Spanish

Speaking Spanish can open a door to a whole new world!   Spanish is one of the Modern Languages offered at AESG; it is a wonderful language to learn and is always a very popular choice with our students. Pupils will not only become confident in their ability to communicate in Spanish, but will also learn about the vibrant culture of Spain and the Spanish-speaking world. There are some great opportunities to take part in educational trips – in recent years we have visited Madrid and Barcelona to experience the culture, food, art and of course the sunshine of these fabulous Spanish cities.

We are very pleased with our excellent examination results in recent years:
97% of girls have achieved grades A* - C for their GCSE in Spanish and 49% achieved grades A* or A.
At A level all our students have achieved grades A* - C and 64% achieved grade A.

In Year 7, all girls receive a ‘taster’ of Spanish for one term. This gives them more confidence when making their language choice for year 8. They learn some of the basics such as meeting and greeting, asking and finding the way around a Spanish town and ordering food and drinks in a café.

Girls who opt for Spanish as their second language will continue in Year 8 with a variety of topic areas such as family, personal descriptions, school subjects and describing where you live. They begin to learn about the structure and grammar of the language and also regularly practise communicating orally in Spanish through role play activities.

In Year 9 pupils continue to develop their skills and some of the topics they study are free time activities; television and film; holidays and the Spanish speaking world. They also begin to learn more complex grammatical structures and work on producing more extensive written work. Speaking skills are also continually improving as pupils develop increasingly detailed conversations.