13 Spanish
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr H. Overton.
Objectives
- To extend students' linguistic and cultural understanding and their ability to interact appropriately with others.
- To introduce students to new ways of thinking about, questioning, and interpreting the world and their place in it.
- To acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes that equip students for living in a world of diverse peoples, languages and cultures.
- To challenge and consider our own identities and assumptions.
- To develop understanding of the power of language.
- To enjoy using another language in meaningful situations.
Content
This is a continuation and development of the Year 12 course and uses various themes of interest to students in order to reinforce language skills and aspects of Spanish life and culture.
Topics studied may include
- Technology and Social Media.
- Art.
- Media.
- Stereotypes.
- Immigration.
- Gypsies and Flamenco.
- The Environment.
- Film Study.
- Politics and Religion.
- Indigenous Peoples.
Subject Overview
Term 1
Infinitives as nouns, verbs with and without prepositions, negative conjugations, present subjunctive.
Term 2
Perfect subjunctive, sequence of tenses, imperfect subjunctive.
Term 3
Pluperfect subjunctive, conditional perfect, environment vocabulary, passive voice.
Term 4
Religion vocabulary, politics vocabulary.
Recommended Prior Learning
An Achieved grade in each achievement standard in NCEA Level 2 Spanish.
Subject and Associated Costs
Course Costs: $20.00 Education Perfect.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This subject is eligible for subject endorsement.
This subject is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
Spanish 3.1 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended spoken Spanish texts
NZQA Info
Spanish 3.3 - Interact clearly using spoken Spanish to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives in different situations
NZQA Info
Spanish 3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended written and/or visual Spanish texts
NZQA Info
Spanish 3.5 - Write a variety of text types in clear Spanish to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 21
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
Disclaimer
It is important that you complete your option selection by the due date to enable you to have your preferred course of study. Course availability is dependent on numbers and staffing, and course entry will be confirmed at the beginning of the school year.