Spanish Advanced Level

Entry Requirements

School leaving standard of education is recommended. It would be an asset to have an O’Level in the subject. For online lessons, learners need to have an understanding on how to use a computer.

Duration

30-week course with 3 contact hours per week.

Learning Outcomes

Expected learning outcomes for this course inlcude:

Knowledge
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of Spanish grammar, syntax, and complex sentence structures.
• Understand a wide lexical range, including idiomatic and nuanced expressions.
• Develop in-depth knowledge of Spanish and Spanish-American cultures and societies.
• Gain detailed knowledge of prescribed literary texts, authors, and contexts.
• Understand discourse structures, stylistic features, and rhetorical techniques across a range of texts.
• Develop awareness of sociolinguistic variation and language use across contexts.

Skills
• Analyse and interpret complex authentic texts, identifying meaning, tone, inference, and stylistic features.
• Write extended, structured essays (250–300 words formal; 300–350 literary/cultural essays) with clarity and accuracy.
• Present logical, coherent arguments, opinions, and evaluations supported by evidence.
• Summarise, paraphrase, and synthesise information from extended texts (550 words reading tasks).
• Engage in fluent spoken interaction, including discussions, presentations, and topic-based conversations.
• Interpret literary texts critically, using textual evidence and contextual knowledge.
• Apply advanced grammar and idiomatic language accurately and flexibly.

Competences
• Communicate fluently, accurately, and confidently across academic and real-life contexts.
• Demonstrate critical thinking, independent judgement, and analytical depth.
• Engage with literary, cultural, and societal issues in a meaningful and informed way.
• Adapt language effectively to different audiences, purposes, and registers.
• Construct well-developed, coherent arguments supported by appropriate evidence.

Delivery/Method

Online lessons.

Certification/Award

Certificate issued by MATSEC

Progression to Further Education

After successfully completing this course, learners may continue studying the subject , or pursue related pathways at tertiary level.

Additional Note

After successfully completing this course, learners may continue studying the subject, or pursue related pathways at tertiary level.

Exam

Language of Instruction

Spanish