Anyone else studying AQA A2 Level Spanish?

Hi, I'm also doing AQA A2 Spanish I have my folder divided into sections for the main topics (the environment, the multicultural society and contemporary social issues) and a separate folder for the cultural dossier. I'm using the content they have covered in the book as my basis then have added in any interesting articles/information I've found independently, though that's a maximum of about 2/3 for each sub-topic. I don't think we need to have a massive breadth of wider knowledge but it's useful just to have read around the topic a bit and keep up with anything new/currently relevant to that issue - i.e. new plans for coping with global warming etc. I think that's sufficient

Which book are you using? Have you got the AQA textbook? I was thinking about getting that; is it good?

at my school we've got the Ponte al dia book which is alright but its mostly workbook exercise, btw what countries/regions are you guys doing for your cultural topic??

mine is Catalonia and Colombia

at my school we've got the Ponte al dia book which is alright but its mostly workbook exercise, btw what countries/regions are you guys doing for your cultural topic??

mine is Catalonia and Colombia

Yeah, this one
It is really good, it's helped me to organise my work into sections and also gives you good background information on all the topics at the beginnging of the chaper in a little 'lo sabias?' box

My teacher is incredibly organised and I would suggest that if you get the AQA textbook, you should find out if you can get the workbooks for each topic too, they're full of exercises based on the topic. Also, it is very important that you learn the vocab and expresiones claves for each topic because AQA is big on topic specific vocab being used in the oral.

As for cultural topics... I'm doing a director and an author.. Is everybody else doing regions?

I'm also doing a director and an author - which two are you doing?

Gabriel García Márquez and Alejandro Amenábar. You?

Thanks for this thread; I'm about to start AS, but am taking Spanish- I'm a bit of a nerd and love it....

Without sounding like I'm totally missing the point... what does the researching a cultural topic actually entail? Is it written in Spanish? Do you just have to spend time researching a particular area and then writing an essay on it? A report?
My school is also under the AQA board

Hola The options for the cultural dossier are: a Spanish speaking region, a historical period from the 20th century, the work of a Spanish novelist, the work of a playwright, poet or an artist. You choose 2 of those and the writing section of the A2 exam is a question based on your research into these areas - though you only have to answer 1 question so you will have a choice depending on which question you like better/which topic you feel more confident with - there will be one question for each topic.
An example of a question might be 'To what extent has the personal life of the author you have studied influenced their work?' or 'What technique does *** employ in their work in order to create meaning?' And yeah, the essay question and your answer (hopefully!) will be in Spanish.
You'll also be discussing the cultural topics in the speaking exam.