Spanish (continuers)
External Assessment | Languages
Stage 2 Assessment Type 3: Examination (30%)
The Spanish (continuers) examination of two assessments: an oral examination and a written examination that are assessed externally.
- The oral examination is weighted at 30% of the external assessment.
- The written examination is weighted at 70% of the external assessment.
Oral examination
The oral examination takes approximately 8 - 10 minutes.
The examination consists of a general conversation between the student and the examiner(s) about the student’s personal world.
All oral examinations are conducted via an online video conferencing platform.
The complete timetable for oral examinations will be provided to schools in early September. The date of the oral examination will be available on the Spanish (continuers) online calendar.
Written examination
The Spanish (continuers) examination is an e-exam. Students undertake one written 130 minute examination, which has three sections:
- Section 1: Listening and Responding
- Section 2: Reading and Responding
- Section 3: Writing in Spanish.
Refer to the subject outline for details of the examination requirements.
The timetable for continuers written examinations will be published during June.
There are many ways to prepare for an exam. Resources specifically for Spanish (continuers) are available below.
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Oral exams
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Library
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Past exams
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Content in past exams may not be reflective of content in future exams.
Listening and responding texts and transcripts
Library
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Library
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2023 Spanish (continuers) - Listening and responding texts - transcript.pdf
81KB
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2022 Spanish (continuers) - Listening and responding texts - transcript.pdf
141KB
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2021 Spanish (continuers) - Listening and responding texts - transcript.pdf
132KB
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2020 - Text 4.mp3
1.9MB
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2020 - Text 3.mp3
1.7MB
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2020 - Text 2.mp3
1,010KB
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2020 - Text 1.mp3
486KB
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2019 - Text 4.mp3
1.2MB
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2019 - Text 3.mp3
1.1MB
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2019 - Text 2.mp3
689KB
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2019 - Text 1.mp3
348KB
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2018 - Text 4.mp3
1.5MB
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2018 - Text 3.mp3
2.1MB
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2018 - Text 2.mp3
1.8MB
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2018 - Text 1.mp3
924KB
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2023 Spanish (continuers) - Listening and responding texts - transcript.pdf
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Sample exams
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Sample exams better reflect the types of questions students may be asked in future electronic exams. Questions may include media types which have not been possible in a paper exam (e.g. watching a video and responding).
Sample exams may not be provided for each year. They are only published when there is a significant change to the exam, like a new question type or new functionality.
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