Glendowie College

11 Spanish

11SPA

Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs A. Lawgate.

Recommended Prior Learning

Year 10 Spanish.
In cases of proven language ability, a student may begin at Year 11 with Head of Faculty approval.

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

Topics continue to stress communication, and focus on both personal details, and life in Spanish speaking countries, highlighting their various cultures.

Topics may include

Holidays.
Eat to live or live to eat.
The place where I live/out and about.
Mind and body.

Learning and Assessment Area	Description
Listening Comprehension	Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Spanish texts relating to areas of most immediate relevance.
Reading Comprehension	Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of Spanish texts on areas of most immediate relevance.
Interaction	Interact using spoken Spanish to communicate personal information, ideas and opinions in different situations.
Writing	Write a variety of text types in Spanish on areas of most immediate relevance.

Subject Overview

Term 1
Holidays.
Near future tense, preterite tense, imperfect tense, sports vocabulary, Se for passive voice, weather expressions.

Term 2
Eat to live or live to eat.
Food and kitchen vocabulary, comparatives, superlatives, tag questions, weights and measurements.

Term 3
The place where I live/out and about.
Place names, directions, clothing vocabulary, shopping vocabulary, money vocabulary, occupations, employment vocabulary, adjectives of quantity, suggestions, expressions of acceptance.

Term 4
Mind and Body.
Face parts, parts of the body, health vocabulary,

Faculties:

Languages

Assessment Policy & Procedures

Assessment Information

Listening Comprehension.
Reading Comprehension.
Interaction.
Writing.