Spanish
Course Content
Lessons are classroom based and taught mainly in Spanish. The classrooms are equipped with interactive boards and students have access to individual laptops. Students will be working individually, in pairs or in small groups on a variety of activities including reading, keeping track of notes from topics covered in class, vocabulary extension work making use of online resources to acquire a wider range of vocabulary, grammar revision and extension will also be an integral part of daily activities in class. Effective learning is encouraged through a varied range of activities such as discussions, presentations, and debates. Students will also have a weekly session with a Spanish language assistant to further enhance their production of the spoken language. They will work with computers to practise their listening and research skills. Learning through independent effective study is crucial to students’ progress, and they are made understood that they should aim at learning beyond what is taught in the classroom and to test everything they have learned in different situations in order to increase their level of affectivity. Students are advised that every lesson generates at least an hour of independent study.
This 2-year course provides a rich cultural capital; it will nurture an interest and enthusiasm for language learning and encourages students to appreciate and respect other cultures.
Students will have access to resources from the Learning Resource Centre and CANVAS. The Spanish department can also loan some materials such as text book and study guides for the film and play we study.
Students are supported with their application to Oxbridge and other ambitious universities.
