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Spanish IGCSE

Edexcel IGCSE
Spanish has more than 400 million native speakers. An understanding of the language carries benefits for both business and social applications.
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Overview

Speaking a foreign language is a mark of distinction highly valued by colleges, universities, and employers alike. In addition to this, learning a foreign language has many other proven benefits; it enhances your problem-solving skills, boosts your creative thinking, and improves your memory – to name but a few.

Choosing to study IGCSE Spanish has the added benefit of opening the door to communication with 400 million native speakers across the world, which is ideal whether you’re preparing for further study, your next travel venture, or looking to boost your international job prospects.

What you will learn

  1. Unit 1 - Home and Abroad

    • Life in the town and rural life
    • Holidays, tourist information and directions
    • Services
    • Customs
    • Everyday life, traditions and communities
  2. Unit 2 - Education and Employment

    • School life and routine
    • School rules and pressures
    • School trips, events and exchanges
    • Work, careers and volunteering
    • Future plans
  3. Unit 3 - Personal Life and Relationships

    • House and home
    • Daily routines and helping at home
    • Role models
    • Relationships with family and friends
    • Childhood
  4. Unit 4 - The World Around Us

    • Environmental issues
    • Weather and climate
    • Travel and transport
    • The media
    • Information and communication technology
  5. Unit 5 - Social Activities, Fitness and Health

    • Special occasions
    • Understand invitations and suggestions to organise a celebration
    • Give and understand information about celebrating birthdays and weddings
  6. Unit 6 - Preparing for Your Exam

    • Preparing for Paper 1
    • Preparing for Paper 2
    • Preparing for Paper 3
    • The subjunctive

Awarding Body

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edexcelEdexcel is the UK’s largest awarding organisation offering academic and vocational qualifications in schools, colleges and workplaces in the UK and abroad. Edexcel is a multinational education and examination body covering A-Level Courses and GCSE Courses.

Course Outcome

Upon successful completion of this home learning course, you will receive an IGCSE in Spanish, issued by Edexcel. This syllabus (4SP1) has been chosen specifically because it is best suited to distance learning.

How is this course assessed or examined?

You’ll be required to complete three standard IGCSE written exams and one speaking assessment:

  • Paper 1 -Listening: 30 minutes, 25% of GCSE, 40 marks.
  • Paper 2 – Reading and Writing: 1 hour 45 minutes, 50% of GCSE, 80 marks (40 / 40 split).
  • Paper 3 – Speaking: 8-10 minutes, 25% of GCSE, 40 marks.

We provide a guaranteed exam space in one of our partner exam centres around the UK. Check where your closest exam centre is.

During your course, you’ll be required to complete various assignments. These do not contribute to your final grade but provide you with an opportunity to submit work to your tutor for marking and feedback. This will help you to monitor your progress and will be used to produce predicted grades if needed.

Entry requirements

We recommend that you have a basic knowledge of Spanish before starting this Level Two course

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Hi, I’m Cadia; I’m a personal tutor at Oxbridge.

I’m very passionate about Mathematics and what skills it can provide learners with. I firmly beleive that everyone should have a good Maths education as it’s truelly the World’s international language.

I’m a personal tutor for the following subjects:

  • GCSE and A-level Maths
  • A-level Further Maths
  • GCSE Astronomy
  • GCSE Environmental Science
  • Access to Higher Education – Science and Maths modules.

After leaving university I worked in the pharmaceuticals and medical device industry before training as a secondary Science teacher and then subsequently retraining as a Maths teacher.
After leaving mainstream education, I worked in pharmacy apprenticeship provision before joining Oxbridge in 2021.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with Oxbridge and I love helping learners to acheive the best outcomes they can. I look forward to supporting you with your online course.