities, gender issues, youth culture (values, peer groups, fashions and trends), education, vocational training and careers

A2 Module Content

Environmental issues: Pollution, global warming, transport, energy, conservation, recycling, sustainability	Oral exam – conducted and assessed by external examiner     (20%)       Listening, reading and writing    exam – externally assessed     (30%)
Social and political issues: The role of the media, racism, immigration, social exclusion and integration, terrorism, world of work
Cultural studies: In French and Spanish one region and one work of literature will be studied. In German, two regions will be studied

Spanish for Beginners

Year 1 GCSE	Students start Spanish from scratchand take the GCSE exam at the end of the year.
Year 2 AS and A2	Students cover the AS topics up to Christmas, then the A2 topics from January onwards. All the AS and A2 exams are taken at the end of the second year.

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