Spanish Foreign Language IGCSE 0530
Entry Requirements: Open to all students.
Course Outline:
Cambridge IGCSE Spanish develops a set of transferable skills for understanding and communicating in everyday situations in Spanish. Learners begin to develop cultural awareness of countries and communities where Spanish is spoken. They acquire the essential linguistic skills required for progression to further studies or employment.
The aims are to enable students to:
• develop the language proficiency required to communicate effectively in Spanish.
• offer insights into the culture and society of countries and communities where Spanish is spoken
• develop awareness of the nature of language and language learning
• encourage positive attitudes towards speakers of other languages and a sympathetic approach to other cultures
• provide enjoyment and intellectual stimulation
• develop transferable skills (e.g. memorising, drawing of inferences) to complement other areas of the curriculum
• form a sound base of the skills, language and attitudes required for progression to work or further study, either in Spanish or another subject area.
The subject content is organised in five broad topic areas (A–E below). These provide contexts for the acquisition of vocabulary and the study of grammar and structures. The study of these topic areas enables students to gain an insight into countries and communities where Spanish is spoken.
The five topic areas are:
A. Everyday activities
B. Personal and social life
C. The world around us
D. The world of work
E. The international world
The syllabus gives students opportunities to develop and apply a wide range of foreign language skills. Candidates will be expected to read and understand a variety of written and spoken texts on familiar topics. Candidates will be required to demonstrate understanding of the main ideas, opinions and attitudes, as well as select and extract relevant details and deduce the meaning of occasional unknown words from context. They will also have opportunities to write in Spanish on familiar, everyday topics, and to speak the language by taking part in everyday conversations.
Assessment:
All candidates take all four examinations.
Costs: TBC
Contact: Mrs Queralt Scott
