The syllabus content is organised around five topic areas:
- Area A: Home and abroad
- Area B: Education and employment
- Area C: Personal life and relationships
- Area D: The world around us
- Area E: Social activities, fitness and health
You will undertake three assessments, in each of the following areas:
- Paper 1 Listening
- Paper 2 Read and Writing
- Paper 3 Speaking
The structure of the examination is as follows:
- Paper 1 Listening (25%): students listen to a number of recordings and answer questions with non-verbal responses (e.g. tick boxes) and verbal responses in Spanish. The examination lasts 30 minutes with an extra five minutes of reading time (40 marks)
- Paper 2 Reading and Writing (50%): students read a number of texts and answer questions with nonverbal responses (e.g. tick boxes) and verbal responses in Spanish. There are two extended writing tasks: the first requires about 60-70 words to be written in Spanish, and the second will be narrative, descriptive or discursive and may be a letter, report, article, or page from a diary, for example. The examination lasts 1 hour 45 minutes (80 marks)
- Paper 3 Speaking (25%): students complete a presentation and discussion based on a picture of the student’s choice and a general conversation covering two of the topic areas listed. The examination is carried out by the teacher who has taught the class and lasts 10 minutes. It is recorded internally and assessed externally (40 marks)
All skills are assessed at the end of Year 11 in external examinations. There is no controlled assessment in this subject.