Specification points

Edexcel International AS and A level Spanish XSP01/YSP01

49 points in 9 topics, with Edexcel's codes and titles.

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1 Youth matters

1.1 Family relationships and friendships
1.2 Peer pressure and role models
1.3 Music and fashion
1.4 Technology and communication

2 Lifestyle, health and fitness

2.1 Food and diet
2.2 Sport and exercise
2.3 Health issues
2.4 Urban and rural life

3 Environment and travel

3.1 Tourism, travel and transport
3.2 Natural disasters and weather
3.3 Climate change and its impact
3.4 Energy, pollution and recycling

4 Education and employment

4.1 Education systems and types of schooling
4.2 Pupil/student life
4.3 Volunteering and internships
4.4 Jobs and unemployment

5 Technology in the Spanish-speaking world

5.1 Scientific advances
5.2 Technological innovations
5.3 Impact on life and environment

6 Society in the Spanish-speaking world

6.1 Migration
6.2 Equality
6.3 Politics
6.4 Customs

7 Ethics in the Spanish-speaking world

7.1 Beliefs
7.2 Law and order
7.3 Moral issues (e.g. euthanasia, adoption, genetic modification)

S Set topics, literary texts and films

S.1 Geography topic
S.2 History topic
S.3 Literary texts (literature)
S.3.1 Esquivel: Como agua para chocolate
S.3.2 Delibes: El príncipe destronado
S.3.3 Isabel Allende: Inés del alma mía
S.3.4 Fernando Fernán-Gómez: Las bicicletas son para el verano
S.3.5 Federico Garcia Lorca: Yerma
S.4 Films
S.4.1 Guillermo del Toro: El laberinto del fauno
S.4.2 Emilio Martínez-Lázaro: Ocho apellidos vascos
S.4.3 Andrés Wood: Machuca
S.4.4 Joshua Marston: Maria, llena eres de gracia
S.4.5 Icíar Bollaín: También la lluvia